Fire Extinguisher

We supply high-quality fire extinguishers which are certified by Kitemark from The British Standards Institution (BSI Group). This mark is now recognized throughout the world as a mark of quality. We can undertake detailed design surveys and installation specifications to guarantee the appropriate fire rating is achieved.

These fire extinguishers include:

1.Water  2. Foam Spray  3.Powder  4.Carbon Dioxide

You can use them in areas such as:

  • Kitchens using wet chemical extinguishers
  • Warehouses
  • Care homes
  • Industrial
  • Manufacturing

There can be five types of fires that can break out. Listed below are the types of fires, and the kind of extinguisher you need to tackle them.

  • Class A fires are from ordinary materials like burning paper, lumber, cardboard, plastics etc. Apart from a CO2 extinguisher, any other extinguisher can douse such a fire.
  • Class B fires involve flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, and common organic solvents used in the laboratory. Only a water extinguisher is redundant against such a fire.
  • Class C fires involve energized electrical equipment, such as appliances, switches, panel boxes, power tools, hot plates, and stirrers. Water can be a dangerous extinguishing medium for class C fires because of the risk of electrical shock, unless a specialized water mist extinguisher is used. The dry powder extinguisher is the ideal choice.
  • Class D fires involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, potassium, and sodium as well as pyrophoric organometallic reagents such as alkyllithiums, grignards and diethylzinc. These materials burn at high temperatures and will react violently with water, air, and/or other chemicals. Handle with care! Dry powder and CO2 extinguishers work best in this case.
  • Class K fires are kitchen fires. This class was added to the NFPA portable extinguishers Standard 10 in 1998. Foam or CO2 extinguishers are the most effective in dealing with such fires.
Carbon Dioxide Extingusher
Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers can be used for all types of fire, and are extremely effective in dousing the flame instantaneously. This non-flammable gas is contained in the cylinder of the extinguisher, in a high-pressure chamber, and gets released at a high speed.

The gas is very cold, and the high-pressure containment can sometimes cause small particles of dry ice to shoot out of the extinguisher’s nozzle. The CO2 cuts off the oxygen required for the fire to continue, stopping the fire from spreading. The cold temperature of the gas also cools down the fuel, stopping the fire immediately.

These extinguishers can be used in rooms, laboratories, kitchens, factories, and other similar environments. One must be careful with fighting a Class A fire with CO2, as the material may continue to smoulder, with the possibility of igniting again.

Foam Fire Extingusher
Foam-based fire extinguishers are more prevalent than water fire extinguishers, as they can be used for both Class A and Class B fires, which are the two most common types of fires. This extinguisher can subdue solids on fire and douse the flames from flammable fluids like paint, oils, petrol, and other fats.

The AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam) fire extinguishers release the foam onto the burning surface. The foam cuts off the atmospheric oxygen, cooling down the surface and stopping the flames from spreading.

Class B fires originate from combustible fluids like gasoline, and the foam contains the spread of the fluid, thus containing the flames. The firefighting foam is nothing more than a stable mass of air-filled bubbles. These bubbles have a lower density than oil, gasoline, and water.

It is this lower density of the foam, which allows it to stay on top of the surface of the burning liquid. Hence the oxygen supply gets cut off, and the fire cannot continue anymore.

Powder Fire Extingusher
These dry chemical fire extinguishers are extremely effective at putting out fires. This type of extinguisher can be used to douse most types of fires, namely Class A, B, and C fires.

The cylinder of this extinguisher is mostly filled with a powder. The powder is composed of mono ammonium phosphate. Moreover, the cylinder is pressurized with nitrogen. When the chemical is released on a fire, the powder coats the fuel with a thin layer, cutting off the oxygen supply, stopping the fire from burning further.

Water Fire Extingusher
Class A fires are one of the most common types of fire, and a water fire extinguisher is a must-have. These types of extinguishers work by spraying a jet of water into the flames, stopping the fire from spreading.

A water fire extinguisher is suitable for a home or office environment, or for a workshop or a storage unit. Any place that has a large amount of paper, clothing, wood, or plastic, is at a risk of catching fire, and you need to have an extinguisher to come to your aid.

These air-pressurized water extinguishers are effective against Class A fires, but have limitations when other types of fires are concerned. A fire from a flammable liquid will spread even more if a water extinguisher is used to douse it.

Moreover, using this extinguisher on an electrical fire poses the threat of electrocution, and there is also the risk of damaging the electronic device if it is still connected to the power source.