Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers are an effective means of extinguishing

Fire is the most terrible disaster.If during floods, earthquakes there is still hope that something can be saved, then there is often nothing to save during fires. Unfortunately, human sacrifices are not uncommon in case of fires. Therefore, recently, much attention has been paid to fire safety, mainly it concerns places where a large number of people, especially children, accumulate.

Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers are one of the mostreliable means capable of preventing fire. Now they are equipped with buildings of various institutions, they should be in cars, buses and minibuses.

Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher consists of a cylinder,filled with carbon dioxide (CO) in liquid form, pumped under high pressure. The kit also includes a hose for directing the jet and a holder with which the fire extinguisher is attached to the wall. Most often organizations use a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher OU-5. It has the following characteristics: the weight of the filled fluid is 5 kg; volume - 6-7 liters; a jet from a cylinder hits a distance of three meters for 10 seconds; the total weight of the cylinder with the filling of 14.5 kg. Those fire extinguishers that are used in our country can function in severe frosts.

Carbon dioxide extinguishers are used to extinguishequipment and objects under voltage, even high voltage. They can be used in the ignition of combustible substances. It is important to remember that electricity and flammable substances (gasoline, diesel fuel, oil) should never be poured with water. Water instantly conducts a current, and reacting with combustible substances will increase the fire area. And the foam, which is formed from carbon dioxide, simply stops the access of oxygen to the fire, and it goes dead. But the use of a fire extinguisher is then effective when the fire is small and it can be quickly destroyed. If the fire began to spread over a large area, then before you start to extinguish it, you must call the fire brigade, and then make a decision, fight the fire or save yourself and others.

Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers are, in fact,cylinders filled, you need to handle them with sufficient care. You can not disassemble, knock on them with sharp objects. Like other gas tanks, they should not be kept near heating devices, they should not be allowed to overheat. There could be an explosion. Components in fire extinguishers, toxic to humans, this time. Foam eats into any surface, it is very difficult to wash it, it is two.

Fire extinguishers must besealed, they are stuck on the label, which lists the main parameters: weight, volume, date of filling and, most importantly, the expiration date. Basically it is 5 years old. At the end of the expiration date, fire extinguishers should be checked and refilled.

If ever you have to applycarbon dioxide fire extinguishers, you should know how to do it correctly: you need to break the seal, direct the hose to fire and press the lever. When using it is necessary to take into account the fact that the jet hits under pressure, and the fire extinguisher gives a return. This can cause a panic in the unprepared person and affect fire extinguishing.