Description
The foam-type fire extinguisher is made of 1.8 mm thickness mild steel, fitted with a squeeze lever, siphon tube, safety pin, and discharge hose with a foam-making miniature branch pipe. The container is filled with 8.45 liters of water and 550 ml of 6% AFFF (Aqueous film-forming foam) solution, and it is pressurized with nitrogen gas to a pressure of 15 kg/cm2. The external body of the extinguisher has an instruction sticker with the letters ‘A’ and ‘B’, which indicates the suitability of the extinguisher for class ‘A’ and class ‘B’ fires. In case of any fire accident, maintain a safe distance of 3 to 4 meters from the fire, hold the discharge hose near the branch pipe in your left hand, pull the safety pin, aim the nozzle towards the base of the fire, squeeze the squeeze lever, and direct the foam to the base of the fire, attacking in a sweeping motion. (PASS: Pull the safety pin, Aim the nozzle towards the firebase, Squeeze the squeeze lever, and attack the fire in a Sweeping motion). When operated, the extinguisher produces a jet of approximately 6 meters, and it works for around 60 seconds. The foam type fire extinguisher is BIS marked, and the BIS number is IS 15683:2018. The foam fire extinguisher is also available in trolley-mounted higher capacities like 45 liters and 150 liters.