Dry Powder Fire extinguisher...

Dry Powder Fire extinguisher

It is a type of fire extinguisher that uses a dry chemical powder to suppress the fires. Additionally, These extinguishers prove extremely reliable for a wide range of fires and are commonly used in areas with various types of fire risk.

Types of dry powder fire extinguisher

Two types of dry powder extinguishers are standard and specialist.

Standard fire extinguisher

The standard fire extinguisher is very resourceful and can put out fires of every kind. However, People don’t use it in small areas. It is designed to extinguish caused by flammable liquids and gases. In addition, It runs by releasing a fine powder, sodium bicarbonate, or potassium bicarbonate that puts off the fire and stops its oxygen supply.

Specialist Powder Extinguishers

In combustible metals especially in class D dry extinguisher powder is used. Because these contain powders like sodium chloride and copper powder which are manufactured to put out fires including metals like magnesium, lithium, and aluminum.

Dry Powder fire extinguishers are not used for

• Fires in enclosed spaces
• Fires including in electrical equipment
• Fires including in cooking oil such as chip pan fires
• Fires include inflammable metals 
• Fires involving electrical equipment

Sizes of dry powder Fire extinguisher

• 2kg 
• 4kg 
• 6kg 
• 8kg
• 10kg
• 12kg 
• 14kg 
• 16kg
• 18kg

How dry powder fire extinguisher runs

Dry powder fire extinguishers put off the fire by creating a barrier between the fuel and the source of oxygen. It does not cool the fire, there is a small risk of regenerating. However, Dry powder extinguishers contain monoammonium phosphate and phosphoric acid an extinguishing agent that spreads easily and softens over flames.

Use of dry powder extinguisher

People can use Dry powder extinguishers both outdoors and indoors, from shops to offices, industrial complexes, factories, mining sites, construction sites, cars, trucks, etc.

How to utilize it

If you carefully operate a dry powder fire extinguisher it could save your life in an emergency. Firstly, the people use PASS method to put off the fire with a dry powder. Then pull the pin, Aim the hose toward the base of the ire, compress the lever, and sweep the hose.

Remember, fires double in size every 60 seconds so use a fire extinguisher for small. carry fires only.