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Types of fire extinguisher
Your complete guide to the types of fire extinguisher available in Chennai and Coimbatore, with full performance data.
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Searching for the right type of fire extinguisher in Chennai or Coimbatore for your home, office or industrial space? Choosing the correct type is the first and most critical step in effective fire safety. Universal Fire Safety Equipments supplies every certified type, so you meet all BIS and local safety regulations.
- ABC stored pressure type
- ABC modular type
- Trolley mounted ABC & BC type
- Mechanical foam type
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Dry powder type
- Water type
ABC stored pressure type
Class A, B & C fires — paper, wood, cloth, plastics; petrol, diesel, paints, chemicals, petroleum products; LPG and natural gas; electrical and machinery fires.
The ABC dry powder extinguisher is the most versatile and commonly available type in Chennai.
- Performance data
- 1 kg2 kg4 kg6 kg9 kg
- Minimum jet range
- 2 m2 m4 m4 m6 m
- Minimum discharge time
- 8 s8 s15 s15 s23 s
- Maximum discharge time
- 10 s10 s20 s20 s30 s
- Minimum discharge
- 85 %
- Construction
- Mild steel (EDD quality)
- Valve
- Forged brass
- Hydraulic test pressure
- 30 kgf/cm²
- Charge pressure
- ≤ 15 kgf/cm²
- Charge
- Dry powder, mono-ammonium phosphate base
- Finish
- Lead-tin coating inside; fire-red paint outside
- Warranty
- 5 years
ABC modular type — automatic ceiling & wall mount
- Performance data
- ABC 5 kgABC 10 kg
- Media
- MAP powder
- Capacity
- 5 kg10 kg
- Area coverage
- 3 m approx.
- Test pressure
- 30 bar
- Anti-corrosive treatment
- Powder coated
- Shell diameter
- 230 mm
- Overall height
- 350 mm
- Charged weight
- 9.5 kg10 kg
- Bulb temperature
- 68 °C
- Charged pressure
- 15 bar
- Mounting
- Ceiling / wall
Trolley mounted ABC & BC type
Class A, B & C — flammable liquids, gas storage and power houses.
- Capacity
- 25 kg I/C25 kg O/C50 kg75 kg
- Minimum jet duration
- 25 s40 s50 s
- Time to discharge 90 % of contents
- 30 s50 s60 s
- Jet range
- 5 m6 m8 m10 m
- Empty weight (approx.)
- 24 kg30 kg60 kg75 kg
- Full weight (approx.)
- 50 kg55 kg110 kg150 kg
- Working pressure
- 15 bar
- Hydro test pressure
- 35 bar
- Bursting pressure
- 45 bar55 bar
Mechanical foam type
Class A & B — paper, wood, paints, gases, chemicals and petroleum products (oil and diesel storage tanks). Also available as cartridge type.
- Capacity
- 9 L
- Fire rating
- 4A : 34B
- Average discharge time
- 50 s
- Diameter (approx.)
- 180 ± 10 mm
- Filled weight (approx.)
- 12.5 kg
- Empty weight (approx.)
- 3.8 kg
- Operating temperature
- +5 °C to +55 °C
- Working pressure at 20 °C
- 15 bar
- Maximum service pressure
- 17 bar
- Test pressure
- 35 bar
- Approval
- BIS
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Class A & B — electrical panel boards, machinery and electronics.
The CO2 extinguisher is essential for sensitive environments.
- Performance data
- Model 2Model 3Model 4.5
- Capacity
- 2 kg3 kg4.5 kg
- Fire rating
- 8B13B21B
- Average discharge time
- 12 s14 s
- Height (approx.)
- 425 mm470 mm610 mm
- Diameter (approx.)
- 108 ± 10 mm140 ± 10 mm
- Filled weight (approx.)
- 8.9 / 8.2 kg12.5 / 11.8 kg17 / 16.3 kg
- Empty weight (approx.)
- 6.9 / 6.2 kg9.5 / 8.8 kg12.5 / 11.8 kg
- Operating temperature
- −30 °C to +55 °C
- Working pressure at 20 °C
- 150 bar
- Maximum service pressure
- 250 bar
- Approval
- BIS
Dry powder type
Class B & C — flammable liquids, gases, machinery and electrical fires. Also available as cartridge type.
- Capacity
- 6 kg7 kg
- Minimum jet duration
- 20 s25 s
- Time to discharge 90 % of contents
- 25 s30 s
- Jet range
- 4 m6 m
- Empty weight (approx.)
- 5.2 kg7.05 kg
- Full weight (approx.)
- 11.2 kg16.02 kg
- Fire rating
- 3A 34B4A 34B
- Working pressure
- 15 bar
- Hydro test pressure
- 35 bar
- Bursting pressure
- 55 bar
Water type
Class A — paper, textiles, cloth, wood and cotton storage. Also available as cartridge type.
For general combustibles, the water extinguisher is a traditional but effective fire safety tool.
- Model
- 9
- Capacity
- 9 L
- Fire rating
- 3A
- Average discharge time
- 42 s
- Height (approx.)
- 575 mm
- Diameter (approx.)
- 180 ± 10 mm
- Filled weight (approx.)
- 12.5 kg
- Empty weight (approx.)
- 3.7 kg
- Operating temperature
- +5 °C to +55 °C
- Working pressure at 20 °C
- 15 bar
- Maximum service pressure
- 17 bar
- Test pressure
- 35 bar
- Approval
- BIS