Best for

  • Solids - Wood, Cloth, Paper, Plastics, etc.
  • Liquids - grease, fats, oil, paint, petrol, etc.
  • Electrical equipment

Dangers

  • Do not use on chip or fat pan fires
  • Does not easily penetrate equipment - fire may re-ignite.
  • Does not cool fire well - fire may re-ignite.
  • Smouldering material - fire may re-ignite.

How to use

  • Point the jet or discharge horn at the base of the flames.
  • With a rapid sweeping motion, drive the fire towards the far edge until all the flames are out.
  • After using the shut-off control (if the extinguisher has one) wait until the air clears.
  • If you can still see flames, attack the fire again

Works by

  • Knocks down flames and by smothering the fire.
  • Provides some cooling effect

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