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The standard colour of fire extinguishers in the United Kingdom is a signal red body with another colour banding depending on the kind of fire extinguisher.
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When did extinguishers go red in UK?
1997: before then they (fire extinguishers) were to a different standard; B.S. 5423. and they were different colours for different types of media (stuff inside) Foam, Water, Halon etc. Now they are all Red in colour, with the relevant information displayed on the extinguisher.
When there a fire extinguisher color code?
Silver is a water can (Class A) or a Class K for grease fryers. Red is ABC extinguishers (multi-purpose) and for CO extinguishers. Yellow is for Class D (flammable metals). As for Fire Extinguisher LABEL colours, that depends on what they contain, which determines which type of fires each type may be used to extinguish, thus: a) Red (Water/Gas originally) - for solid fuel (i.e.wood/paper), fires - though this colour has now been adopted for other extinguishers. b) Blue (Dry Powder) - for Wheel/Brake fires on aircraft. c) Cream (Foam) - for liquid/fuel fires. d) Black (Carbon Dioxide gas) - for electrical or fuel fires. e) Green (Bromoclorodiflouromethane, or BCF) - for fuel/electrical fires. The green type is no longer available in the UK for civilian use.
Where can you buy fire extinguisher spray?
Fortunately you can purchase fire retardant spray from many stores. For online purchases, Amazon carries several fire retardant sprays. Also, stores such as Home Depot and Sears carry such sprays.
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