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What color are fire extinguisher's?
Red...... i think
How can a fire extinguisher can be marked?
A fire extinguisher is typically red, so it's easy to spot. It is marked with information identifying the type of extinguisher it is, such as dry powder or foam. It will also indicate the types of fires it is appropriate for.
How can fire extinguisher be marked?
A fire extinguisher is typically red, so it's easy to spot. It is marked with information identifying the type of extinguisher it is, such as dry powder or foam. It will also indicate the types of fires it is appropriate for.
What is a fire extinguisher with a red band or triangle?
Assuming this extinguisher is following Australian rules, that is a dry chemical extinguisher. If this is an American extinguisher, there are no standards, only conventions, and I couldn't tell you by color alone.
What does the red fire extinguisher contain?
A dry chemical fire extinguishing powder. or CO2 or halon 1211 and other products. The color red is the most used color for fire extinguishers, but white, blue, yellow, purple and other colors might also be found. There appears to be no fixed standard.
The best tool to extinguish a small gasoline or diesel fire?
A nice working fire extinguisher. Ussually they are red and hanging some where in the house. The ABC rated or the CO2 fire extinguisher works. DO NOT USE WATER!!
What is the red fire extinguisher water foam or dry powder?
Depending upon where you are, there is no standard color of fire extinguisher to determine what is inside; that would normally be shown on the label. In the USA a red extinguisher could be foam, dry chemical or even special Class D powders. On the label, various standards use different colors to indicate contents. Under British and Australian standards, solid red means "water" (Class A). Foam extinguishers would have either a blue stripe (AUS) or cream-colored panel above the instruction label (Brit).
What is the best type of fire extinguisher or fire agent that can be applied to all classes of fire?
red = water and is used for wood paper textiles and solid material fires. DO not use on liquid elictrical or metal fires. blue = powder and is used for liquid and electrical fires. DO not use on metal fires. yellow = foam and is used for liquid fires. DO not use on electrical or metal fires black = carbon dioxide (CO) and is used for liquid and electrical fires DO not use on metal fires. halon can be used on all fires as well as dry chemical
What ways can a fire extinguisher can be marked?
1. by colour coding i.e. red for water, black for CO2 2. By writing the content in large letters on the body of the extinguisher
Two ways a fire extinguisher can be marked.?
1. by colour coding i.e. red for water, black for CO2 2. By writing the content in large letters on the body of the extinguisher
What two ways can a fire extinguisher be marked?
1. by colour coding i.e. red for water, black for CO2 2. By writing the content in large letters on the body of the extinguisher
What are 2 ways a fire extinguisher can be marked?
Fire extinguishers are marked by colour and signage. It is important that any extinguisher is used correctly. For instance, an extinguisher containing water will be red, and have a warning not to use it on an oil or electrical fire. Carbon Dioxide will be black, Foam will be yellow, or in some countries, red with a yellow horizontal band, Dry powder is blue. Any health and safety website will provide examples of the colours used, and also instructions on their use, and on what type of fire they must not be used on.
