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What is the calculation for the amount of water to extinguish a house fire?
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What is fire demand?
Fire demand is the amount of water required to extinguish fire.
How do you calculate amount of gas used to heat water?
With no other gas appliances in the house operating. Note the reading on your gas meter, then start the water heater and when it shuts off note the meter reading again. The question does not provide enough info for a calculation, such as the amount of water and the amount it is to be heated.
Is water stronger than fire?
Yes: water is stronger than fire. You can extinguish a conflagration with water, but you can't stop a flood with fire. It's true that fire can make water vapor away, but you need A LOT of fire versus A SMALL amount of water. Plus, even vapor can extinguish fire.
What is the best house water filter system to install that will reduce the amount of lead in the water?
Aquasana Water Filters is the best house water filter system and it reduces the amount of lead in the water.
Why water can not extinguish oil fire?
the water goes to the bottom of the oil
Why is water thrown over a bonfire?
To quench or extinguish it.
How do Amish people extinguish fires?
The same way we do, they use water.
Why you should not use water to extinguish fires caused due to electrical short circuits?
Water is a conductor of electricity, and carries the electrical current. That being said, there is always a risk for electrocution when attempting to extinguish an electrical fire using water.
In determining the density of an unknown solid it was immersed in water if a portion of the sample sticks out the water how will this effect the calculation of the density?
this will cause the density to be lower than it actually is because it does not displace the full amount of water it should
Water will not extinguish most flammable liquid fires?
No! In fact it will make it much worse by spreading the liquid around.
How do people plan for droughts?
They can't really. But if they do they can have a sustainable amount of water in their house.
What does to drench or to put out mean?
To drench means to flood with water, put out in context is to extinguish.
