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What pressure should a stored pressure water fire extinguisher be recharged to?
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Many pressurized water fire extinguishers are charged with air at 100 psi.
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Can a stored pressure water extinguisher be used to extinguishing all types of Class B fires.?
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Why is carbon dioxide in a fire etinguisher?
Carbon dioxide is a common substance that is easy to produce and is completely non-flammable. It can be used to cut a fire off from the oxygen it needs. When stored under pressure it also has the advantage of coming out of a fire extinguisher cold, which robs a fire of heat as well.
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Oxygen stored as liquid is highly flammable.
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A rechargeable battery being recharged. The electricity from the charger is being stored inside the chemicals of the battery, to be later changed back into electricity.
What is the state of the carbon dioxide in a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher?
The state is dependent upon the temperature. At 70 degrees F and below, some of the carbon dioxide is in the form of a liquid, with some vapor. If the temperature exceeds 88 degrees F (the critical temperature of carbon dioxide), the liquid phase disappears, and the contents of the extinguisher is vapor. The majority of the CO2 stored in a fire extinguisher is a liquid under pressure of more than 5 atmospheres. The boiling temperature of carbon dioxide is 70 degrees Fahrenheit BELOW zero at 5.2 bar (about 73 psi), meaning it is liquid or supercritical fluid at room temperature if it is compressed at more pressure than that.
