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When would you use a CO2 extinguisher?
Carbon Dioxide extinguishers are used for plenty types of fire. It's most effective against fires corresponding to flammable liquids, electrical equipment, cooking oils & fats. Do NOT use a Carbon Dioxide extinguisher for solids (wood, paper, cloth, etc) and flammable gases.
What happens when there is carbon dioxide around a fire?
the fire should exstinguish a carbon dioxide puts out flames as it is a common fire extinguisher
Can carbon monoxide be used in fire extinguisher?
Not really. Carbon monoxide fumes are toxic and it is cheaper and easier to produce (and use) carbon dioxide instead. Additionally, carbon monoxide is flammable. It reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide.
What happens to the particles in carbon dioxide gas when compressed in a fire extinguisher?
The gas becomes a liquid inside the extinguisher. When the extinguisher is operated, the liquid changes back to a gas when released.
Which Gas comes out of Fire Extenguisher?
The gas that typically comes out of a fire extinguisher is carbon dioxide (CO2). It is non-flammable and works by displacing oxygen around the fire, effectively smothering it.
Fire extinguisher for paper?
A soda water extinguisher can be used on a fire of paper. Or use a carbon dioxide extinguisher if you don't want water damage, or if there is anything electrical that can cause a shock. Use foam on oils and flammable liquids.
Where can carbon dioxide found?
fire extinguisher
When does carbon dioxide become flammable?
Carbon dioxide itself is not flammable as it is an inert gas. In normal conditions, it does not support combustion or burn.
Can carbon dioxide put flames out?
No, carbon dioxide does not put flames out. It is non-flammable and does not support combustion. When carbon dioxide is released onto a fire, it can displace oxygen, which in turn can smother the fire by removing one of the elements needed for combustion.
What fire do use a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher on?
A CO2 fire extinguisher will work on flammable liquid and electrical fires only. If used on any other type of fire they will just give it more oxygen and it will spread.
Who invented the carbon dioxide fire extinguisher?
The first carbon dioxide portable fire extinguisher in the USA was made by Walter Kidde & Co., Inc. in 1924.
What should you not touch the horn or connecting pipe when using a carbon dioxide extinguisher?
why should uou not touch the horn or pipe when using carbon dioxide extinguisher
