A tad beyond its use by date

[peterb]

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Halon, no idea what they are in German but they are supposed to have been withdrawn a while ago now. Got one on Sixpence but then that's up to me. They used to have them in automatic systems used to protect mainframe computers as they starve a fire completely of oxygen, but alarms would go off before activation to allow for evacuation. Starving the fire of oxygen does the same for people too.

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Actually they work by interfering with the chain reactions in the flame. That's why they've been banned; the same property makes them good at destroying the ozone layer. And they're only really effective against flames; smouldering can continue. (22 years working at the Fire Research Station.)

 

[Sixpence]

Good to know we have an expert here so if I start spouting bull you can tell me off /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Must admit I just stick to the basics so exactly how they work is beyond me

 

[AliM]

Well, could you and Peterb get together and organise a practise session? I'm sure there will be a few out-of-date extinguishers for us to bring along.

 

[Sixpence]

I'm not well known for my organising abilities to be honest /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Might well be one for Morgana or FullCircle to take on though, another problem I have is distance, for me to travel down there is quite a journey and with the boat being up here I always have to hope for an offer of accomodation, which isn't always possible.