A fire extinguisher is usually the first line of defence if a fire breaks out in your home or business. It needs to be the correct type and in a suitable location for easy access and coverage.
A common scenario most technicians come across during routine inspection is that CO2 extinguishers are being taken off / knocked off the wall brackets and left on the floor or hidden behind doors. The main cause of this is due to the design; the hoses are long, the delivery nozzles bulky, they take up a lot of room on the walls and are a potential trip hazard. Staff are removing or relocating extinguishers thinking they are helping when in fact, if a fire breaks out and an extinguisher cannot be found, they are putting themselves and others in danger.
FlameStop manufactures its own range of extinguishers and has come up with a new design of nozzle to combat these issues and more.
Old CO2 design New CO2 fixed nozzle design
Another benefit of this design is that it makes it even easier for the user to extinguisher a fire. The fixed nozzle now allows the fire to be extinguished using just one hand if necessary, freeing up the other hand to call “000”.
