In a fire accident, the difference between a minor accident and a major disaster is only a few seconds. It is very random, chaotic, and changes the whole space wherever it occurs. Fire extinguishers have been used for many decades to deal with these accidents. However, by the time a person unlocks the extinguisher and presses the nozzle, the fire has already grown into a large shape. Engineers have invented a solution where this gap in time is eliminated. A wall mounted automatic fire extinguisher is a solution developed for this purpose only.
What Are Automatic Fire Extinguishers
An automatic fire extinguisher is a firefighting solution that works by detecting a rise in temperature and releasing the chemical agents over the volume of the affected area. It contains a liquid bulb in which a fire extinguisher agent is stored. The agent may be ABC dry chemical powder, a clean agent, etc.
How Does It Work?
A wall mounted automatic fire extinguisher is placed above the area where fire sensitive objects are located. When fire occurs nearby, the raised temperature gets to a point where the liquid changes its phase and the chemical stored inside bursts at a rapid speed. The heat-sensitive bulb allows the extinguisher to work automatically without needing manual intervention.
Need of Automatic Fire Protection
An automatic fire extinguisher is specially used in areas where fire-sensitive objects such as electrical equipment, flammable materials, or expensive machinery are kept. In case fire accidents occur in these areas when there is no one around, valuable time is lost before anyone notices. The automatic wall-mounted fire extinguisher is positioned just above the objects, bursting when a high temperature is reached in the surrounding and detected by its liquid bulb.
Here are the key advantages:
- Provides continuous fire protection without depending on a person.
- Fire is detected at an early stage before it reaches a major point.
- Limits the spread of flames beyond a minor initial occurrence.
- Clean agents require minimal work in cleaning the surroundings.
- Protects critical equipment and reduces downtime.
Key Differences Between Manual and Automatic Fire Protection
Based on these features, one can understand the key differences between a manually operated fire extinguisher and an automatic fire extinguisher:
Activation: A manual extinsguiher requires a person to get activated, while the automatic one does not.
Human Involvement: A human needs to press the nozzle to operate the manual extinguisher, while the automatic one works independently.
Response Time: In manual systems, the response time depends on how quickly a person arrives and dismounts the extinguisher, while the response in an automatic system is immediate.
Protecting Critical Equipment: The automatic extinguisher offers a higher level of protection than the manual.
Conclusion
A wall mounted automatic fire extinguisher offers a higher level of security due to its immediate response time. It doesn’t require human intervention and performs the action based on the temperature rise in its bulb. We at Foamtech Antifire Company provide an excellent range of various firefighting equipment that works automatically. Our solutions are internationally certified and approved for top safety features.
