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jokar:
Hi, 
 has anyone any information on the above extinguisher?  I believe they have a 15 year lifespan but have no labels on them; they are either foam or dry powder.

Tom Sutton:
Check out http://www.servicefreefireextinguisher.co.uk/  and http://www.safelincs.co.uk/britannia-fireworld-service-free-fire-extinguishers/ Its not 15 years its 10 years.

AnthonyB:
They have a 20 year life with extended service at 10 years

They do:
- a 6 litre foam which they are going down the Euro route of marking it specifically suitable for direct use on electrical equipment, and are understood to be considering trying for a Class F rating in the future
- a 6 kilo ABC Powder
- a 4 kilo Super BC Powder (poor man's Monnex!)

Manufacturers site http://www.britannia-fire.co.uk/product/britannia-p50
Manufacturers brochure: http://www.britannia-fire.co.uk/images/pdf/brochures/Britannia%20A4%202012_single_lr.pdf


There is a lot of discussion about this in LinkedIn, some healthy, some not so as there are two individuals who hate anyone who doesn't automatically dismiss it out of hand as 'illegal'

A big upset is that it doesn't 'fit' with BS5306-3 or BS5306-8 (although neither did the very first Wet Chemicals) and not unreasonably that many users may simply 'fit & forget'.  There are fair arguments on each side and only time will tell.

Golden:
While browsing on another issue I found that 'Blue Watch' the subsidiary of the Chief Fire Officers Association is selling the P50 via their website and SafeLincs - could this be considered an endorsement? Has anybody any news as to whether or not the P50 is being discussed in any 5306 committees as I'm still a bit reluctant to recommend this before any update on this.

http://www.bluewatchshop.co.uk/fire-extinguishers/

Messy:
We have just bought four P50 foam extinguishers as a trial in very remote, low risk and rarely occupied sites where servicing is expensive and disruptive.

It is intended to test one unit after two years, and another after three to see how they fair before we adopt them as policy on smaller sites. OK, not the most scientific approach, but it might be useful data when risk assessing this change

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