Foam Fire Extinguishers On electrics

[Tom Sutton]

The training may have changed but I bet the bugs is the same as ever.

[Clevelandfire 3]

The Bugs? That made your hair stand on end also.

He hasnt got any hair apparently but plenty of bugs

Anthony B you are singing my tune. Based on my earlier comments who measures the acceptable voltage that these things can be used on. Take it that is the BS committees but why select that particular voltage?

[AnthonyB]

Just to clarify EN 3-7 allows Water-based extinguishers to be marked as being suitable for use on live electrical equipment up to 1 000 V a.c. at a distance of 1 m, but The British Standards Technical Committee FSH/2 have stated that the national practice is ”not marking the extinguisher if it passes the test
in BS EN 3-7:2004+A1:2007, Annex C, but marking a warning if the extinguisher failed the test or was not submitted”

It's therefore only UK traditions that mean water based extinguishers are not normally marked for electrical fires - a tradition that the new draft BS5306-8 for the selection & placing of extinguishers will continue (unless there is an overwhelming response to the draft to take up the mainland European approach)

[jokar]

The draft for part 8 is out for comment in some quarters.

[AnthonyB]

Yes, some big changes afoot to if it goes through.