How they are used?

An extinguisher is an apparatus under designed pressure to expeler its load in such a way that it is possible with her successfully to attack a center of fire. This it is a concept of extreme importance: The extinguishers only serve to choke fire principles. They do not serve to extinguish fires, because in that case the action of professionals in the subject is required (the firemen). But they are fundamental so that a fire does not become a fire.

The size of the fire, the intensity of their flames, the wind direction to locate to us and to be able to attack it is elements fundamental to consider for the success of our task. Once determined quickly the previous elements one is due to come to choose the suitable extinguisher.

It is important to know that the instructions of use of the extinguishers are obligatorily in the front of all the equipment. The loss of some seconds in its reading surely will result in a greater efficiency of those people nonexperienced in the subject.

It is fundamental NOT TO USE an equipment with water if in the zone of the fire the electrical current has not been cut previously. Also it is very important to remember that no longer EQUIPMENT EXISTS THAT MUST BE INVESTED (positions head down) for their use: ALL the EXTINGUISHERS ARE USED WITHOUT INVESTING THEM, because to do they will not work it. Extin is not due either to prove guidor before using it inasmuch as it will lose its pressure and it will not leave all its content. The extinguishers must be driven directly on the fire to be really effective.

Or located in front of the fire one is due to clear the safety thread and the insurance or unites (he is a metal pin with a ring to hold the one that the accidental unloading prevents), to turn robinete (flying/drive disc) or to press the handle of the valve and to direct to the unloading with movement of swing to the base of the fire, taking the precaution TO ALWAYS MAKE the "SWEEPING" OF the BASE Of the FIRE. The unloading more close possible is due to initiate and to advance gradually towards the fire.

Once extinguished the fire, although they are left rest of load in the extinguisher is advisable to finish unloading them by two reasons: 1) the fire can not be completely dull inside the burned objects, being able to return to be uncontrolled (reignición effect) and 2) if the drive is suspended, as already saying is had, is not possible to be reinitiated. It is in many cases advisable of being possible to approach the fire with more of an extinguisher, so that if is not controlled it with first, is another equipment by hand to attack without losses of time.

Also it is recommended, of being possible, not attacking single the center of fire, but next to another person.

When the extinguished one has finalized is due to make recharge the equipment immediately.

However, beyond these brief advice on the use of the equipment, we have prepared a synthesis of the questions more frequent than we received from the users about the extinguishers and, with its answers, we hoped to satisfy most of the doubts that habitually consider.

They are all equal ones?

All the equipment is not equal as far as the type of fire for which they are apt. There are equipment that serves to extinguish organic materials (paper, rag, wood, etc). Others are designed for liquid fuels or elements with electrical charge. Whereas also there are equipment that covers the three indicated cases simultaneously. In the market special equipment can also be found, made to attack particular types of fire, or to be used on electronic equipment of computation or of high value. To this panorama one is due to add that the extinguishers make with very different capacities, based on their use and location.

C ómo to choose them?

Norm IRAM 3517 - part 1 reviews the characteristics of the main equipment and offers an important series of recommendations to this end. For the general cases Norm IRAM 3517 - part 2, develops a series of tables in which the minimums required in type and capacity for the different destinies from use of a property are indicated. Despite and based on the impossibility covering all the variants, to make a suitable election of the extinguishing equipment that is going to protect a property it is fundamental to resort to the advice of a specialist in the subject.

C uál agrees to me to buy?

After carried out the determination of the equipment that corresponds, there is a single point to consider at the time of carrying out the purchase: the quality of the apparatus. And it is in this point where the things become simpler: Made equipment "with Iram Seal" is due to acquire, as it forms to make sure that the chosen equipment is going to really carry out the required benefit, since the stages of their production have been controlled by the Institute of greater prestige and trajectory in the matter in our country.

those that I have serve to me?

In order to clarify this point it is necessary to verify the "Dowry Required" for the property where the equipment is installed. This professional task is made by the qualified Companies to this end. In this sense it is of extreme utility to resort to the advising of those who, like the Camera Argentina de Seguridad, can provide to listings and references of their associate. The comparison between necessary and the existing thing it will leave the answer and the possible listing of the faltantes, to adapt the dowry to the Regulations in use.

C ómo to remember its location?

It is not necessary to remember where they are located. They only must be suitably signalized according to indicated in the Norm Iram 3517 - Part 2, so that they are visible and accessible in case of an emergency.

Each how much is due to do the maintenance?

Once for year, according to the indicated thing in the effective norms, despite which some users determine a smaller regularity.

C accept how much are controlled?

At the most every three months, according to the indicated thing in the effective norms, despite which some users determine a smaller regularity. This control is made independently of the date of victory of the load.

Who makes these tasks?

Only it they can make the Legally Qualified Companies, although it is fundamental to know that an important number of Companies or pseudo-companies exists that simulate to be qualified when in fact they are not it. Also Companies exist that say to fulfill Norms IRAM in their processes while others, voluntarily make certify the quality of their production by the same IRAM. In this aspect it is fundamental to remember that:

In order to finalize WE REMEMBERED to HIM

If it has chosen to protect his property made equipment with Seal of Quality IRAM, the form to make last this quality level is to make maintain them and recharge by Companies Licenciatarias de Sello IRAM, that will know to make all the processes of form so to assure that the conditions anticipated in their design are conserved in use. Similarly the tasks of Periodic Control must fall to these Companies, to have the security that from its manufacture to the moment of the use, the equipment will offer the same level of benefit.