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Old 10-10-2012, 03:35 PM
Gerald Gerald is offline
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Originally Posted by jchief View Post
Looks like you are correct Gerald. The fuse is lit and releases the contents of the canister. It is under pressure at first, but ends up just dropping the contents after that.

There are many chemicals out there besides purple K that are used and some are better than others. It really depends on the application they are used in
I know that a 30# extinguisher filled with Purple K will do a quick job on a 15' x15' fire training pit after letting the diesel fuel get going real good...... if it is done correctly. Been there...done that.

The Friday afternoon fire training sessions were a good break from the normal "office" work at the refinery.
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