Angus 50kg CO2 Wheeled Fire Extinguisher

50kg Co2 wheeled fire extinguisher contain pure carbon dioxide which is a clean extinguishant leaving no residue. Suitable for class B Flammable liquids and class E recommended for use on live electrical equipment. Carbon dioxide extinguishers are filled with non flammable carbon dioxide gas under extreme pressure. You can recognized a Co2 extinguisher by its hard horn and lack of pressure gauged. The pressure in the cylinder is so great that when you use one of these extinguishers, bits of dry ice may shoot out the horn. Co2 cylinders are red and ranged in size from 5lbs to 100lbs or larger. In the larger sizes the hard horn will be located on the end of a long flexible hose and its has a temperature range from -30c to 60c. Carbon dioxide work by displacing oxygen or take away the oxygen element of fire triangle. The carbon dioxide is also very cold has its comes out of the extinguisher, so its cools the liquids as well. Co2 may be ineffective at extinguishing class A fire because they may not be able to displace enough oxygen to successfully put out the fire out.