With FM200 now a distant memory for new systems 3M's Novec 1230 has taken over as the Clean Chemical Agent of choice. We now match up Novec 1230 v INERGEN® to see if the winner is as clean cut as many think it is. Although Novec 1230 is much more environmentally friendly than
With the massive rise in the price of FM200 (click here for article) we thought we would compare the alternatives with an article titled FM200 v Novec 1230. FM200 and Novec 1230 are very similar in many people's opinions as both are clean chemical agents, stored as liquids and can
Reduction of Quantities of HFC Gas Allowed Into The UK And Europe (FM200) As a result of the publication of the above regulation, from 2016 there has been reductions in the quantity of HFC’s that are allowed into the European Union. Please click F Gas Regulation 517-2014 to download a copy. FM200 is just
Rehan asked the question "why we use main and reserve cylinders in FM200 system, tell the function"? There are a number of reasons for using main and reserve cylinders but these are not unique to FM200 but also apply to Inert Gas, NOVEC 1230 and CO2. So the reasons below apply to FM200 and
John recently wrote to ask "What is 10 Year Testing and Do I Have to replace my Equipment?" Here's our answer: 10 Year Testing is carried our because the cylinders (Pressure Vessels) used to hold the agent or gas are pressurised and under EU requirements (see below) all Pressure Vessels must be tested at
Sachin recently wrote with the following question, “Whether single cylinder bank is acceptable for many rooms like inert gas?" Here's our answer: You can use a single FM200 cylinder for multiple hazards but on one main condition, that all the hazards are exactly the same size. If they aren’t and say you use an
Sachin recently wrote with the following question, “How far we can keep the FM 200 cylinders from the Hazard?" Here's our answer: We always advise keeping the cylinders as close as possible to the hazard. The distance will be dependent upon a number of things such as whether the system is 24 or 42
Most commercial buildings now have a fire detection system to protect the occupants and the building, but is just detecting the fire enough? Surely and automatic fire suppression system is the next step. After all, if your building is empty and the fire alarm goes off, who is going to call the fire brigade?
Paul recently wrote to ask with the following question, “Can you store IG100 at 165 bar not 200”? Here's our answer: IG100 as well as IG55 and IG541 were all originally designed around 150 bar systems, but as systems have developed and to reduce the amount of cylinders required (the higher the pressure the more
Our experts were recently asked the following question: "Please advise when the IG55 system is designed for 200 bar & when for 300bar" This is our answer: It is down to each individual project but usually we would use 300bar on most projects as this would use less cylinders and therefore this would usually be
