Since Halon was ruled out as a fire suppression agent, a replacement was being sought. Due to the effectiveness of the gas, users preferred to have it rather than water which causes damages of its own. As Halon was found to be harmful to the ozone, it was ruled out as an agent to be sold commercially. Research proved that the Novec 1230 could be used as a replacement and it wouldn’t harm the ozone as much as Halon did. It proved that the commercial use of the newly found fire suppression agent could be used and sold commercially without disturbing nature’s cycle.

Due to the continuous hustle and bustle of people in the commercial buildings, there is a massive chance of accidents. The excessive use of electricity and also due to rash usage of appliances, fire can break out any time. Accid ... Read more »

CO2 or carbon dioxide is one of the most popular and well known fire suppressing gas. We all learnt in our junior schools that when carbon dioxide is exposed to raging flames, they are instantly lose their ferocity and if the gas is in a greater quantity, the flames die out completely. Carbon dioxide is an effective fire suppression agent and can be applied to a wide range of fire types. When pushed on the flames, the CO2 covers it as if a heavy blanket was placed on it thus cutting access to fresh oxygen which is the core ingredient for a fire to gather strength.

Since it is a gas, it gets mixed in the air and soon dissolves in the particles. There is no cleaning up mess after it has been used to fight the thermal hazard that had occurred. It is one of the most effective gases being sold commercial ... Read more »