Some people question why is it important to have a fire suppression system when there isn’t a fire breaking out every other day? They are correct in their perspective but this question can have a very long debate. While some buildings have fitted a FM 200 fire suppression system right from the start haven’t faced a fire breakout till now, and they have been working for more than just a single year now. Some people assume it just a waste of money as not a single ounce of FM 200 has been used till now but they have to keep it maintained always.

One cannot predict an accident. If it would have been predictable, it would not be termed an accident. If there is a fire breakout, there is no stopping to it unless some external force acts on it. This external force can be a human throwing water or some other thing on it that would diffuse the flames. Or it can be a FM 200 fire suppression system spraying the gas over it and trying to stop it. A human can only fight a certain level of heat the flame would be creating and throwing at him. When the fire has gathered too much strength, it becomes impossible to fight it completely even when wearing the best protective outfit.

In many types of fire water can be hazardous. When a factory’s store filled with chemicals catches fire, the explosions are too great to let any human risk his life and get near the source. And a lot of chemicals are known to react violently with water hence causing more damage to the already ill fated building. FM 200 is a gas and gases rarely react with any chemical. The gas is also capable to react with fire and break the chain reaction causing immediate decline in the fire’s strength.

FM 200 is a gas and like every other gas stored by humans, it is also in single skinned containers. These single skinned containers all combine to create a huge backup of the gas and keep pumping it until the entire fire is extinguished. One cannot measure the amount of gas inside these containers through humanly means but only with the ultrasonic liquid level indicator. This simple to use gadget is the eyes of a human when measuring the gas inside such cylinders.