Fire incidents are very unpleasant and a huge damage and loss is witnessed when they happen. Most of these incidents happen in commercial areas where buildings are jam packed with people busy about their routine and not caring about what others are doing. A burning cigarette thrown in the dustbin or any other act of carelessness causes a fire. The commotion caused by creates hurdles for the safety staff to tackle the incident and the blaze gets stronger. If there isn’t appropriate firefighting equipment around, the matter becomes worse and huge losses are witnessed.

While strengthening a building right from its foundations is a priority for the safety of the building and the people that will be in it, having adequate firefighting measures is also of huge importance. Having a Novec 1230 gas suppression system installed is one safety measure that really helps a lot. A properly installed fire suppression system can act quickly and put the flames to rest much quickly than the firefighters. It acts within seconds and responds to the affected area as well as the other areas where it might spread to further.

Unfortunately most of the buildings lack this type of suppression system and when the catastrophe happens, there is little that can be done. Since fire sprinklers use water and water can only put down certain types of fires, alternate gases should be used now. A fire caused by an electric short circuit or due to a chemical can be very dangerous and beyond the controlling capacity of water. In most cases water acts as a catalyst and paves way for the fire to expand and gulp other things. This should be clearly avoided because a raging fire is lethal and does not stop unless stopped by an external force.

Since Novec 1230 is a gas it cannot be stored in pipes or fire extinguishers. However it is present in huge cylinders very similar to the extinguishers and it needs to be monitored. It is important to know the pressure of the gas inside these cylinders because if the pressure gets down, it may not be useful at the time of need. An ultrasonic liquid level indicator can help in reading the pressure inside single skinned containers. Using the device the staff can easily monitor and make sure that the pressure is always to its maximum. Maximum pressure makes it useful and effective every time the gas is fire upon the uncontrolled ad unwanted fire.