It's a chemical retardant. A retardant is the opposite to a catalyst in that it slows down the rate of reaction. It interferes with free radicals on a molecular level and slows down the combustion reaction.
It's not toxic but in a fire it breaks down to form corrosive byproducts.
I have installed these for five years. It is safe to be in the room if the system goes off. It does not affect oxygen levels in the room. It chemically cools the fire causing it to go out. The only danger would be the gases being given off by the fire. This is one of the biggest myths about FM200, Halon and other clean agents. The only gas that will kill you is CO2. As long as the room is sealed well the agent should stay concentrated enough to stop re-ignition until the Fire Dept. arrive
Just to clarify to you guys out there what FM200 actually does it chemically reacts with a fire to remove the heat - thus breaking down one side of the "fire triangle" the systems in the UK are installed at 7.9% design concentrations for room and ceiling voids and 8.5% for floor voids this is because floor voids tend to hold lots more cables that are bundled tightly together and therefore floor voids require additional agent to suppress a fire trust me I know my onions when it comes to Fm200
I'm a NICET certified Fire Suppression Technician and am the Service manager for a Fire Suppression Company....I've been in the industry over 12 years. FM-200 will not suffocate you, that is not how FM-200 works. It breaks up the fire at the molecular level making the oxygen level unusable to the fire and all transfers heat very well to cool the fire. Most FM200 systems are designed to between 7 and 8 percent concentration.....I've been in a couple of FM200 and Halon discharges...I'm here.
they dont its life supporting it takes the oxygen levels down to 14% so the fire can not breath but we can but i still would not like to be in a room when they go off .and the gas cylinders are far to heavy
well you don't die when u're inside with FM200, check other vids with ppl in room and system working. Again, it's not CO that takes 50% to extinguish fire, FM200 needs only 7.8%
cool video - fitted quite a few of these systems in the uk but hadnt actually seen one "going off", shame the bottles are so damn heavy really - backbreakers lol
@techking00107 I've done installs before as well...most of us never see a real discharge...the only real visuals we ever got were from when we took the course and they showed a video. You really wouldn't wanna be in a room with this stuff...a proper install means suffocation...a bad install means you're fine. If you can breathe...so can the fire.
FM200 doesn't displace much oxygen.
It's a chemical retardant. A retardant is the opposite to a catalyst in that it slows down the rate of reaction. It interferes with free radicals on a molecular level and slows down the combustion reaction.
It's not toxic but in a fire it breaks down to form corrosive byproducts.
b1ueshift 7 months ago
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i udnerstand that nothing would be messed up but what happens to your cup of coffee? doesnt it get messed up or taste nasty?
chris40539 8 months ago
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chris40539 8 months ago
I have installed these for five years. It is safe to be in the room if the system goes off. It does not affect oxygen levels in the room. It chemically cools the fire causing it to go out. The only danger would be the gases being given off by the fire. This is one of the biggest myths about FM200, Halon and other clean agents. The only gas that will kill you is CO2. As long as the room is sealed well the agent should stay concentrated enough to stop re-ignition until the Fire Dept. arrive
kanphs 1 year ago
MUITO BOM
mrincendio 1 year ago
Just to clarify to you guys out there what FM200 actually does it chemically reacts with a fire to remove the heat - thus breaking down one side of the "fire triangle" the systems in the UK are installed at 7.9% design concentrations for room and ceiling voids and 8.5% for floor voids this is because floor voids tend to hold lots more cables that are bundled tightly together and therefore floor voids require additional agent to suppress a fire trust me I know my onions when it comes to Fm200
bighb20 1 year ago
it's halon? if yes,it is illegal and very dangerous!
paul9511 1 year ago
@paul9511 its only illegal to sell it or recharge a tank but if you already have it your fine
dcool96 1 year ago
I'm a NICET certified Fire Suppression Technician and am the Service manager for a Fire Suppression Company....I've been in the industry over 12 years. FM-200 will not suffocate you, that is not how FM-200 works. It breaks up the fire at the molecular level making the oxygen level unusable to the fire and all transfers heat very well to cool the fire. Most FM200 systems are designed to between 7 and 8 percent concentration.....I've been in a couple of FM200 and Halon discharges...I'm here.
cdferrell 1 year ago
they dont its life supporting it takes the oxygen levels down to 14% so the fire can not breath but we can but i still would not like to be in a room when they go off .and the gas cylinders are far to heavy
carozah 1 year ago
well you don't die when u're inside with FM200, check other vids with ppl in room and system working. Again, it's not CO that takes 50% to extinguish fire, FM200 needs only 7.8%
glamprom 2 years ago
cool video - fitted quite a few of these systems in the uk but hadnt actually seen one "going off", shame the bottles are so damn heavy really - backbreakers lol
trottaessex 2 years ago
so let me get this straight. You installed these yet never seen one in action?
techking00107 2 years ago
@techking00107 Generally those who have seen them, or been in the room with them... well, they die.
blatch 2 years ago
@techking00107 I've done installs before as well...most of us never see a real discharge...the only real visuals we ever got were from when we took the course and they showed a video. You really wouldn't wanna be in a room with this stuff...a proper install means suffocation...a bad install means you're fine. If you can breathe...so can the fire.
magicyte 1 year ago