Clean agent suppression systems depend on more than the agent itself. For the system to work properly, the protected room must be able to hold the agent concentration long enough ...
Special hazard system impairments are more than routine maintenance interruptions. When a clean agent, inert gas, aerosol, or other special hazard system is partially or fully out of service, the ...
Clean agent cylinders can lose pressure or agent slowly over time, and even a small loss can affect the readiness of a special hazard fire suppression system. In many facilities ...
Special hazard fire suppression systems protect some of the most critical and expensive assets in a facility, which is exactly why insurers pay close attention to how those systems are ...
A clean agent discharge can successfully stop a fire without the water damage associated with conventional suppression, but the discharge itself is not the end of the incident. For many ...
When a clean agent system fails a room integrity test, the suppression system is often blamed first. In reality, many failures have little to do with the agent, cylinders, or ...
When facilities plan fire protection for electrical cabinets, PLC panels, MCCs, and other control equipment, the biggest mistake is often assuming the whole room needs the same level of protection ...