Water Type Fire Extinguisher - Fire Protection for Homes & Workplaces

The body of a water-type fire extinguisher is made of 1.8 mm thickness mild steel and is fitted with a squeeze lever, siphon tube, safety pin, and discharge hose with a nozzle. The container is filled with 9 liters of water and is pressurized with Nitrogen gas to a pressure of 15 kg/cm2. The external body of the extinguisher has an instruction sticker with the letter ‘A’, indicating the suitability of the fire extinguisher only for class ‘A’ fires.

In case of any fire accident, maintain a safe distance of 3 to 4 meters from the fire, hold the discharge hose near the nozzle in your left hand, pull the safety pin, aim the nozzle towards the base of the fire, squeeze the squeeze lever, and direct the water jet to the base of the fire, attacking in a sweeping motion. (PASS: Pull the safety pin, aim the nozzle towards the fire base, Squeeze the squeeze lever, and attack the fire in a Sweeping motion).

When operated, the extinguisher produces a jet of approximately 6 meters, and it works for around 120 seconds. The water-type fire extinguisher is BIS marked, and the BIS number is IS 15683:2018.