A. All our portable fire extinguishers are supplied ready for use, but those with larger capacities may need to be filled and charged prior to the first time they’re used. The product listing will explain this clearly.

A. No, a traditional water fire extinguisher should never be used around electrical equipment as water and electricity does NOT mix. The only exception is ‘water mist’ that has been tested and passed the di-electrical conductivity test which marks them as safe for use on live electrical equipment up to 1,000V.

A. This depends entirely on what you are trying to extinguish, below are some examples of fires you could encounter.

Class A – Solid Combustibles (wood, paper, cloth etc.)

·         Class A Fire Extinguishers – Water, Water Additive, Dry Powder and Wet Chemical

Class B – Flammable Liquids (oils, solvents, alcohol, gasoline etc.)

·         Class B Fire Extinguishers – CO2, Dry Powder and Foam

Class C – Flammable Gases (propane, butane, petroleum gases etc)

·         Class C Fire Extinguishers – Dry Powder

Class D – Flammable Metals (magnesium, sodium, potassium, calcium, titanium etc.)

·         Class D Fire Extinguishers – Specialist Dry Powder (M28, MonneX and L2)

Electrical – Electrical Fires

·         Fire Extinguishers for Electrical Fires – CO2 and Dry Powder

Class F – Flammable Cooking (cooking oils and fats)

·         Class F Fire Extinguishers – Wet Chemical