High Pressure Water Mist Compared to Gas Suppression
Gas fire suppression systems have been proven to be effective at suppressing fire. However, they have a number of disadvantages when compared to high pressure water mist systems. One of the biggest disadvantages of a gas system is that the room or zone of fire needs to be vacated by all personnel before the system is set off.
The room or compartment to be protected by a gas suppression system must be air tight to prevent the escape of the gas for long enough to suppress the fire. This requires that doors, walls and ceilings must be fully sealed during construction. A full gas release or an integrity test of the protected space must be conducted at the time of acceptance.
Regardless of the size of a fire the full amount of gas will be released once the system has been triggered. Refilling the system is costly and the system will not be operational until the system has been recharged with a new supply of gas. This can take some time and the fire suppression system is not available during this period.
The Hydrocore high pressure water mist system is easy to reset following a fire event and using water as a fire suppressant means that there is no toxic discharge or environmental concerns following an activation.