Class-K Type Fire Extinguishers

Class K Fire Extinguisher

The Class K type fire extinguisher is perfect on fires involving cooking substances such as cooking oil and grease (contains animal fats) and used especially in commercial cooking places such as restaurants. Class K fire extinguishers (wet chemical extinguisher) are operated using a fine wet mist consisting of an alkaline mixture, such as potassium acetate, potassium carbonate, or potassium citrate. Wet chemical fire extinguishers for the kitchen are further used to form a soapy foam to apply to the cooking oil or other substance, quenching the steam, vapors, and thus the fire's risk of re-ignition.

It is vigorous to have the proper firefighting equipment on hand like Class K type extinguisher/kitchen fire extinguisher type, especially for the hotels and restaurant businesses to suppress and defeat the fires that are most likely to occur in the kitchens of these locations. Class K type fire has certain similarities to Class B fires only because they both involve flammable liquids. But, Class K fires grow at a rapid pace when liquids and material such as cooking oils, cooking grease, animal fats, and vegetable fats serve as the fuel source. And, to extinguish the Class k type fires, the class k fire extinguisher comes into the picture.

The class k types or wet chemical fire extinguishers are specifically designed to combat restaurant kitchen fires. Furthermore, these types of extinguishers are also used to supplement existing automatic cooking equipment and kitchen suppression systems. The Wet Chemical Extinguisher or Class K Type Fire Extinguisher is manufactured in such a way to help in extinguishing a fire by removing heat and preventing barriers between oxygen, and fuel, hence a fire cannot be re-ignited.

VariEx is one of the renowned manufacturers and suppliers in the fire safety equipment industry, and Class K type extinguisher is one of its products. The VariEX® class k type extinguisher or wet chemical extinguisher is available in different sizes such as 4kgs, and others. The type k fire extinguisher with cylinder shape on VariEx is manufactured using quality resources and inspected thoroughly by quality inspectors to provide a faultless assortment to the clients. The Class K Type fire extinguisher or wet chemical fire extinguisher price on VariEx is available at affordable cost, and for this reason, everyone can buy such extinguisher as per their budget permits.

Application Areas or Uses of Type K Fire Extinguisher

Class K fire extinguishers are used for following areas.

            ·       Restaurants’ kitchen

            ·       School cafeterias

            ·       Hospitals’ cooking places

            ·       Industrial kitchens

            ·       Convenience stores

Advantages of Class K Fire Extinguisher

           ·       Puts out small fires

           ·       Environment-friendly

           ·       Ability to control fires

           ·       Limits the amount of pollution caused by smoke and burning debris

           ·       Easy to maintain, refill and service

           ·       Uses high-quality wet chemical compound or agent

           ·       Large loop stainless pull pin and lever lock for better handling