Halon Fire Suppression System Replacement
The halon recycling corporation hrc may be able to provide information on such sellers.
Halon fire suppression system replacement. While halon systems are no longer in production it s still legal to own and operate such a system if it was already in place before 1994. If you have a room or area in your property which could receive more damage than it is worth from the water released by a sprinkler system in the event of a fire you likely have a fire suppression system installed. Halon alternatives for fire protection. Halon system removal replacement.
Boeing is aggressively seeking replacement agents and systems from the fire protection industry. If you currently have a halon fire suppression system installed in your houston texas facility it s time to consider a replacement. When designed and installed correctly it can meet the replacement criteria for existing halon 1301 systems. Fire suppression system services in the mid south.
If you are looking to replace your halon fire suppression system in the mid south contact state systems inc. The ansul inergen system is ideal for applications where people might be in the room when the fire suppression agent discharges. For many years halon 1301 was the holy grail of fire suppressants for high value assets that would be damaged by traditional sprinkler systems. Halocarbon based agents and inert gas agents.
Environmental protection agency subsequently banned its manufacture in 1994 the search was on for. Halon system replacement in the mid south. Qualification and certification of a non halon agent and fire suppression system will be more complex than the replacement of lavex extinguishers and implementation on currently produced airplanes is several years in the future. But in 1989 when the montreal protocol determined that halon depleted the ozone layer and the u s.
We service tennessee mississippi and arkansas to help install the best clean agent fire suppression system for your company or organization. A clean agent fm200 will extinguish fires at low concentration levels without residue which would be damaging to the equipment it protects. After that the new installations of halon systems were banned. Fire suppression systems use waterless agents to extinguish a fire quickly and with minimal damage to the assets equipment or machines.
Recycled halon can be purchased from many halon and fire protection equipment distributors or directly from owners who are decommissioning their halon systems. Hrc phone numbers are. If you have a halon fire suppression system in your houston property it must have been installed before the clean air act of 1994. Two classes of agents have emerged as suitable replacements.
In response to the ban on halon 1301 manufacture the fire suppression industry has responded with the development of alternative clean agents that pose less of a threat to the ozone layer.