what colour fire extinguisher is carbon dioxide and which one is dry powder?

Answer 1

I remember when all extinguishers use to be different colours.

1) BLUE - Dry powder
2) BEIGE - Foam
3) RED - Water
4) BLACK - CO2

Now they are red with a coloured panel. Does that mean you run across a building to find out it's the wrong one for the fire because they look the same? Mad to me.

Also, side point, fire exit signs now shows a man running to a white box. I thought you were suppose to leave in an orderly manner by walking??

More EU crap.

Answer 2

ZONE COLOUR - EXTINGUISHER TYPE
Red - Water
Cream - Foam
Blue - Powder
Black - Carbon Dioxide
Canary Yellow - Wet Chemical

In the UK we were used to a system of
using the colour of the body of the
extinguisher to indicate its contents.
However this system has been peculiarly
British, with all extinguishers in European
countries being coloured completely red.
Since extinguisher colour is not used to
identify the type of the extinguisher, it falls
to the standard pictograms to illustrate the
types of fire that the extinguisher can be
used on. These pictograms will be clearly
visible on the body of the extinguisher.

A concession was made in this latest
standard for a small zone of colour to be
available on the body of the extinguisher
to further help identify the contents of the
extinguisher. A colour zone of up to 5% of
the surface area of the extinguisher can
be positioned on the top half of the front
of extinguisher body and be visible from
180 degrees.

Answer 3

Due to EEC interference they are now all Red with a label telling you which type. At the same time any compartment should contain an extinguisher for that type of compartment, ie electrical, office mainly paper etc.
CO2 extinguisher's can be ID in the dark by the discharge "Horn",
NB keep yer hands orf it when in use. Unit used to be Black.
Dry Powder used to be Blue, in the dark can be ID by a "Operating Press lever" at the nozzel. Contains Bi-carbonate of soda, good for heart burn !!!!!!

Answer 4

Sir,
I am colour blind and only read Doric, a living language from North East Scotland,
Which EU approved extinguisher do I use for an Electrical Fire
Quick

Answer 5

I think ALL extinguishers are now red and the stickers indicating what they are for are different colours - bit stupid I think - when there's a fire you want it to be as clear as possible which extinguisher you can use - not run around looking at labels!

Answer 6

The fire extinguisher is the one which contain dry powder thats why its colourless

half of it is powder and by the way it contains corbon di oxide
and when anyone breaths it gets greater in size

Answer 7

The body of all extinguishers are red now but a C02 one will have a black band round the top and the powder one will be blue.

Answer 8

CO2 black dry powder Blue

Answer 9

Co2 is black and dry powder is blue and white

Answer 10

all fire extinguishers are red now but are clearly labelled as to what they can be used for i.e. dousing electrics etc