Fire Engineering Technology

• Twice the coverage of conventional single-agent systems
• 15 times faster than conventional single-agent systems in cooling down cooking oils
• 60 percent less chemical agent required and covers hazard areas better
• Flexible overlapping nozzle coverage for most appliance arrangements
• Smaller and fewer agent storage tanks required per system.

There are various Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems or Gas Suppression systems used in the market

•  Argon Gas Suppression System or Argon Clean Agent Systems.
• FM 200 Clean Agent Systems
• Novec 1230 Clean Agent Systems or Novec Fire Protection System
• FE-13 Clean Agent Systems
• Carbon Dioxide Co2 Clean Agent Systems or Co2 Total Flooding System

Ah, perfect — you're talking about cleaning or maintaining a gas fire suppression system (like FM-200, Novec 1230, CO₂, Inergen, etc.). These are common in data centers, server rooms, archives, and industrial environments. Here's how to approach cleaning and inspecting one of these systems safely:

• DO NOT discharge the system manually — these are highly pressurized and releasing gas improperly can cause injury or system failure.

• Always follow the manufacturer's manual and consult certified fire protection professionals for any in-depth service.

• Cleaning is mostly external — internal maintenance is handled during professional inspection/testing.

• Disable alarm/test mode before cleaning sensors or devices.

• Ensure area is secure and you're authorized to maintain the system.

• Use a damp microfiber cloth — no harsh chemicals.

• Remove dust, cobwebs, or corrosion from gas cylinders, manifolds, and pipework.

• Use a soft brush or compressed air to clear dust from discharge nozzles.

• DO NOT poke into the nozzles — this can damage internal parts.

• Wipe with a dry cloth.

• Make sure they're unobstructed and clearly labeled.

• Wipe dust off smoke/heat detectors and control panels.

• Ensure no warning lights or errors are displayed — if there are, notify a certified technician.

• Clean and inspect warning signs and labels.

• Make sure access to suppression components is unblocked.

• Cylinder pressure checks

• Weigh-ins (for CO₂ systems)

• Functional testing of alarms and detection systems

• Discharge simulation or flow test (non-release)

• Room integrity test (for FM-200, Novec, etc.)

• Microfiber cloths

• Soft brushes

• Mild detergent (if needed)

• Compressed air

• Flashlight

• PPE (gloves, goggles — depending on environment)

• Corrosion on pipes or tanks

• Disconnected nozzles or pipe fittings

• Leaks (audible hissing or gas smell)

• Cylinders below pressure

• Any fault indicators on control panels

If you're in charge of maintaining the system, it’s great you're doing this — but always document the work and coordinate with your fire safety vendor to stay compliant with NFPA 2001, NFPA 12, or local fire codes.

Want a checklist you can print or share with a team? I can make one for you!

Finding fire extinguishers in businesses is fairly routine. As a general rule, fire extinguishers are recognised as hand-held devices for combating active fires. There are multiple kinds of fire extinguishers that deploy everything from water to foam to powder. The choice of a firefighting agent is dependent on what is fuelling the fire.

A fire extinguisher that expels only water would work just fine for a fire being fuelled by paper, wood, etc. It would be useless in a petroleum fuelled fire. In fact, spraying water on a petroleum fire only serves to spread the fire. As such, you are looking at a foam or powder-based fire extinguisher to stop that fire.

The key take-away here is that fire extinguishers are hand-held devices. They are also portable. They can be deployed in a variety of locations around a building and, if necessary, transported from one location to another. They must also be manually recharged and inspected on a regular basis.

While you could make the case that a fire extinguisher is a fire suppression device, fire suppression systems are generally acknowledged as being built-in systems with a much wider area of coverage. While a single fire extinguisher is limited in its coverage, a fire suppression system can cover an entire building. They can also be active or passive.

Your typical fire suppression system is installed when a building is first constructed. The only evidence of such a system might be the heads protruding from the ceiling. Yet behind ceilings and walls is a maze of pipes and valves that all work together to deliver fire suppression materials in the event the system is activated. All of the plumbing generally leads back to a central location from where fire suppression agents are sourced.

Having said all that, there is a significant difference between a fire suppression system and a sprinkler system. Fire suppression systems are unique in that they do not deploy water to combat fires. Instead, they deploy chemical agents in the form of either foam or powder.

Again, the type of agents deployed depends on the kind of fire being addressed. It is impractical to equip a typical fire suppression system with multiple agents, so architects and engineers generally choose a primary agent based on the most likely scenario for that given space.

FIRE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY has a solution that will directly protect your critical assets and safeguard your business continuity, this is achieved with the Automatic Clean Agent Fire suppression system.

The Clean Agent fire suppression technology offers protection for your Class A, B & C risks and can be designed to allow for leakage and certain ventilation conditions.

The proven pneumatic fire detection system requires no electricity to operate giving you full peace of mind that there is 24/7 protection with zero false alarms. It will quickly and safely detect and deliver the agent at any location the Reacton Detection Tube is installed.

For further peace of mind, testing standards accurately verify the system's performance, covering detailed and specific fire testing, discharge & flow testing along with gruelling temperature, ageing, leakage, burst and corrosion tests.

The system employs a specialist Clean Agent that provides rapid fire suppression, leaving no residue, non-corrosive and completely non-conductive. Combined with the detection and discharge at the source of the fire your system can be back up and running in no time.

Available in a range of fire extinguisher system sizes with modular or multi-zone protection methods, protecting your critical asset has never been so easy. Simple to transport replacements mean fast and extremely cost-effective full life cycle costs.

We protect all sizes of panels, from small electrical boxes to rooms filled with electrical enclosures. Regardless of the size or amount of enclosures, FET FIREFINDER® can offer cost-effective fire protection to your risk.

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A cylinderless fire suppression system is an innovative fire protection solution that eliminates the need for traditional pressurized cylinders. Instead, it utilizes a heat-sensitive tube containing the extinguishing agent, which acts both as a detection and suppression mechanism. This design offers several advantages, including compactness, reliability, and ease of installation.

The core component is a heat-sensitive polymer tube, often made of special plastic or polyamide, sealed with stainless steel fittings. This tube stores the extinguishing agent and detects temperature changes. When the temperature rises to a critical level—typically between 80°C and 120°C—the tube melts at the hottest point, releasing the extinguishing agent directly onto the fire source. This mechanism operates automatically without the need for external power sources .

• No Cylinders Required: The extinguishing agent is stored within the tube itself, eliminating the need for external cylinders.

• Automatic Activation: The system activates automatically when a predetermined temperature threshold is reached.

• Environmentally Friendly: Many systems use clean agents with zero ozone depletion potential, such as HFC-227ea .

• Maintenance-Free: Once installed, these systems require minimal maintenance.

• Compact Design: Ideal for protecting small enclosures like electrical panels, server racks, vehicle engine compartments, and battery cabinets.

Cylinderless fire suppression systems are suitable for various environments, including:

• Electrical and IT enclosures

• Vehicle engine compartments

• Server and battery cabinets

• Telecom tower shelters

• Marine engines

• Agricultural and forestry machinery

The system is designed as per NFPA & accordance to Loss Prevention Standard, LPS 1666: Requirements and test procedures for the LPCB approval of Direct Low Pressure (DLP) application Fire Suppression Systems. Pressurized UL Listed Detection Tubing is routed throughout the high-risk areas of the enclosure and will rupture due to flame impingement or high ambient temperature.

The Fire Suppressing Clean Agent is then discharged from the connected container through the tubing rupture point onto the fire.

FireMech systems utilize Novec-1230TM (FK-5-1-12) / FM-200TM (HFC-227ea) / FE-36TM (HFC-236fa) an electrically non-conductive clean agent. If discharged, the agent will not damage electronic equipment or the data stored on it and has zero ozone depleting potential and negligible global warming potential.

The System Cylinder sizes used in the Panel Suppression can be 1, 2, 4, 6 Kilogram’s capacities.

Electrical Panels | Server Racks | UPS | Networking Racks | Enclosed Battery Bank | Fume Hoods | Genset | Bus Engine | Heavy Construction Machines |

• Electrical Panel Fire Suppression System uses a proprietary continuous linear sensor tube that reliably detect a fire and actuates release of extinguishing agent using pneumatic technology. Supremex Fire Suppressions Systems for the protection of electrical panels, server racks and against fire hazards.

• CQRS Fire Suppression Systems is a high performance industrial grade fire extinguisher which is usually mounted on the large electric panel boards to fight class A, B, C and E fires. It is equipped with a self-actuated electronic system with a heat sensing tube which requires no human intervention.