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HOW THE X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
WORKS
HOW IT WORKS
The X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
is a portable fire suppression device. It is not a fire
extinguisher and not intended to replace any fire extinguishers that are required by
NFPA 10
or USCG regulations
. The unit consists of a steel housing containing chemical
agents that
form the aerosol, separated by an insulating barrier; a handle for ease of
transportation and deployment and a securing pin
and an igniter pin
that is used to
activate the X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
electronically
.
The X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
is an active fire suppression system utilizing an
environmentally
safe
,
condensed aerosol that, when deployed, has the appearance of
smoke.
When the unit is deployed and its aerosol is released, the aerosol drastically reduces
the
temperature
of the room immediately
(by up to 1,000°F in less than 1 minute in
most cases)
. The aerosol absorbs the
fires
energy
interrupting the thermal activity
from the chemical reaction taking place without removing oxygen from the enclosure.
The X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
is significantly different from CO2, dry chemical, and water-
based fire prevention systems. Its condensed aerosol (SFE)
Wo
rks simultaneously on
the fire tetrahedron (heat, fuel and the fire’s chemical reaction)
without
affecting
oxygen levels. When used in accordance with these instructions, deployment of
t
he
X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
poses no risk to occupants and first responders and will
effectively
minimize any of the fires collateral and environmental damage.
The device inhibits the fire from obtaining the oxygen radicals it needs to continue
burning and spreading further. Once activated by the user, the potassium based
compounds (called S.F.E.)
of the X-Tinguish
®
are heated, turning the solid compounds
into an aerosol that can spread rapidly throughout the area containing fire.
One X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
generally can effectively suppress a fire in a room that
measures up to 5,300
CU.FT.
,(
if the room does not have any greatly open spaces
)
.
Once
deployed, the device discharges
its
aerosol for approximately 30 seconds. The
unit’s aerosol can remain suspended for up to 45 minutes, depending on how
en
closed the room is.
You should immediately
see
results in the flames of the fire as the
X-TREME
’s aerosol
interrupts the chemical reaction of the fire, stopping completely or greatly slowing the
rate at which the structure and/or contents burn.
The use of
t
he
X-TINGUISH
®
X-TREME
will lower the temperature in the affected space
by literally hundreds of
degrees in less than 1 minute, making it safer and easier for
trained firefighting personnel and first responders to control the spread of the fire.
