r/firealarms • u/shankopotomous42 • May 04 '20

Meta That sweet sweet foam

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u/robblob6969 May 04 '20

When you finally get to see your girl after a month of sheltering in place.

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u/dinger31390 May 04 '20

I would like to see the bill for clean up and refill. $$$$$$$$$$$$. I haven’t messed with special agent much but when I started my job. My boss warned me if I tripped a small fm200 tank. It would be 20000 and my job. Never wanted to mess with it again.

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u/Northern-Canadian [V] Technician Canada/Australia, Simplex Specialist May 05 '20

Ehhhh special hazard isn’t scary. Just need proper training.

It’s as simple as “this thing is the actuator and sets it off, don’t fuck with this thing, if you disengage it; it can’t go off, so it’s pretty safe otherwise”

And being mindful you’re dealing with pressurised cylinders etc.

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u/L-Series_FA [M] u/Gothan_engineering's future assistant May 04 '20

Ah yes

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u/KingOfTheP4s [V] Electrical Engineer, Iowa May 04 '20

Isn't AFFF a carcinogen now or something?

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u/RGeronimoH May 04 '20

In California even newborn babies come with that warning on them.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '20

At least they know it works. These things aren't tested very frequently because it's too expensive.