Guest Johnsulli Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hello. Please can you give me guidance on how many fire extinguishers and what type of extinguisher do I need in a lift motor room in a high-rise block of flats? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 It depends on the classes of risk present, in most lift motor rooms it is most probably an electrical risk but other classes could have been introduced inadvertently. You certainly would need extinguishers for a fire involving electrical equipment which would be a CO2 or Dry Powder. You should also consider that it has been advised that DP should not be used indoors and it could damage the electrical equipment so CO2 seems the best option. If there are other classes of fire present then it is important that you install an extinguisher that are safe to use near electrical equipment. Check out http://www.firesafe.org.uk/portable-fire-extinguisher-general/ and fact file 22 from the FIA http://www.fia.uk.com/en/resources/technical-information/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shivu Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Do we required extinguishers in side lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green-foam Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Why? What is inside your lift that will catch fire? Is not the best thing to do if there is a fire in a lift to get out at the next floor? By the time you have read the instructions of the extinguisher the lift should be at the next floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 A lift car does not need a fire extinguisher. Even London Underground, who were probably the only people to routinely fit them, took theirs out years ago. A lift motor room would usually have a 2 kilo CO2 (unless there was one already outside the motor room door). If you don't have a lift motor room because you have the integrated shaft based lift machines you don't need anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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