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Not sure if this make sense

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Issue: The product has a defect which can prevent the contents from being sprayed out as intended.
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Hazard identified:  Failure of the spray to deploy at a time when needed for fire suppression or fire prevention can pose a risk of a fire.

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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2021, 12:57:14 am »
Fire-extinguisher-but-not-quite.
 

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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2021, 01:22:47 am »
   But the label is in dual languages so it's good to go.
 

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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2021, 01:52:15 am »
This is a good time to mention that virtually every Kidde brand fire extinguisher ever built with a plastic valve is under recall.
 
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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2021, 06:12:31 am »
The head scratcher to me is how they defined the hazard here. The product in itself would never cause fire, would it.  :-//
They should have pointed to poor design or something, but it would not go in flames.
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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2021, 07:36:43 am »
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This product is not intended to replace NFPA compliant fire extinguishers
It certainly cannot present a fire hazard if no one relies on it to suppress fires.
 

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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2021, 07:41:31 am »
What concerns me is that the product is called a "Fire Protection Spray". What the hell is that? Why couldn't they call it a fire extinguisher? Is it because they haven't got the product approved by NFPA or other bodies?

It would be like calling a fire blanket a "white kitchen mat".
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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2021, 08:13:26 am »
The NFPA recognizes specific categories of fire extinguishers. Foams are commonly used to put out fires, of course (some would say overused, as PFOA fire suppressants have been identified as a pollution problem). But alternatives to AFFF fluoropolymer foams would be useful in many contexts where there is currently no good option. Nuisance cooking fires are a good example. There should be no personal or property risk from a barbeque flare-up: the whole concept of a grill is that flames are present and safely contained. The problem that exists is that the food might be ruined.

Foams made from hydrocellulose gels have some ability to absorb heat and smother flames, and could be used in that situation without damage to the edibility or taste of the food. NFPA does not recognize this material (or any nontoxic foam material). So the effect of applying "fire extinguisher" standards to nuisance flame suppression is very much saying "you can't have that".
 

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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2021, 12:37:43 pm »
The head scratcher to me is how they defined the hazard here. The product in itself would never cause fire, would it.  :-//
They should have pointed to poor design or something, but it would not go in flames.
Indeed the meaning seems to be "creating a hazardous situation".
Not a native english speaker, but the way I learned about the word "hazard" is relative to anything that can either create a dangerous situation (such as above) or be in the way of safety (expressions like "road hazard ahead").
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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2021, 12:30:52 pm »
For my 2c worth... I would interpret it as such...
It is NOT a fire-extinguisher as such, but a product that once sprayed/dried onto some surface, then that 'surface' now resists fire!
However, the initial can contents contains some sort of hydrocarbon chemical too, to act as the initial propellant from the can.
Further however, there's a problem with the nozzle etc in initially 'releasing' the contents, so the can itself could still be mostly
full, (including the probably flammable propellant!), so if disposed of in a fire, it could blow up!   8)
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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2021, 01:01:19 pm »
Here is an example of a fire protection spray where the container clearly presents a fire hazard.

 8) Top Gun
 
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Re: Fire protection spray recalled due to ... potential fire hazard
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2021, 08:30:54 pm »
It is NOT a fire-extinguisher as such, but a product that once sprayed/dried onto some surface, then that 'surface' now resists fire!
However, the initial can contents contains some sort of hydrocarbon chemical too, to act as the initial propellant from the can.
Further however, there's a problem with the nozzle etc in initially 'releasing' the contents, so the can itself could still be mostly
full, (including the probably flammable propellant!), so if disposed of in a fire, it could blow up!   8)
What you're describing is something different, which is called an intumescent firestop spray. 3M has about a dozen of these for sale.

The product in the recall has no propellant (it sprays product from a bag pressurized by surrounding nitrogen inside the can) and does not have any effect when dried, it is a fire smothering foam.
 
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