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Foam Proportioners
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I would contact your supplier or consult the date sheet for the new material. If in the US this information, storage, is required to be given.
I wasn't privy to the details but our company had problem when they changed foamers. The existing CS tanks had to be replaced with SS and if I remember correctly it had to be 316 SS. The new material 100% was OK in steel shipping drums but SS was required when stored in an open tank.
I wasn't privy to the details but our company had problem when they changed foamers. The existing CS tanks had to be replaced with SS and if I remember correctly it had to be 316 SS. The new material 100% was OK in steel shipping drums but SS was required when stored in an open tank.
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We had a number of Foam Houses around the site where the storage tanks were a problem.
If the foam is made to some standard it's compatibility should be in a class or on the proportioner’s manufacturer's list of compatibility. Just to be on the safe side I would check with the foam manufacturer and the proportioner's manufacturer for compatibility.
Yes, we did have a problem with mixers about 25 years ago with an oil fire on a 3 acre settling/separation pond where the Navy sent out several drums of foam to assist us that didn't work well with our equipment. They had to send one of their trucks. I know no details of the materials used.
If the foam is made to some standard it's compatibility should be in a class or on the proportioner’s manufacturer's list of compatibility. Just to be on the safe side I would check with the foam manufacturer and the proportioner's manufacturer for compatibility.
Yes, we did have a problem with mixers about 25 years ago with an oil fire on a 3 acre settling/separation pond where the Navy sent out several drums of foam to assist us that didn't work well with our equipment. They had to send one of their trucks. I know no details of the materials used.
joisy:
Good question. I recently constructed a tank farm with a complete fire fighting system and we utilized plastic tanks because of the AFFF corrosivity problem. Unclesyd is right, you should check. CS tanks are not recommended for long term storage because of the airspace over the solution. If I were changing concentrates I would have this question too and if it was not readily answered by the vendor, with technical backup, not just his word over lunch, then I would require a performance test with the existing proportioners to be certain. Actually, this should be readily answerable by either the foam vendor or the original proportioner vendor, one of the two.
Good question. I recently constructed a tank farm with a complete fire fighting system and we utilized plastic tanks because of the AFFF corrosivity problem. Unclesyd is right, you should check. CS tanks are not recommended for long term storage because of the airspace over the solution. If I were changing concentrates I would have this question too and if it was not readily answered by the vendor, with technical backup, not just his word over lunch, then I would require a performance test with the existing proportioners to be certain. Actually, this should be readily answerable by either the foam vendor or the original proportioner vendor, one of the two.
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