On May 28, 2008, at 12:00 AM, RECMGMT-L automatic digest system wrote:

> From:    Christopher Varlack <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Fire Suppression Systems
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know any of the best products for automatic fire  
> suppression
> systems for an archives where sensitive documents cannot be exposed to
> water or harmful chemicals?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christopher Varlack
> Government Archivist
> Archives and Records Management Unit
> Deputy Governor's Office
> BVI Government

Through 23 years we have all sorts of systems installed in our  
vaults.  Our experience has shown that 3M's NOVEC #1230 is the  
optimum agent based on the criteria of:
1) safety for the occupants
2) The Zero residue basis for the media
3) High Dielectric strength
4) It can be used in the previous Halon equipment with little change  
out hardware
5)  It is the Greenest of agents with a Half life of less than 10 days
6) It puts out the fire by evaporative cooling of the heat at a rate  
25 times faster than water with no corrosive by products at the heat  
source.  It is the first agent to be EPA Approved
7)  It only requires a concentration of 4.2% so it can be delivered  
quickly compared say to Intergen which requires a 50% concentration  
and an explosive discharge to deliver in the same time period.

There are a myraid of dealers that can supply it so it will be price  
competitive.

For those of you still using Halon, it must be gone by 2010 and  
Europe is already calling for  the removal of FM-200.  Only the  
military can use Halon after 2010 and after that you will be paying a  
$3.00 per pound tax for safe destruction of that agent.  If you  
decide to just discharge it, there are fines of up to $500,000 so be  
careful out there.

Interesting fact, before each flight of military aricraft, their  
wings and areas around the fuel tanks are charged with Halon so a  
bullet moving through the wing would not ignite the fuel.  I did not  
know that until recently.

Call the Air Force and tell them you have some Halon for them and  
upgrade to NOVEC.

Hugh Smith
FIRELOCK Fireproof Modular Vaults
[log in to unmask]
(610)  756-4440    Fax (610)  756-4134
WWW.FIRELOCK.COM

This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be  
privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the  
sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Any  
unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part  
is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to  
change. Banc Technic Inc. dba FIRELOCK shall not be liable for the  
improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in  
this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your  
system. FIRELOCK does not guarantee that the integrity of this  
communication has been maintained nor that this communication is free  
of viruses, interceptions or interference.

List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html
Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance
To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message.
mailto:[log in to unmask]