06-12-2021, 04:38 PM
Please, let's not get hung up on the chemistry, as it's pretty OT for this forum.
Let's also not get too worked up about the fact that some people use the term "halon" generically to refer to fire suppressant systems. Everyone I've heard do that was very much aware that halon is long-obsolete, and they were knowingly (and explicitly: e.g. "halon-like") being generic - and that's because (a) everyone has heard of halon and knows what it is and how it works, and (b) there are several options today, but not everyone has heard of them all. And I'm not sure it's a good look to our new joiner, who - as I gently hinted earlier - was almost certainly using the term generically.
The real point here is the acoustic shock-wave causing head-crashes on the mechanical hard drives. I still remember how amazed I was when I first encountered it, and with my audio engineering hat on, I think it's impressive
And the crucial learning outcome from such incidents is making sure you specify the correct outlet nozzles to minimise the risk of this. When specifying a fire-suppressant system, you can usually leave it to the contractor to worry about which specific gas to use; but if you don't tell them otherwise, they'll - quite understandably - fit the cheapest nozzles they can find. Therefore, we no longer leave that choice to them, and whoever manages the Red Bee building will no-doubt be arranging to have the nozzles swapped out at the earliest opportunity
Let's also not get too worked up about the fact that some people use the term "halon" generically to refer to fire suppressant systems. Everyone I've heard do that was very much aware that halon is long-obsolete, and they were knowingly (and explicitly: e.g. "halon-like") being generic - and that's because (a) everyone has heard of halon and knows what it is and how it works, and (b) there are several options today, but not everyone has heard of them all. And I'm not sure it's a good look to our new joiner, who - as I gently hinted earlier - was almost certainly using the term generically.
The real point here is the acoustic shock-wave causing head-crashes on the mechanical hard drives. I still remember how amazed I was when I first encountered it, and with my audio engineering hat on, I think it's impressive
And the crucial learning outcome from such incidents is making sure you specify the correct outlet nozzles to minimise the risk of this. When specifying a fire-suppressant system, you can usually leave it to the contractor to worry about which specific gas to use; but if you don't tell them otherwise, they'll - quite understandably - fit the cheapest nozzles they can find. Therefore, we no longer leave that choice to them, and whoever manages the Red Bee building will no-doubt be arranging to have the nozzles swapped out at the earliest opportunity
