On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 01:55:23PM -0500, Ned Hedrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > There is also a product called Inergen -- a mixture of 52% nitrogen, 40% > argon and 8% carbon dioxide -- that claims to be safe to the environment > and people.
Except for those who need to breathe. The bottom line is that regardless of the chemical makeup, any gas used for computer room fire suppression is going to displace the oxygen that people need to breathe. What I was told by the experts way back when is that "if the Halon dumps, hold your breath and leave the room immediately." That's why the Halon alarm is loud enough to wake the dead in the next county. I heard it once and I was across the hall in my office. Fortunately that was only from a careless workman who had accidentally tripped the fire alarm and an alert operator ran over and held the override button to prevent the Halon from dumping. Saved us $30,000 in 1981. /Leonard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
