A fire bucket is a bucket that is usually filled with sand or water and is utilized to extinguish the fire at the beginning stage or when the fire is still small. The fire bucket's standard color is red and white on the inside. The bright red colour makes these buckets easily visible. These buckets have fire wrote on them in white or black, which can be in both English or local languages depending upon the manufacturer of these buckets. The sizes of the texts are usually 75mm high and 12mm thick. Black paint is used to paint the handles. They are always hung in a stand and are made from mild steel.
As they are one of the safety equipment, these buckets are always placed near places with a risk of fire, such as petrol pumps, laboratories, high-storage areas, barbeques, etc. They work like other fire extinguishers. When the sand or water is poured on it, the oxygen cuts off, and the fire blows out. It is usually more effective in Class-A and Class-B types of fires.
Uses of Fire Buckets
Sand Fire Buckets
Sand fire buckets are more effective for class B-type fires. Sand can act as an absorbing agent on the spilled flammable liquids. All you have to do is throw sand directly on the fire before it gets out of control.
Water-Fire Buckets
Water fire buckets are effective against class A-type fires. This is mostly for ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, rubber, etc. Water fire buckets are only useful for small fires and cannot be used for larger fires as larger fires would need more than a single water fire bucket.
Advantages of Fire Buckets
- They are convenient for small fires or to control fires initially before they get out of control.
- Water buckets are cheap. Therefore, it does not take much to have a water bucket near a place with a potential fire risk.
- They are reliable as they are made from mild steel.
- No training is required to use these buckets.
- They can be easily and quickly refilled.
Construction of a Fire Bucket
A fire bucket consists of the following parts:
Body
The body will be in two parts which will be combined by butt welding. The top edge of the body will be wired and consistently beaded. The beading will be full-fledged without holes. The thickness of the body will be 1 mm, and the width of the beading wire 3.55 mm.
Bottom
The bottom of the bucket is dished and connected to the body through butt welding, so there is no raw edge left within the bucket. The thickness of the bottom sheet is usually 1mm.
Ears
The ears are the top part of the bucket made from mild steel and are attached with the help of welding with the flat head on the side. The thickness of the sheet for the ears is usually 2.8 mm.
Top Handle
The top handle is commonly a mild steel rod 10 mm in diameter, and its ends are bent up.
Bottom Handle
The bottom handle is also made from mild steel, is 10 mm in diameter, and is usually connected to the bottom through welding. The grip mustn't have sharp edges for smooth use.
Conclusion
Fire buckets are important to place near places with a risk of fire. Therefore, we offer high-quality fire buckets to serve your needs.
