EI-MX Novec 1230
The extinguishing agent Novec TM 1230
The fire extinguishing agent Novec TM acts both physically and chemically. Novec TM 1230 is widely used throughout the world and thanks to its environmental properties it has become established in many countries as the extinguishing agent for manageable IT and electrical risks.
Novec TM 1230 is suitable for class A and class B fire and is used as total flooding agent. It is neither corrosive nor electrically conductive and therefore causes no damage through short circuits or through residues left on sensitive components. It is colourless and almost odourless and is in liquid form at room temperature. Its molecules consist of carbon, fluorine and oxygen. Novec TM 1230 deprives the flames of heat, thus interrupting the combustion reaction.
A guaranteed future-safe extinguishing agent
As manufacturer of the extinguishing agent Novec TM 1230 the company 3MTM came up with the idea of the “3M Blue Sky Warranty” for the extinguishant: if in the future the extinguishing agent is banned or its use restricted because of its ozone depletion potential or global warming potential then 3M will refund the purchase price.
Safety of person
Novec TM 1230 has an outstanding safety factor, reaching the NOAEL value (No Observed Adverse Effect Level) of 10%. When used to protect IT rooms this safety factor is 78% - measured for the release concentration of 5.6% in accordance with DIN ISO14520-5.
This is another reason why the fire protection working group of the Employers’ Liability Insurance Associations confirms that Novec TM 1230 is a safe extinguishing gas, particularly when used for areas frequented by persons. In its plan for new alternative extinguishing agents (SNAP Program = Significant New Alternatives Policy Program), the USA’s EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) certifies Novec TM 1230 as harmless when used as an extinguishing agent for flooding areas where people are present.
EI MX 1230 fire extinguishing system
- Very high environmental compatibility
- An extinguishing agent where its use in the future is protected by the 3MTM “Blue Sky Warranty”
- Optimized system design by using professional EI MX 1230 calculation software
- Robust design, so low installation and maintenance costs
- Rapid extinguishing effect
- Exceedingly safe for use in occupied areas
- No extinguishing agent residues, neither corrosive nor electrically conductive
- Higher operating pressure possible than comparable systems, so
- Longer pipeworks and
- Multi-zone systems can be achieved
- Compact and space-saving
- Approved system (VdS)
- World-wide recognized and approved extinguishing agent.
