I posted a similar inquiry several weeks ago; vis-à-vis gaseous clean agent suppression systems, water mist, etc., and got no responses. It seems that the ideal setup would be a gaseous clean agent system, (Novec 1230, also known as Sapphire, seems to be more benign than other options except for Inergen, which requires a prohibitively large amount of space for the tanks) backed up by a water mist system. The gaseous system would quickly detect and suppress most fires, but if it failed the water mist system would kick in. Presently at my museum, however, I am having difficulty in building consensus on this. Please contact me off-list if you would like to discuss this further.
Tim Bonow
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fiona Dejardin
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] fire suppression
The Yager Museum of Art and Culture is planning to change its fire
suppression system, which is currently an ailing Halon system. I am
wondering if people on the list would be willing to share what systems
other museums use, the strengths and weaknesses of the systems, and
names of possible contractors (our museum is in New York state). Thanks,
Fiona Dejardin
Director, The Yager Museum of Art and Culture
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY 13820
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