Argonite Vs. Inergen Comparison 344u1c

ARGONITE

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vs. INERGEN COMPARISON SHEET

ARGONITE (IG-55) and Inergen (IG-541) are classified as Inert Gas Clean Agents per NFPA 2001. Both are marketed as environmentally friendly and people-safe agents. Although these two agents appear to be similar, the ARGONITE system offers several features that clearly benefit distributors and end s. Composition:

ARGONITE N2 – 50% Ar – 50%

CO2 Impact:

• ARGONITE is a simple mixture that is commonly available from gas suppliers. • ARGONITE does not contain CO2 and therefore is not impacted by CO2’s negative affects.

System Details:

• Each ARGONITE cylinder is mounted with an accurate pressure gauge with a supervisory pressure switch. • The ARGONITE system has a 1:100 primary to slave cylinder ratio. • All ARGONITE cylinders are pneumatically connected to each other.

Inergen N2 – 52% Ar – 40% CO2 – 8% • Inergen artificially increases respiration, which increases the intake of toxic gases. • Inergen has a patentable formula – greatly reduces the number of refill suppliers. • Inexact fill percentages can create a potentially dangerous condition if too much CO2 is used. • Per NFPA 2001, IG-55 and IG-541 have the same NOAEL/LOAEL and exposure limitations. No added benefit from the addition of CO2. • Inergen uses a gauge that can not reliably be used to establish fill pressure or used to safely detect pressure loss. • Inergen’s system has a 1:40 primary to slave cylinder ratio. • Inergen uses backpressure to actuate slave cylinders. This method is not as reliable, especially for larger systems.