Buckeye Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Extinguisher
Standard Features:
- Our Wet Chemical units contain a blend of Potassium Acetate and Potassium Citrate that is extremely effective in suppressing high temperature fires involving cooking oils and grease. The units incorporate a spray nozzle that ensures the agent is applied gently to the burning oil thus preventing splashing. It’s unique cooling properties delivers exceptional heat absorption ensuring the fire remains out. Wet Chemical is suitable for use on Class A and K fires
- Typical uses:
- For protecting cooking oil and grease fires in commercial kitchens. This extinguisher is designed to complement existing pre-engineered hood systems
- UL Listed
- DOT Compliant
Model No Capacity Overall height 50006 6 Liters 19” 50025 2.5 Liters 24-½”
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Product Specs
- Bracket:
- Wall
- Container Type:
- Cylinder
- Mounting Location:
- Wall
- Pressure Type:
- Stored
- For Location:
- Indoor; Outdoor
- Extinguish Agent Type:
- Deionized Water
- Charging:
- Rechargeable
- Cylinder Color:
- Silver
- Cylinder Material:
- Stainless Steel
- Features:
- Spray Nozzle Allows Use Around Energized Electrical Equipment
- Extinguisher Style:
- Handheld
- UL rated:
- 2A:K
- Overall width:
- 9"
- Solution Type:
- potassium acetate and potassium citrate solution
- Class:
- K fires
- Product Group:
- Fire Extinguisher
- Product Subgroup:
- Fire Extinguisher
- Product Type:
- Wet Chemical Extinguisher
- Product Details:
- Wet Chemical
- Department:
- Safety
Buckeye 50025 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will a Buckeye wet chemical extinguisher put out a commercial fryer grease fire?
That's exactly what it's built for. The Buckeye wet chemical unit is rated 2A:K, so it covers Class K cooking media fires (vegetable oils, animal fats, grease) plus ordinary Class A combustibles. The agent is a potassium acetate and potassium citrate solution that saponifies the hot oil and cools it, and the nozzle sprays it gently so you don't splash burning grease out of the fryer vat.
2) Does a wet chemical extinguisher replace my kitchen hood suppression system?
No, and that's the point of it. The Buckeye wet chemical unit is a handheld extinguisher meant to complement an existing pre-engineered hood system, not stand in for one. The hood system covers the appliance line automatically; the handheld is what a cook grabs for a fire the hood system missed or one that starts away from the protected appliances. If you have no hood suppression at all, that's a separate pre-engineered system, not this.
3) Is a Buckeye kitchen extinguisher UL Listed for a health inspection?
The unit is UL Listed and carries a 2A:K rating, and it's DOT compliant on the cylinder. That 2A:K is the number an inspector or fire marshal looks for when they're checking Class K coverage in a commercial kitchen.
4) Do I throw the extinguisher away after it discharges, or can it be refilled?
Rechargeable. It's a stored pressure cylinder in stainless steel, so after any discharge, even a partial one, it goes to a licensed servicer for recharge rather than into a dumpster. For an MRO or facilities program that means the unit stays on your asset list and gets folded into the same annual service rotation as the rest of the extinguishers.
5) Can I use a wet chemical extinguisher near a live fryer or energized kitchen equipment?
The spray nozzle allows use around energized electrical equipment, which matters in a kitchen where the fryer, the range, and the hood fans are all still powered when the fire starts. The agent is a deionized water base carrying the potassium salts, which is why the nozzle design is what makes that safe rather than the agent alone. Shut power off when you can, but the unit is built for the case where you can't.
6) Can I just put an ABC dry chemical extinguisher in my kitchen instead?
Not for the fryer. Dry chemical won't reliably secure a Class K cooking oil fire, and it contaminates the whole cook line when it goes off. The Buckeye wet chemical unit is rated 2A:K, so one cylinder covers both the cooking media and ordinary Class A combustibles like paper and cloth in the same space. Most kitchens still keep an ABC unit elsewhere in the building for general coverage and the wet chemical unit on the cook line.
7) Will a stainless extinguisher hold up on a loading dock or an outdoor cook station?
Rated for indoor and outdoor locations, with a stainless steel cylinder in a silver finish rather than painted carbon steel, so wash-down and humidity in a kitchen or a covered exterior cook area aren't a problem. Stainless is also what keeps it looking presentable in a front-of-house or open kitchen where the extinguisher is visible to guests.
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