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A wet chemical fire extinguisher is ideal for oil and fat fires because it sprays a mist over the oil which chemically reacts to form "soap", thus providing a barrier between the hot fat and oxygen. As soon as the flames stop you must turn off the heat. Don't move the oilfat until it has cooled- if the soap layer is disturbed it may re-ignite.


Dry chemical or ABE extinguishers work on the widest variety of fires by spraying a powder over the fuel. They go by various names; DCP- dry chemical powder, and ABE- referring to the fire types it can be used upon. The powder is derived from bird droppings (!) and works because the heat of the fire causes it to melt and form a filmlayer over the fuel Patrik Schick AS Roma Jersey , cutting off its access to oxygen.

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New Health Insurance Policy: Understand What You Are Paying for

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You now are the owner of a new ">health insurance policy because your place of employment changed providers, but you do not have the first clue what the new policy covers. The first thing you should do is take a moment to read the policy. Do not be surpirsed if you get more confused as each word. This is common pace for a lot of people and it shouldn't discourage you. Insurance policies are simple to understand if you understand the language they speak. If you don't tspeak their language Aleksandar Kolarov AS Roma Jersey , which most of us do not, then you will surely get lost.


The first things you want to understand about your policy are the many terms that are in your policy. One of the common terms that you will see is a deductible. A deductible is what you pay before any benefits in your health insurance policy are accessible. Usually, this is an annual amount and will vary greatly by the type of policy. Usually there are separate deductibles for an individual account versus a family account. A few policies let consumers use some of their services with out meeting the deductible. The following year after you have exhausted your deductableh you will have to start all over again.