One of the most important kitchen "gadgets" is one that far too many people overlook completely. And no, we're not talking about a juicer.
It's easy to get caught up in fun kitchen gadgets and overlook the things that are most important--like kitchen safety. Around 60 per cent of accidental fires in the home start in the kitchen. Do you own a fire extinguisher? Do you know where it is and how to use it? Some risk assessors even went as far to remove them after they were deemed dangerous. Concerns were raised that householders could delay their escape by trying to tackle a blaze. There were also concerns that the use of extinguishers by untrained people, could add to the danger.
Automist
offers an automatic and unobtrusive alternative, a fire protection device that
fills the gap between fire extinguishers and traditional sprinkler systems. If a kitchen fire starts the system is triggered
automatically by a wireless heat detector. Detection is based on industry
standard heat detectors as recommended in Approved Document B, effectively
eliminating nuisance alarms. This starts an under-sink pump which drives mains
water through the unique nozzle unit, quickly filling the kitchen with dense
fog, suppressing the blaze.
James Dyson said: “This simple but clever device should become a
permanent safety feature in the home. Smoke alarms are essential part of modern
life but have remained fundamentally unchanged for forty years. Automist not
only detects a fire but can put it out as well.”
Automist was found to render a lethal environment survivable in one of
the most comprehensive test suites ever run on a mist
product at BRE Global. In a major furniture fire, even those immobilised in the
room would have survived for the entire test period of 30 minutes. Testing has
shown that Automist can extinguish small fires and greatly impedes the
development of very serious fires.
Trevor Hargreaves, the Deputy Director of the Almhouse
Association said, “I
have little doubt in my mind that this product will have a major influence in
enhancing safety within the home for many years to come....I have no hesitation
in recommending this innovative product across the entire almshouse movement."