Hi all, i'm a jnr ff. My superior just challenged us to tell him why nitrogen not oxygen is used to inflate vetter bags. We all thought it had to do with flammability but he said that's not the answer he's looking for. The first one to get the answer gets two days off! Please help.
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ok, i found another idea...i googled it (couldn't find anything related to vetter bags). On Wikipedia, they said it can be used "for filling automotive and aircraft tires due to its inertness and lack of moisture or oxidative qualities, as opposed to air...."
so i would assume the same principle applys to the bags.
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Hi there, i am new to firefighting and rescue services as i have just been voted onto our dept this past june. I have not yet been trained on a "vetter bag" but i think i may have an answer for you. Alot of racing teams use nitrogen in their tires because nitrogen will not heat up and fluxuate like regular air does. It also won't hold moisture like compressed air will. I hope this helps you, unless it is too late already.
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Quick survey...how many departments carry Nitrogen tanks?
PS - Vetter is a brand name for high pressure lifting bags."This thread is being closed as it is off-topic and not related to the fire industry." - Isn't that what the Off Duty forum was for?
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We use ParaTek, also off SCBA bottle. I'm thinking the next task this person gets will be to find the missing water hammer."This thread is being closed as it is off-topic and not related to the fire industry." - Isn't that what the Off Duty forum was for?
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Originally posted by Bones42We use ParaTek, also off SCBA bottle. I'm thinking the next task this person gets will be to find the missing water hammer.
I've always heard of them being filled this way. The water hammer is in the same compartment as the SkyHook and Left-handed smokeshifter (for those real smokey rubbish fires).------------------------------------
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