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Fire extinguisher POLL

Tram

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I've heard rumors of Halon being blown away in open spaces - any truth?
 

chuzie

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Sounds feasible. Depends on how much ur discharging. An aviation bottle is large. Like 40 gal or something. Our cute little halon bottles won't do squat for a fire in the woods. You may as well throw $20 bills at it. It would put out a campfire though.
 

Fricker08

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I keep a couple in my garage, one in the house, and one in the Bronco. All ABC extinguishers. Need one for my daily ride.
I've used the one in the Bronco before, just not on the Bronco thankfully! Thanksgiving desert trip, friends motorhome boiled transmission fluid out the dipstick and caught fire. My extinguisher saved the motorhome and everything on the trailer attached to it.
 

Slednut10

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10BC marine extinguisher-sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
 

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jperry1290

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Dont waste your time with the 2.5lb extinguishers it barely puffs. A 5lb is way better. Halon works well unless windy plus its really toxic for you. Also the vibration of the bronco will compact the powder over time and it will not come out. Make sure to service them on a regular basis.
 

chuzie

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That is great info. So should we shake them up from time to time to prevent settling or is that powder too sticky and basically ruined once compacted?
 

Bart

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I have two. After giving one up to a FSB with an alternator fire I had none. That's why I carry two. One on each side of roll bar that can be grabbed quickly.
 

4x4man514

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i put these up in another post but i wanted to make sure everyone seen them. please get some type of ext. eveyone hates to see these other ebs that have burnt but it can be much worse. i almost lost my life in this fire in 2008.
 

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No Hay

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I have one, but keep it in a storage box. These pics and stories have me looking to mount it somewhere within reach
 

dao1980

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I've got the ABC type in both my Bronco and my 1995 F150.

You never know what your day will hold when you drive an antique!
 

ntsqd

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I don't want to hijack this thread, but how many of you service them annually?

That is great info. So should we shake them up from time to time to prevent settling or is that powder too sticky and basically ruined once compacted?

Worked my way thru this whole thread and these are the only two mentions of this. The dry powder type need regular maint. or they're useless. The powder is so fine that just the vibration from sitting on the floor of your garage for a year will compact it to the point that when you need it all you'll get is the propellant and none of the powder.

I talked to my past employer's fire extinguisher service guy about this. That is the real reason for the service, to break up the clump of powder in the bottom of the tank.

Now think about the vibration of a vehicle mounted extinguisher. I'll bet that powder is compacted at the bottom of the bottle in just a few months. I lay my vehicle mounted units on their side and periodically rotate them 180° (about time to do that again). Should probably do it every time I even think about them, just as a habit.

Figuring that the Coast Guard has a pretty good idea of what a boat needs and their extinguishers are a requirement, and that boats are pretty much the same in their fire fighting needs as a 4x4, I buy my extinguishers from a marine supply. I could likely pay less elsewhere, but this is easy and I know that I'm getting something specific to the need. Time has value too, I'd rather be doing something fun or earning me income than sorting out exactly what I need in a fire extinguisher and then trying to find a local supplier. I'd probably end up where I am now anyway.
 
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