question about Fire Extinguishers?
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question about Fire Extinguishers?
The last topic posted by Cali,77,L-82 of an Ebay vette that was cooked in a fire. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6168
Brought me to a sobering awakening.
I do need to get a Fire Extinguisher, but whats the difference between dry chemical or Halotron....besides the taste :jester
Pro and cons would be great
thanks in advance
[Modified by 71'AirStrike, 1:05 PM 10/24/2003]
Brought me to a sobering awakening.
I do need to get a Fire Extinguisher, but whats the difference between dry chemical or Halotron....besides the taste :jester
Pro and cons would be great
thanks in advance
[Modified by 71'AirStrike, 1:05 PM 10/24/2003]
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (71'AirStrike)
dry chemical will "stick" to hot surfaces, and ruin them. Halon won't. depends how bad a fire you expect, I suppose. I just got a big extinguisher in my garage. I should put a smaller one in the vette.
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (71'AirStrike)
Halotron is a clean agent where as the dry chem is not. Halotron is normally used by industries in computer rooms so that eq not on fire does not get messed up. It is more expensive for the Halotron, but I chose that since I do not want to clean up a mess. Vettedan on the forum sells the extingusihers with brackets to mount them in the vette.
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (Sigforty)
Awhile back I acidentially left a rag under the hood. I then went on a little drive and the rag fell on something hot. It is a good thing I had this:
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (71'AirStrike)
I spoke to the local expert on fire extinguishers.
He would gladly sell me either type.
He said the Halotron had less cleanup but was much more expensive and
was less effective.
My theory was if I had a fire in the Vette and was lucky enough to be able to
put it out with a fire extinguisher, cleanup would be the least of my
problems.
:cheers:
He would gladly sell me either type.
He said the Halotron had less cleanup but was much more expensive and
was less effective.
My theory was if I had a fire in the Vette and was lucky enough to be able to
put it out with a fire extinguisher, cleanup would be the least of my
problems.
:cheers:
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I actually keep my fire extinguisher behind the drivers seat...
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (gq82)
During my engine swap I kept one at my right foot at all times... hehe, CONFIDENCE!
Just for sanity purposes only. I didnt want to be up fecal creek without a paddle if you know what I mean.
BTW: Right now I am using a home depot bought ABC FE it was like only 20$ and could probably put out almost anything I would have to deal with. Once I am ready, on the road, and moving I am going to get the Haltron. I wouldnt know the precise suppressent characteristics between the two but I would imagine both if used correctly would put out a car fire. Remember fire burns from the bottom up...
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Just for sanity purposes only. I didnt want to be up fecal creek without a paddle if you know what I mean.
BTW: Right now I am using a home depot bought ABC FE it was like only 20$ and could probably put out almost anything I would have to deal with. Once I am ready, on the road, and moving I am going to get the Haltron. I wouldnt know the precise suppressent characteristics between the two but I would imagine both if used correctly would put out a car fire. Remember fire burns from the bottom up...
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (OHSIXX)
Awhile back I acidentially left a rag under the hood. I then went on a little drive and the rag fell on something hot. It is a good thing I had this:
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (71'AirStrike)
I’m not familiar with “Halotron” extinguishers Strike but I know Halon agent extinguishers are still approved for general aviation use. Halon types were outlawed for normal domestic use because of the Ozone thing. But remain available since no acceptable substitutes are available for aircraft. But I think the major reason is halon is least likely to asphyxiate people inside aircraft while on fire – not good place to become unconscious. The halon agents do work really well on fossil fuel/fabric fires – much better than CO2 and even outperforms the dry chemical stuff. But more $$$.
Try http://www.aircraftspruce.com or http://www.chiefaircraft.com</A> or http://www.h3r.com or http://www.nauticalfire.com or <A HREF="http://www.westmarine.com.." TARGET="_blank">http://www.westmarine.com.. :thumbs:
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Try http://www.aircraftspruce.com or http://www.chiefaircraft.com</A> or http://www.h3r.com or http://www.nauticalfire.com or <A HREF="http://www.westmarine.com.." TARGET="_blank">http://www.westmarine.com.. :thumbs:
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (James)
OHSIXX what is the size of the unit that you have?
Is this a 2.5lb size?
Is this a 2.5lb size?
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Re: question about Fire Extinguishers? (71'AirStrike)
Remember also. that depending which extinguisher you buy, it takes a different technique to use them effectively. With the dry chemical style you move the nozzle back and forth in a sweeping motion, to blanket the fire with the chemical, basically smothering it. With a halon or Co2 extinguisher, you hold the nozzle still, but pointing at the base of the flames. The idea here is since the gas is heavier than air, you eventually displace the air, and choke out the fire... simply waving the nozzle around will do exactly jack squat. Yes, they are a cleaner extinguisher than a dry chem type, but you need to know how to use them effectively... and it can take a few seconds for the process to happen, so even though it can be hard in "panic mode", you must be patient, keep a cool head and let it happen.