Jack Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Had the fire extinguisher man in this afternoon as he has just kitted out the office with them and I wanted one to keep in my GMC (that is me being sensible and responsible). Now I thought that I would be best off with a Co2 but he advised me that I was better of with a powder one as they will do paper, electrical and even fuel fires so that is what I went for. He said that the Mod supply all of their mv's with powder extinguishers, so it may be wise to check what you carry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 OHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh JACK, JACK, JACK PLEASE tell him he's WRONG. and yes so is the MoD. Dry powder extinguishers in a vehicle compact the contents to a solid, with vibration. They sit patiently for years just compacting the powder. Then when you want one , Whooooosh a gush of gas and ***-all else. Powder extinguishers have been BANNED from Motor Sport for YEARS, just because of this. DONT DO IT Tell your pyrotechnic pundit to replace it With AFFF or CO2 or carry a bucket of water, but DO NOT rely on a POWDER Extinguisher, unless you are prepared to change it FREQUENTLY,......... like the MoD. Take it from one that KNOWS. The HARD way. Karoshi the burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest matt Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Jack,Colin is right.my brother used to road rally a lot (Mk11 Escorts) and they never used powder extinguishers. The main cause of fire in old vehicles is poor wiring,if in doubt replace the lot!! Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Thanks Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 CO2 saved my life at Kemble! I was shut down for the night in the back of the pig. It was a bit chilly so I had a small gas fire laid it on the floor & connected it to the cylinder. The regulator must have become loose & there was gas at high pressure coming out. I only discovered this once I lit the fire, then the flames shot back to the cylinder which started belching flames to the roof. I was then unable to reach the rear door handle to escape. Luckily a few weeks earlier I bought a CO2 extinguisher at Denmead. The trouble is it had a silly plastic cord to stop the pin falling out & in the panic it seemed like an eternity before I could get the blasted pin to come out at all. I was able to blast it on the burning cylinder, open the door kick the cylinder out & then I just unloaded most of the CO2 until I was certain it had gone out. The bloke next door said the flames went as high as his MKs roof. So I am not sure whether it would have exploded or I would have been severly burnt. So that was a bit scarry, the closest to death I have ever felt. When I went to the Yeovil show, I bought another four CO2 extinguishers which I have around the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 CO2 saved my life at Kemble! I was shut down for the night in the back of the pig. It was a bit chilly so I had a small gas fire laid it on the floor & connected it to the cylinder. The regulator must have become loose & there was gas at high pressure coming out. I only discovered this once I lit the fire, then the flames shot back to the cylinder which started belching flames to the roof. I was then unable to reach the rear door handle to escape. Luckily a few weeks earlier I bought a CO2 extinguisher at Denmead. The trouble is it had a silly plastic cord to stop the pin falling out & in the panic it seemed like an eternity before I could get the blasted pin to come out at all. I was able to blast it on the burning cylinder, open the door kick the cylinder out & then I just unloaded most of the CO2 until I was certain it had gone out. The bloke next door said the flames went as high as his MKs roof. So I am not sure whether it would have exploded or I would have been severly burnt. So that was a bit scarry, the closest to death I have ever felt. When I went to the Yeovil show, I bought another four CO2 extinguishers which I have around the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 Oh :shock: ........that bloke is sacked then :twisted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Sorry to pi** on your parade, but Been There Done That, Got the Burns. Have seen £500.000 Insurance claim develop in front my own eyes, when a tasty motor yacht went up in flames as 3 Dry Powder extinguishers failed. All offered a PUFF of gas, and NO powder. Cut them open to find a solid brick of powder settled in the bottom. The Fire Brigade were well impressed. DO NOT USE DRY POWDER IN A VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT. Boats, cars, MV's, etc A.F.F.F. is THE way to go, but bit expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 ** For sale, 1 x Powder extinguisher, one careful owner......£100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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