Geo
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- Jul 29, 2007
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- 45 +years with breaks
Its been a year or so since I posted warnings about this type of fire fighter
Prompted by another post I thought it time it was aired once again:thumb:
Powder tpe extinguishers are notorious for failing in use
ESPECIALY in Motor Vehicle enviroments
oh:
The reason for this is simple,
Constant vibration compacts the powder to an almost solid block of chalk,So when the trigger is pulled all you get is a whoosh and no powder
Secondly after you have fired of a powder type that worked,you will wish you had let it burn when you see the mess you have to clear up.
even a very small fire will turn into a major clean up operation after use of a powder fire fighter
The best type in my honest opinion is the HALON Gas Type
NOW Illegal to use for enviroment reasons
It would appear Im not the only one with that opinion as certain government departments, Police,Armed forces, Aviation and Naval establishment have been granted exclusion from the new rules and can still use the (Normally Green) gas typesoh:
There are eviromentally friendly altenative gas types out there, just Google for the alternatives, and save yourself a major clean up for a burnt slice of toast
How to test your Powder type if you have one
Remove from its bracket or cupboard, shake for a few seconds and then tilt legnth ways in both directions,
You should feel the contents sliding up and down the unit, turn upside down and back again, and again feel the powder sliding/falling to the ends, if you feel nothing or feel a clunk BIN IT do this at least two or three times a year and you just may keep your powder type in good working order,:thumb:
All you have to decide then, have you got the Ba**ls to use it after reading the above
Geo
PS all modern types are now colourd red with a colour band sometimes to denote contents
Read the lable to be sure
Prompted by another post I thought it time it was aired once again:thumb:
Powder tpe extinguishers are notorious for failing in use
ESPECIALY in Motor Vehicle enviroments
oh:The reason for this is simple,
Constant vibration compacts the powder to an almost solid block of chalk,So when the trigger is pulled all you get is a whoosh and no powder
Secondly after you have fired of a powder type that worked,you will wish you had let it burn when you see the mess you have to clear up.
even a very small fire will turn into a major clean up operation after use of a powder fire fighter
The best type in my honest opinion is the HALON Gas Type
NOW Illegal to use for enviroment reasons
It would appear Im not the only one with that opinion as certain government departments, Police,Armed forces, Aviation and Naval establishment have been granted exclusion from the new rules and can still use the (Normally Green) gas types
oh:There are eviromentally friendly altenative gas types out there, just Google for the alternatives, and save yourself a major clean up for a burnt slice of toast
How to test your Powder type if you have one
Remove from its bracket or cupboard, shake for a few seconds and then tilt legnth ways in both directions,
You should feel the contents sliding up and down the unit, turn upside down and back again, and again feel the powder sliding/falling to the ends, if you feel nothing or feel a clunk BIN IT do this at least two or three times a year and you just may keep your powder type in good working order,:thumb:
All you have to decide then, have you got the Ba**ls to use it after reading the above
Geo
PS all modern types are now colourd red with a colour band sometimes to denote contents
Read the lable to be sure
