I want to put a water mist fire extinguisher in my van, I have choice of 1 litre or 2 litre (3litre too big), whats recommended ? my vans a Hymer B544 6.6m, twin berth.
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The large 9 litre ones last around 45 seconds and have a max throw of around 4 metres. I personally wouldn’t try to put anything bigger than a kitchen bin sized fire out with one. If you’ve room go for the 2 litre one. They are really only to help you escape. Which is why they should be situated on your escape route.I want to put a water mist fire extinguisher in my van, I have choice of 1 litre or 2 litre (3litre too big), whats recommended ? my vans a Hymer B544 6.6m, twin berth.
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What he said.Any fire in a motor vehicle.. results in only one action.... get out and run away AND stay run away until professional help gets there. They will douse the remains of your vehicle to make it safe because it wont be fit for anything exept the scrappies.
Keep yourself safe and let your insurance sort it out..... your life far to valuable to pussie foot around with a fire extinguisher.
Just how many owners would run away and wait for the professionals to arrive, which in remote areas could be a very long time, most fires start small and grow out of control, during the time of initial ignition a handy extinguisher can do the job and prevent spread...thats why everyone should have, and know how to use their extinguisher.If you have to use anything more than a wet towel it's too late. Many years ago I was a volunteer fireman, burning vehicles are more dangerous than most other fires and should only be tackled by professionals
Sensible ones!!!!Just how many owners would run away and wait for the professionals to arrive, which in remote areas could be a very long time, most fires start small and grow out of control, during the time of initial ignition a handy extinguisher can do the job and prevent spread...thats why everyone should have, and know how to use their extinguisher.
My advice to the OP is buy two smaller entinguishers and place them apart, therefore you can grab the nearest one and use the second as a backup and complete the attack......if all fails get out wait for the professionals....if you cannot control the fire the time lapse waiting for the Fire Service could be a total loss...where I served we could be in attendance to most incidents in 3 minutes, where we live now the attendance time would be 25 minutes minimum
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Water mist extinguishers are not the same as water extinguishers and can be used on:Wouldn't you want a powder over water extinguisher? I imagine most fires are engine/electrical/cooking related where a water one wouldn't necessarily be suitable?
I only had room for a 1 litre one at the sleeping end of our motorhome, which I hope would be enough to clear an escape route or put out a small fire. I don’t intend to be hanging around trying to fight anything serious.I want to put a water mist fire extinguisher in my van, I have choice of 1 litre or 2 litre (3litre too big), whats recommended ? my vans a Hymer B544 6.6m, twin berth.
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Not in my experience, most folk have a go first...not putting themselves at risk I must add... after all why carry a fire extinguisher or fire blanket they both need human application. The alarming footage showing gas cylinders exploding do not happen within the first stage of vehicle fires...they need a fair amount of heating to reach this point which wouldn't be at a time Joe Public was anywhere near...Sensible ones!!!!
When I had a yacht chandlery my first reply was:I have choice of 1 litre or 2 litre (3litre too big), whats recommended ?.
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Well worded sound advice, OTT....not at all...if you see what's in my MH garage....The normal cheap 600g extinguishers are good for one thing.........smashing a window open
The modern firepal, coldfire, etc are decent enough to tackle a tea towel falling on the hob
The old powder ones would leave the interior a toxic mess
A fire blanket is always a good idea
As has been said you need to know how to use it not how to read the instructions on the side even if it means wasting one in your garden so you know what happens when you pull the trigger, sounds easy but the amount of people I have seen aiming at themselves
Got one by the bed headboard, one by drivers seat, one by entrance door, spare one in garage that goes in awning and blanket above cooker
OTT maybe but I have been in a few race car fires and been on the outside of them also, £200 on fire suppressors is money well spent IMHO
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Well written Brother.....I only did 32 years in the Fire Service, so might not be the best person to offer advice, but i would suggest that you should have a fire plan (not just a fire escape plan), some people would be fairly competent in dealing with a small fire, whereas others would not be able to deal with it. Know your limitations BUT knowing and understanding them long before you might need to deal with such a situation is the real key, at that point you can decide if a fire did break out, what you will do, not what you think you might do, you need to decide what you WILL do. if that involves trying to extinguish a fire then you can select the right fire fighting medium - you would be surprised what you can use to put out fires, but if you think carefully, you will realise its all down to common sense and knowing what you would do long before it ever happens.
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Well written Brother..our major Fire Station here in Spain can make it here in 25 minutes..a crew of 3 max is all they offer...try not to have a motorhome incident here...I only did 32 years in the Fire Service, so might not be the best person to offer advice, but i would suggest that you should have a fire plan (not just a fire escape plan), some people would be fairly competent in dealing with a small fire, whereas others would not be able to deal with it. Know your limitations BUT knowing and understanding them long before you might need to deal with such a situation is the real key, at that point you can decide if a fire did break out, what you will do, not what you think you might do, you need to decide what you WILL do. if that involves trying to extinguish a fire then you can select the right fire fighting medium - you would be surprised what you can use to put out fires, but if you think carefully, you will realise its all down to common sense and knowing what you would do long before it ever happens.
the most common cause of fire is ......
PEOPLE