Slater
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| posted on 17/2/09 at 03:14 PM |
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fire extinguisher recommendation
Can anyone recommend a suitible fire extinguisher plus bracket to mount in my MAC#1. Just a handheld one, to be fitted after SVA.
I'd hate the thing to go up in flames and have nothing to stop it.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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BenB
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| posted on 17/2/09 at 03:39 PM |
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I think the best are the plumbed in versions. After all, the likely source of a fire is going to be the engine bay. Much easier to have either an
automatic one or a simple pulley to pull than have to get out of the car, whip off the (burning) bonnet and start trying to put the fire out. By then
the little hand held (600g) jobbies aren't going to be up to much.....
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bob
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| posted on 17/2/09 at 03:51 PM |
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I've got a few of these, cheap enough.
linky
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Slater
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| posted on 17/2/09 at 04:03 PM |
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Just the ticket, thanks Bob.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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adithorp
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| posted on 17/2/09 at 05:23 PM |
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I've got a small extiguisher in the car for hand held use. You can get them from any motor factor/Halfords/petrol station.
Under the bonnet I've got one of these...
http://www.flameskill.co.uk/flexiTec-auto-systems.php
The hose is fire sensitive and bursts where the flames are. Just mount the bottle and run the hose around the engine bay, etc. It had enough hose to
go around the engine, over the fuse boxes and then behind the dash. Was about £165+vat on an offer through Complete Kit Car mag'.
Not cheap but better than a write-off!
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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dhutch
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| posted on 18/2/09 at 12:16 AM |
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Ive also looked at this.
- If its going badly, its going to go, but as you say if you just smell a bit of smoke it would be horrable to be helpless.
I would have thought foam/afff was the best type, so might get a 1lt one of them.
Dont know what people think about that.
- Keep it in the cockpit. Not as good as a plumbed in system, but better than a box of dry tinder.
http://www.nationwidefireextinguishers.co.uk/p448313/1-litre-afff-foam-fire-extinguisher.html
Daniel
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dhutch
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| posted on 18/2/09 at 06:40 PM |
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Found this too, no size, looks smaller, but would save the £9 postage.
ireAngel Superfoam Fire Extinguisher @ B&Q
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10256478&fh_view_size=6&fh_search=fire+extingusher&fh_eds=%c3%9f&a
mp;fh_refview=search&ts=1234982453516&isSearch=true
Daniel
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