Fire extinguisher

[Gary B.]

Re: Fire extinguisher

In my 31+ years in the industry, I've never seen one that didn't show the full & empty weight. Someone screwed up and now you have no idea whether it's full or empty. If you end up having it hydro tested, have whoever re-fills it put the correct stamping on it.

Jim,

That's my plan.

Gary

[Tim E.]

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Stephen - Fellow NCRS member Bruce Fosdike gave a technical presentation on fires, fire extinguishers, and the lasting & damaging effects of dry powder fire extinguishers at the 2012 Lone Star Regional. Very informative and very eye-opening. Bruce is a retired fire captain in California.

He sells Halotron fire extinguishers made in America by H3R Performance. Halotron is a clean agent and leaves no residue. The agent is expelled under pressure as a liquid which converts to a gas almost instantly leaving no trace except the fire is extinquished.

I suggest you contact Bruce at the California Academy of Fire Specialists and let him describe the H3R brand of extinguishers. I and many others bought one for each car after listening to his presentation and "practicing" on my C5 (without the fire!).

Bruce can be reached at 805-203-8184.

Tim

[Jim D.]

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He sells Halotron fire extinguishers

Enough said.

[Gary B.]

Re: Fire extinguisher

Stephen - Fellow NCRS member Bruce Fosdike gave a technical presentation on fires, fire extinguishers, and the lasting & damaging effects of dry powder fire extinguishers at the 2012 Lone Star Regional. Very informative and very eye-opening. Bruce is a retired fire captain in California.

He sells Halotron fire extinguishers made in America by H3R Performance. Halotron is a clean agent and leaves no residue. The agent is expelled under pressure as a liquid which converts to a gas almost instantly leaving no trace except the fire is extinquished.

I suggest you contact Bruce at the California Academy of Fire Specialists and let him describe the H3R brand of extinguishers. I and many others bought one for each car after listening to his presentation and "practicing" on my C5 (without the fire!).

Bruce can be reached at 805-203-8184.

Tim

Tim,

The CO2 extinguishers won't lease a mess like the dry powder units will.

Gary

[Terry B.]

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FYI: I have been reading articles for the past three days and finally decided on a Halon 1211 extinguisher. Purchased Amerex C354TS 3 lb unit with a discharge hose. Felt the extra .5 lbs. and the discharge hose for shooting into the engine area with minimal hood opening best for my needs. Paid $160 including $12.95 shipping. This thread and the archives were a great help.

[Gary B.]

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Terry,

I think you made a good choice. Given the availability of the Halon 1211 units, I would't buy another C02 unit because of the issue of hydro-testing and refilling every 5 years. I also like the idea of the discharge hose on the Halon unit you bought. I wish my Halon H3R unit had that feature. Oh well, live and learn.

Gary

[Edward B.]

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And rightly so. Natural gas is LIGHTER than air and dissipates quickly. Propane is heavier than air. The specific gravity of air is 1, Propane is 1.52, Natural Gas is .7

HA HA MICE - Let's see how many firemen remember this acronym.

[Stephen W.]

Re: Fire extinguisher

wow-- my post gave birth to a tutorial!! Much learned. I bought a halon extinguisher based on consensus above, and am happy, hoping I never need to use it, but it's a 47 year old car, and fires did/do happen.


Thanks to you all