SteveB21 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Like (hopefully!) many of us, I have fire extinguishers in the garage and one in the TR. One of my lockdown activities has been clearing & painting the garage and during this I checked the dates on my extinguishers. Imagine my surprise when I found one was dated 1998 and another 2002! Luckily, the car extinguisher was still in date. So, a quick trip to Screwfix and I now have 2 shiny new extinguishers. So - go check those extinguisher dates! UK regulations recommend that companies replace their extinguishers every 5 years. I'm no expert, so others may be along with better advice and I can see there are a number of relevant threads on the forum, this post was just to remind people. Replacing 22 and 18 year old extinguishers was a no-brainer in my book. The other piece of advice I've come across is to give any powder extinguisher a good shake every month or so to stop the content settling and solidifying. I've also just seen that Lidl have a 1kg powder extinguisher on sale at a good price - too late for me though: https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/car-essentials/anaf-powder-fire-extinguisher/p39401 Stay safe! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 kg fire extinguisher... suitable for a 1 match fire. I think 2 kg is barely capable, you don’t get many seconds of discharge in that ! Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 My workshop ones are contract serviced so I know theyre up to date. http://www.classicfireltd.co.uk/ Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 So can I get a recommendation for capacity and brand for a portable in-car extinguisher that might be available in the US? Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quicksilver Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) I think more like this https://fss-nederland.nl/ no connection .. Marcel. Edited January 18, 2021 by Quicksilver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Looks good what is the technology ? Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I think Fireman Tom pointed these out before Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) https://www.a-pp.com/catalogue/product.aspx?node_id=cf570c64-40c1-4650-b5aa-ab7900c408fb https://firesafetystick.com Edited January 18, 2021 by RobH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevo_6 Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 The club shop sells them. https://www.tr-registershop.co.uk/firesafetystick-10398-p.asp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 I have the house, workshop and car extinguishers all serviced annually , little expenses for peace of mind. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Wigglesworth Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 When I started the rebuild on my car I bought a commercial sized co2 and foam extinguisher from a friendly local firm. Their advice was to check the gauges and condition myself and showed me how to and not go to the expense of a yearly contract if I didn’t want one. I am due to get them in for a proper service now they are a few years old. I also have an old fashioned fire bucket on the wall filled with water. I have been looking for something to add to the water to help its fire ability and I am told surfactant is the thing but can’t find anything that seems right for the job. I also have a squeezy bottle of water above the bench for when I set light to small things I am welding. I put highly inflammable bulk items in the shed and put other risky inflammable items in a box I remove before welding. Hope this helps. Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 One thing with the foam ones, the internal rubber lining breaks down eventually which is why you have to replace every five years, I had one replaced last year and the service guy showed me the problem, little bits get into the nozzle and will stop it working.. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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