As a firm believer in fire safety I do believe everyone and every car should have an extinguisher in there vehicle
As I'm in the industry I have an opportunity to supply some good savings on extinguishers
2ltr AFFF foam extinguisher with mounting bracket £18.50 + postage (these are approved for use in Motorsport under MSA regulations
1kg ABC powder extinguisher with mounting bracket £12.95 + postage
950g BC powder aerosol extinguisher with no bracket £9.95 + postage
Let me know your requirements.
Hiya, yes I do think we could all do with a fire extinguisher in our buggies!. The problem I have and no doubt others, is, what size do we need? as you are in the industry as you say. How long do these work for when putting out a fire and how big a fire will they handle? I have small powder aerosol's but have no idea on what size fire they might work on, so they could be a waist of time lol. Oh I shouldn't laugh, this is fire we are talking about
Rob
Mine was BIG and a 1kg was more than enough.
I would have lost the lot without 1.
http://www.beachbuggy.info/index.php/topic,341.1200.html
Just checked it was an 800 BC I used.
The MSA recommend extinguishers should be a minimum of 1.75ltr AFFF foam.
The smaller 1kg powder should be sufficient for a small engine Fire or electrical fire
Two words.................chrome /polished?
Brushed silver or red for the aerosols
Any Pictures?
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ABC
Quality kitemark certified to BS EN 3 Fire Extinguisher. Suitable for use on class A B & C fires with a 5A 34B fire rating. - Capacity: 1kg - Extinguishant: ABC Powder - Fire Rating: 5A 34B - Average Discharge Time: 6 secs - Operating Temperature: -30 to +60 degrees centigrade - Height: 330mm - Diameter: 85mm - Filled Weight: 1.96kg - Carton Size: 360 x 135 x 90mm
AFFF
Quality kitemark certified to BS EN3 Fire Extinguisher. Suitable for use on class A & B fires with a 5A 34B fire rating. - Capacity: 2 Litre - Extinguishant: AFFF - Fire Rating: 5A 34B - Average Discharge Time: 19 secs - Operating Temperature: 0 to +60 degrees centigrade - Height: 378mm - Diameter: 110mm - Filled Weight: 4.10kg - Carton Size: 405 x 135 x 115mm
Aerosol
950g BC Powder Aerosol Extinguisher. Quality kitemark certified to BS6165 stored pressure BC powder extinguisher suitable for use on class B and C fires. Ideally suited for domestic and leisure use. Highly effective against petrol and volatile liquids, which make them ideal for vehicle protection. 34B fire rating. - Capacity 950g - Fire Rating 34B - Minimum Discharge Time 6 seconds - Range of Discharge 2 - 3 m - Operating Temperature -20 degrees to +50 degrees - Height 287mm - Diameter 66mm - Weight (with bracket) 1.11kg
Are co2 extinguishers not rated for cars etc? I have a co2 one in my car atm but I've noticed these are all foam/powder based. Obviously waters no use for a car unless its from a fire engine.
Gary,
I`ll take an aerosol one please - How much and who to ?
I have a little powder one I was given but it's very old, do they go out of date?
Same as Weazel here, I bought 2x of the aerosols from Car Builder Solutions about 2x years ago now - I did wonder about best before dates and how effective they would be. Still on the positive they are blue and very shiny so look well strapped to either side of the roll hoop.
So yes, subject to the dates Gary, I assume that those 2x will be enough? Otherwise I might well be placing an order :)
Quote from: apmaman on December 11, 2014, 09:57:43 PM
Are co2 extinguishers not rated for cars etc? I have a co2 one in my car atm but I've noticed these are all foam/powder based. Obviously waters no use for a car unless its from a fire engine.
CO2 will work but due to external conditions namely wind it's not as effective as foam or powder
Quote from: Weazel on December 12, 2014, 09:44:23 AM
I have a little powder one I was given but it's very old, do they go out of date?
The small aerosol ones do have a shelf life of 5 years but they can lose pressure before that date
Aerosols are disposal units and cannot be serviced.
Larger units are serviceable.
Quote from: Dave DND on December 11, 2014, 10:22:57 PM
Gary,
I`ll take an aerosol one please - How much and who to ?
I'll look into postage and let you know
Are the foam ones less corrosive to fibreglass than the powder ones?
Quote from: Roadrunner on December 12, 2014, 10:36:54 PM
Are the foam ones less corrosive to fibreglass than the powder ones?
Neither should be corrosive if the clean up is done quick enough.
I have a plumbed in powder system on the engine and CO2 under the bonnet where the electrics live and a hand held powder one as well, Big GP should be proud of me.
I have seen a demo of the powder system and what impressed me (over foam) is the way it absorbs loose petrol and stops it being flammable. It was demoed in an open fronted box with about half pint of petrol and some petrol soaked rag lit under the delivery pipe. It put the fire out immediately and when it had cooled the remaining petrol in the pan was like a goo that could not be set alight.
No buggy should be without one (or two) IMHO