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fire extinguisher recommendation
I'd like to buy a halon fire extinguisher for my Porsche. Does anyone have a recommendation on where to order one?
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07-27-2003, 11:12 AM
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The best place to go--and there are lots of them out there--are professional fire-supply houses, that supply equipment to fire, rescue and ambulance corps and companies. You'll have a huge choice, better prices, and lots of good, professional advice. Just look in the Yellow Pages.
As I remember--it was awhile ago--the local company (we use them for the volunteer ambulance corps I'm a member of) turned me off on Halon when I told them what I wanted the extinguisher for, though I can't remember the reason. Might have been duration of the charge. Stephan
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When it comes to oil and gasolene fires dry chems are the best even though they will make a mess when you use them.
CO2 and Halon are a gases that will quickly blow and/or diffuse away and if you have some burning oil and gas that is above flash point it is likely to reignight once the gas has blown off. Dry chem will usually coat the burning mess well enough to keep it from lighting up again. I rather have a powdery mess than a burned up car. Dry chem also won't suffocate you if you use them in a confined space. |
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Yup, that sounds familiar, I think that's exactly what they told me when I went to them confidently asking for the magic halon and they found out what I was planning to do with it. Which is why I say go to the experts who sell extinguishers for a living rather than those who merchandise them as accessories.
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Yep. I have halon and a going to switch to dry chem. Halon works great in a totally confined area-ie it'd probably be just the ticket for a cockpit electrical fire in a closed car-but in an open engine bay it might just slow things down some. Dry chem makes a mess, but works.
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You guys hit the key stuff! Dry chem is the best if you want to put it out. Like I've said before, we don't carry no Halon on our fire engines.
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