[chrismorse]

I have been involved in three fires and i'm here to tell you speed is important because if the fire raises the temperature of the metal bits high enough and there is anything available to burn, (fuel, oil, plastic), you can put the fire out, BUT if hot enough, it will come right back.

I had an employee who worked on his truck the night before and when he was leaving the job site, the carburetor had leaked enough fuel for a fire to start. He used up a 2-3/4 pounder and i rolled up to the fire with my 5 pounder and put it out 4 or 5 times, then told him to run back inside for a bucket of water - that finally did it, but the truck was a write off - toast.

Does the element leave any residue or have any difficulties.
I still have a couple of halon extinguishers for the two cars - how much more effective is Purple K.
How effective is CO2?? I know it is way not PC, (just like Halon) but a no mess fire put out is a lot less poluting than a burnt car.
chris