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Originally Posted by blucille
I recently had to use my element extinguishers on my 83 911 after I was rear ended.
It far exceeded my expectations. Saved the car. Although it was totaled from the impact the 3.6 was saved and will live on.
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I worked out OK for you huh?
The Element isn't very impressive in the reviews I've watched of people actually putting out fires with one.
One guy put a bunch of under-hood type parts (radiator hose, fuel lines, plastic shields etc) in a barrel and tossed in a cup of gasoline and lit it. The Element wouldn't put it out. In every review the operator had to get very close to the fire to get the Element discharge into the fire. A little bit of wind blew the discharge away before it got to the fire. I really like the form factor, and they do discharge for a long, long time though. They are so small it would be good to keep one in the car to back up a 2 1/2 pound dry chemical extinguisher.