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Commuter_Tim
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PostPosted: 21:47 - 16 Mar 2017    Post subject: Fire extinguisher for general bike immolation Reply with quote

I recently tried to burn an oil/petrol mix and extinguishing it with oxygen depravation took a while.
It got me thinking that I'm kind of a mong, so I should get something to put out fires.

Which fire extinguisher is decent for putting out oil, petrol or general bike fires?
Do brands matter at all or is it all the same chemicals?

Hopefully <£20 and compact.

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PostPosted: 21:55 - 16 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dry powder or CO2 are your best bet for general purpose. A sub £20 extinguisher is not going to give you much discharge time and may be pretty useless to be honest.
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PostPosted: 22:14 - 16 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, I can easily increase the budget if that is the case.
How much would you aim for? I don't expect to use it more than once if that is a factor.
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PostPosted: 22:26 - 16 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

2kg dry powder will give you around 7 seconds discharge time

2kg CO2 will give you around 9 seconds.

It all depends on what you're aiming for really. For a workshop I'd probably look for 2kg minimum.

Oh and any fire extinguisher is only meant to be used once. Razz
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PostPosted: 22:45 - 16 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

get a secondhand 9ltr AFFF from ebay. (foam)

you can refill them and repressurise them yourself.

piece of piss.

will put out most things DIY based.
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PostPosted: 01:11 - 17 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I keep a 5kg powder in my workshop.

Pretty sure that's the minimum requirement for motorcycle pits at race meetings too.

Lidl do a 6kg powder periodically. Got one in my house stairwell so keep your eyes peeled.
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PostPosted: 11:29 - 17 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dry powder is cheap and effective but leaves a horrible mess.

I used to have a halon extinguisher (liberated from a computer room when they became illegal) which are superb but lethal if used in a confined space.
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 19 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers for the info.
Sounds like one of the 2kg ones should do the trick for my needs. Thumbs Up

I work on the bike outside in the yard anyway, so the chance of anything else going up in flames is unlikely.
It's mainly just to save wasting the Fire Brigades time if an accident happened.
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PostPosted: 17:30 - 19 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd concur with the advice to keep an eye out in Lidl and Aldi.

Ikea do a 6kg dry powder for £35 if you join their "Family" club.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/ikea-family-products/safety/patrull-fire-extinguisher-dry-powder-art-70143350/

Fck it, I'm gonna get one next time I'm in there.
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PostPosted: 17:34 - 19 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

You wouldn't want to dump it over a bike, but for cost, you get a lot more fire extinguishing ability from a large bucket of sand, or 3.
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PostPosted: 13:42 - 22 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

if you use dry powder extinguisher - keep mouth shut , as it tastes horrible. I use/have a large powder, several CO2, several water, one foam at home- all liberated from a defunct company
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PostPosted: 15:48 - 22 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dry powder has the best 'knock down' of any modern fire extiguishers. CO2 is good too, but has no permanent smothering properties meaning a good chance of the fire reigniting once the CO2 dissapates.

Dry powder is the definitive all purpose fire suppressant, it does A,B and C class fires. CO2 is not as effective but cleaner. I suppose the choice is cleaning up dry powder or ashes. Laughing

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PostPosted: 15:53 - 22 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Break into an old folks home and steal a couple? The odds of any of them dying in a fire before they are replaced
or natural causes get them are very slim indeed I'd imagine. Thinking A victimless crime. Thumbs Up Probably
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PostPosted: 18:51 - 22 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 22:57 - 22 Mar 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

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