Fire extinguisher?

[Sister Sledge]

I can't find the answer so apologies if already covered.

My bike is in lockdown in what's basically a small workshop/larger shed. Brick walls, wooden roof, benching, small workshop machinery nearby etc.
I don't have a fire extinguisher in there and know about the various types available.
Does anyone recommend a particular type, size, make which they use for their own bike storage areas?
I rarely start the engine indoors. It has fuel etc. My concern is should it burst into flames I'd not get it out fast due to the amount of security involved during storage in there. Better to nip a fire out quickly so to speak.

Anyone??
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[Ste]

[Sister Sledge]

Nah no real reason.
Yes I follow as per manual with disconnection of things (battery etc) but I dunno - petrol has a habit of creating fumes and thus a route back to the source of them. It just takes a small spark to ignite petrol fumes and it's too late. Could be taking a fuel line off when removing the tank for example. The tank will be off during the Winter at some point because I need to check valve shims and other bits. The tank has two taps (one each side) which means twice the spillage if it erm.. spills.

Mind you, I suppose a large wet blanket might work like it does on a chip pan..
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[grr666]

Powder covers most eventualities including electrical. I put one plus a fire blanket in my rental places kitchens despite having
no regulation to say I have to do so. Better to be safe than sorry IMO. I'm quite oversensitive to this as my mums house was
in a serious fire some years ago where the fridge was the cause.
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[Polarbear]

[ZebraDriver]

I think you can get an automatic dry powder one that you can hang from the ceiling. That would get around the problem of getting to get past your security in the event of a fire.

[Riejufixing]

[Triumph1300]

In my garage, I have a co2, foam, and powder!

All the big ones as seen at shopping centres, work etc.

All bought off e bay, all 3 coming from building site closedowns etc.

Dependent on the type, look up the checking requirements, and you can make sure there ok, either by the gauge, or weight check
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[Sister Sledge]

Great input. I hadn't realised that for an extinguisher there are different levels of usefulness - awesome help that.

Workshop is narrow but long - say about 8 feet by 20 feet. Quite awkward for working on things but better than getting wet. It has a serious amount of leccy available which powers various electric welders (I only weld outside/never near a bike) but no water supply. I suppose I could crack open a bottle of shielding gas CO2 and walk away but as said it has no staydown power.

I once worked in warehousing and did a full weekend firefighting course with the fire service. They did full instructions and allowed us unlimited use of devices. I can still remember the static electricity shocks when using the powder extinguishers!
I did think powder with foam a possible second. If powder ruins tools etc then fair enough because it's better than losing a shed or house.

I'd never considered an extinguisher until today to be honest and think better safe than sorry.
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[Robby]

I got a set of powder extinguisher and fire blanket on Amazon. It wasn't very expensive.

The important thing is to make sure you have them accessible. Mine came with a bracket, they are mounted on the wall next to the door. When you do get one, first job is to fit the bracket and mount the thing, or you'll never get round to it.

[Riejufixing]

[Sister Sledge]

Blimey they're much cheaper than I'd thought. I was expecting £80! At that price I might get one or two for inside the house.

There's always floor clutter so a bracket mount makes things far easier and there's a small wall which sticks out near a main door into it - ideal for that bracket. A good idea because it's also at a good height to lift off and be usable from that position.
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[Sister Sledge]

All sorted. Cheers everyone for the input.
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