Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:43:16 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Fire Extinguishers (WAS: Re: [OT] Re: Belt and Pully system in newer saabs)
in article bl75u9$8t238$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de, Grunff at grunff232nopsam.com wrote on 28/09/2003 18:30: > Paul Halliday wrote: > >> I still haven't found a most-suitable permanent location for mine, but I'd >> rather have one somewhere than not. My extinguisher is currently in the >> driver's side door pocket (which I no longer use as a bin), but it flags >> about a little. > > That's where mine lives. If you get a long narrow one, you can > fit a 2lb powder extiguisher in the pocket. This is sufficient > for any car fire as long as you catch it at the beginning. Hmmm. It's not an ideal location really, it is? It's handy, but does get knocked about a bit. Has yours got battle scars and kinks yet? > On the subject of extinguishing - if using a small 2lb > extiguisher on a car fire, the trick is to discharge the whole > thing in one go. This is far more effective than doing one > burst, realising that it wasn't enough, doing another burst, > realising you've run out, etc. Just get nice and close, point > and discharge until empty. I discharged an out of date one once to see how it handled and figured exactly that - might as well sod the cleaning up job and make sure you've got a car left to clean by spraying the lot, eh? I know car fires can spread very rapidly, so I thought an extra, larger one in the boot would be a good idea. At what point do you decide it's all over and run away though? Paul