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Post by Joey on Nov 13, 2016 15:01:14 GMT 10
Just now driving home from the shops, I was reminded that however many preps we do at home, we can't always prep for everything. When I came upon this car fully involved, it hurt me not being able to call on my 5yrs of fire fighter training to be able to do anything but watch. Because this small town only has an ancillary fire brigade it took them nearly 10mins to turn out and by that stage it fire had done all the damage it was going to do. So now I want to get a standpipe and hose with nozzle to keep in the ute for if I ever run into this type of thing again be it unlikely. But this also reminds us that those little 1kg extinguishers some of us keep in the car would only help this if you got it onto the fire as soon as it started and before it gets top the fuel lines and tyres. A 9kg foam extinguisher(blue stripe) would be best suited for this application
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Post by token on Nov 13, 2016 15:12:22 GMT 10
yer geeze, that things stuffed and close to that house too. You know what did it?
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Post by paranoia on Nov 13, 2016 15:17:30 GMT 10
That's pretty intense, any idea what happened? blown fuel line or something?
I'm guessing those 9kg blue stripes aren't cheap, what's the shelf life of them like? I know all the workplaces I've been at have had inspectors and had them pressure tested or something, would you say this is necessary if the gauge still shows pressure?
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Post by Joey on Nov 13, 2016 16:20:57 GMT 10
It was a good 10m away from the house and nothing left now but a steel frame of a car. No idea what caused it, maybe a fuel line.
Extinguishers should be checked every 6 moths with the annual check a good extra check, and replaced every 5yrs or if the cylinder is used in rough environment (such as mining) replaced every 3yrs.
There is a course you can do to get certified to test extinguishers and could be a good little extra cash side business going sound testing them like an electrical test and tag business.
I think it's called cert 2 asset maintenance
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Post by Morgo on Nov 13, 2016 18:48:12 GMT 10
Not much left of it.
Wonder how a 9kg extinguisher would go being in a car long term and subjected to the temperature differentials of inside a car. I'd imagine it would shorten the life span some.
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Post by Joey on Nov 13, 2016 19:01:17 GMT 10
Well they certainly last a long time strapped to the outside of a dozer working on a mine with temps reading up to 40+deg, more so being metal and having reflected heat added
But 9kg are quite large to keep in the car, but a 4.5kg dry chem (white band) would suffice if you got to the fire early enough before it takes hold
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Post by shinester on Nov 14, 2016 2:52:28 GMT 10
Thanks for the info.
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