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Type of fire extinguisher for home use? Daniel Prince 04-01-2008
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Posted by Douglas Johnson on April 2, 2008, 1:40 pm
salty@dog.com wrote:

>
>It was already time to "get out now". Everyone should have gotten out
>FIRST before making any judgement about whether to fight it yourself.
>You are correct that it is often a matter of seconds between oops, and
>death.

Which brings up a point that has been missed so far. If you are going to fight
a fire with an extinguisher, do it with your back to the door and monitor your
escape route. Things can go sour in seconds.

Keep your fire extinguishers near an exit, so you won't have to go deeper into
the building to get one. You might also keep some sticks and a bag of
marshmallows there, so you'll have something to do while waiting for the fire
department.

-- Doug

Posted by Stormin Mormon on April 3, 2008, 11:45 pm
You can always throw empty fire extinguishers in....

Yer right, about watch your exit, and be ready to bail out. With dignity.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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Which brings up a point that has been missed so far. If you are going to
fight
a fire with an extinguisher, do it with your back to the door and monitor
your
escape route. Things can go sour in seconds.

Keep your fire extinguishers near an exit, so you won't have to go deeper
into
the building to get one. You might also keep some sticks and a bag of
marshmallows there, so you'll have something to do while waiting for the
fire
department.

-- Doug



Posted by David Combs on May 3, 2008, 10:32 pm
>
>
>Which brings up a point that has been missed so far. If you are going to
>fight
>a fire with an extinguisher, do it with your back to the door and monitor
>your
>escape route. Things can go sour in seconds.
>
>Keep your fire extinguishers near an exit, so you won't have to go deeper
>into
>the building to get one.

This might be the most important post of all!

Obvious, yes, but when the thought finally comes
to you, IT'S TOO LATE :-(


Thank you!

David



Posted by Phisherman on April 1, 2008, 6:10 pm
I have several small ABC Kiddie fire extinguishers. Most are mounted
near an exterior door. I have one in the kitchen, basement shop,
garage, and truck. The pressure dial shows the extinguisher has
pressure and should be periodically inspected. An open box of
baking soda near the stove is very effective for grease fires. The
thing to keep in mind is to have the extinguishers ready and easily
accessible. Hopefully, you won't ever have to use one.

Posted by on April 1, 2008, 7:32 pm

>I have several small ABC Kiddie fire extinguishers. Most are mounted
>near an exterior door. I have one in the kitchen, basement shop,
>garage, and truck. The pressure dial shows the extinguisher has
>pressure and should be periodically inspected. An open box of
>baking soda near the stove is very effective for grease fires. The
>thing to keep in mind is to have the extinguishers ready and easily
>accessible. Hopefully, you won't ever have to use one.

Here's another good tip: Every month or so, take each extinguisher off its
bracket and shake it vigorously until you can hear the powder moving inside. If
they hand for long periods, the gauge will still say they are good, but the
powder will haved settled itself into a solid lump and the extinguisher will not
work.



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