Fire extinguishers

[Jhonno]

Actually going to get one of these for the Cerb, just in case..

What is the minimum worthwhile size?! Foam or powder?

[gruffalo]

2KG powder, makes a mess but very effective.

Lots on ebay for £20 or less.

[pmessling]

i have one bolted to the back of my seat so easy to get to. no one could sit behind me any way so best place for it.

[Jhonno]

Nice.. Might try something similar.

[BonkersConkers]

Newbie here....hopefully the pic will come through

Its a 1.75kg powder

[MPoxon]

BonkersConkers said:

Newbie here....hopefully the pic will come through

Its a 1.75kg powder

That looks great, where did you get that from if you don't mind me asking?

[phillpot]

Errrrr, possibly LifeLine" ...

[MPoxon]

LOL fairplay.

[BonkersConkers]

Thanks. Bought it through Demon Tweeks.

I mounted it to the rear harness chassis section using threaded bars and exhaust clamps from halfrauds, Wickes etc..

The bars come through where I used to have the subwoofer screws in situ. Subwoofer was a bit pointless with a straight through exhaust!

[jamieduff1981]

I can certainly vouch for the mess. I discharged a powder extinguisher in my kitchen thinking (I've no idea why) that it was a CO2 extinguisher when some bacon fat ignited in the grill.

Half the house ended up with a layer of bluey green powder...

[MPoxon]

Ahh very clever I did wonder how you mounted it, interior of your cerb looks cracking as well by the way.

[m4tti]

I think the preferred option is a halon alternative, clean agent extinguisher and have it plumbed in under the bonnet. Unless the cabin or your passenger is on fire the portable bottle may not be of huge use. Under bonnet fires get fairly hot rendering the front end inaccessible.



http://www.fireextinguisherguide.co.uk/types-of-fi...

[jamieduff1981]

m4tti said:

I think the preferred option is a halon alternative, clean agent extinguisher and have it plumbed in under the bonnet. Unless the cabin or your passenger is on fire the portable bottle may not be of huge use. Under bonnet fires get fairly hot rendering the front end inaccessible.



http://www.fireextinguisherguide.co.uk/types-of-fi...

That would be rather nifty.

[phillpot]

The benefits of various extinguishers and systems can be (and have been) discussed "ad infinitum" but, as fires are generally either leaking fuel or electrical, I'd also suggest a battery isolator switch as a must have safety addition.


The owner of this Lola was less than impressed when the marshals smothered it with dry powder (engine still running) at Spa a few years ago when a few small flames appeared in the engine bay as he returned to the paddock!

[Jhonno]

Isn't that what the kill key does?!

Tbh.. For £15 just having a chance of saving the Cerb/passengers is worth it!