Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 06:53 PM |
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FIRE EXTINGUISHER
AS there will soon be petrol in the car 
What size type of fire extinguisher should I get for the garage?
Paul
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macnab
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 07:04 PM |
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one off these should do...
 
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macnab
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 07:07 PM |
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seriously though I have a 1kg foam one fixed to the car, how nearer the blaze could it be?!?
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BenB
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 07:25 PM |
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I have a portable powder extinguisher designed for kitchens which although not mahusive does have the advantage that it can be moved around the garage
so its always near where I am when I'm doing welding, grinding etc!!! Sods law and all meaning that otherwise the extinguisher will be on the
opposite side of the room as the fire.... I also take it with me on blats in case anything goes off (literally!) though I recognize it probably
wouldn't cope if the main fuel line ruptured...
It also has the advantage of being cheap as chips- some of the plumbed in extinguisher systems are decidedly unlocost!!!!
[Edited on 31/12/06 by BenB]
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macnab
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 07:52 PM |
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I have to say those plumbed system's seem to be the biggest rip off ever. I mean its a bit if plastic pipe on a fire extinguisher. What's
so amazing about that???!! how can it cost so much?
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:17 PM |
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lidl do some cheap/big ones,ive one in the car,one on my welder and one nailed to the garage door,about 3 indoors and one in my tin top 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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budge
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:18 PM |
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From experience when I accidently set fire to my Golf Gti, I used 4 * 1.5kg extingishers. long story involving a digifant problem. a Genuine Bosch
digifant manual (from which Bosch missed a very important line about disconnecting your king lead !) and high pressure fuel. It took months to clean
my drive of white powder, and now 2 years later white powder still appears in the engine bay.!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:38 PM |
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Put the car outside before you try to start it ! at least if it goes up it won't take tha garage with it . Make sure it's not a liquid
type extinguisher , petrol floats on water . Fire blanket, sand etc work well . You won't need any of it .
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