Suitable for fire protection in the home (including garage), cars, boats and caravans
Working order can easily be checked with the in-built preesure gauge
5 Year warranty
Australian Standards Rated 2A:10B:E
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Are they that bad ?
Re-posting what I said in Feb:
Get it!
I had a 1kg in the kitchen that I used when the fat on a badly maintained bbq went up. Replaced it.
Saw a CFA fire presso at work before a quick practical with extinguishers in the back car park. Went straight to Bunnings and got a 2.5kg.
Car on fire pulled up near home, right under some pine trees. 2.5kg subdued it for a few minutes but not enough. The flames were about to touch the trees when MFB pulled up. Likely would have lost the house if the trees caught.
Now I have a 1kg in the kitchen, 2.5kg near main bedroom and 4.5kg around middle of the house.
We give them a shake on the regular and gentle taps when upside down with rubber mallet.
Ooo tell me more about this bit
We give them a shake on the regular and gentle taps when upside down with rubber mallet.
How often? What's it for?
Once a year should be fine. The powder can settle and clump. Usually you can hear when things are OK by putting it on your shoulder and rocking it back and forth like a see-saw. You'll hear the powder gently sliding past. If you hear nothing or a thump as the clumped powder hits the ends, then replace the extinguisher.
@lawyerz: Yeah, if you reach for that in an emergency you're going to be very disappointed in the weak and feeble wheeze it uses to try and push the powder out.
this type of extinguisher is not suitable for oil/fat fires (class F)
Hang on, no one (else) mentioned the car which pulled up - on fire - and parked under trees next to this guy's house? Was it an angy neighbour, or something?
What's the regular price?
$33.70 according to PriceHipster.
What's the regular price?
it's aldi price at the moment, then back to bunnings price …
Got one. The mrs' candles have me freaked out recently.
I gave my old mrs' 3 strikes at trying to burn the house down. After the 3rd try she became an ex.
My risk assessment table said removing the risk is better than using control measures.
Much cheaper option too.
Consequences are certainly high but just trying to figure out the likelihood at the moment.
So instead of burning the house down, she just took it.
Aren't fire extinguishers meant to be expensive?
These are 1.5KG ones, not the big bastards you're thinking of.
If you want expensive, try something like this - https://www.bunnings.com.au/firestryker-fire-suppressant-100…
Easier to use, no expiry (8 years, but apparently they remain functional well after that) and capable of extinguishing a greater range of fire types.
What happens when they expires? Possible to refill?
At this price you just throw them away and get a new one.
Practice using them
But only somewhere that you want to end up looking like a winter wonderland.
stand in the middle of a big room in your house, pull the pin and squeeze the trigger to test it is still working …
It's recommended to empty them on chuggers.
What is a chugger?
Great for EV drivers. 🍿
apparently the fire service just lets them burn out because they are so hard to put out. upside is you save on the forking out for the cost of a cremation
Because nobody said anything negative about internal combustion engines when horses were perfectly fine
Your standard ICE vehicle has a greater chance of catching fire, you should trade your popcorn for kernels so you're ready.
hey Q how do we dispose of these once they are expired?
i want to know this as well. buying this to replace a very old very expired 1kg
https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/DetoxYourHome/
You can take them along with other hazourdous items to one of these events in Vic.
Is ok to keep them in garage or they can blast in summer heat?
Imagine a fire extinguisher starting the fire instead! 😀
Perfect companion for heymix chargers