Thanks for the link.
As much as I love Aldi special buys, because I find Aldi special buys often gets you a similar or better product for less, doesn't seem to have the edge this time.
Sca's extinguishers have put me off due to some reviews of Losing pressure over time.
It's something I don't plan on using immediately, but in the case of an emergency I would like to know it works. Especially when I will install it in my car.
Can anyone comment in the quality of ALDI model?
I plan on using my extinguisher on the 20th of May, I will fall asleep with some frozen dim sum on a dry pan and it will start a small fire that will start to spread to the cabinets, but I’ll be ready to put it out once the smoke alarm wakes me.
1kg extinguisher is 20 at bunnings, bought one on sunday
Hmmm interesting sale on Valentine's Day..
Well you know.. Friction and movement can lead to a fire
You need this deal then.
yeah i dont know how that would go down with the mrs
So can forgetting it's Valentine's Day.
Sounds like extreme unrequited interest in the act.
More like, if you don't get her what she wants, she'll set the whole house on fire
you don't know love till you've been hogtied with security wire for several hours whilst you get your kink on with some fireplay
Here's the link, if people want to take a closer look:
https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-wed-14-…
Appreciated.
May be required if you miss out on the roses sale on the 13th.
Might need both the blanket and extinguisher in that case.
Just get the digital deadlock and don't tell her the code to get in. You will be fine.
That's only a short term strategy.
…you'll have to venture outdoors at some point and face the music lol
What sort of ozbargainer are you? Everyone here knows that roses are cheaper on the 15th.
Does anyone know if that lock is something that can be legally put on an apartment front door or is it just for house owners?
When I was looking at Digital Deadlocks there seemed to be conflicting information if it is valid for use on the front door of an apartment under strata and/or fire safety laws (NSW)
Thanks
Don’t recommend getting a deadlock version as you have to hold the door closed for it to lock every time. Get the other type.
The none locking type? Not sure how your doors work… But I have to close mine before I can lock them….
Surely she/he means the type that isn't a deadbolt but locks like a normal door, where you can just close it and it locks
You could just buy a door closer as well then.
I was once told that if you penetrate the fire seal (a metal foil in the door) then it needs to be done in accordance with the fire rules, I don't know enough about it but I'd take a guess and say no.
I replaced our (rental) backdoor lock with one of these last time Aldi had them. Fantastic for housemates and keyless entry! Our agent personally doesn't care. Less handyman call outs because the old lock was shit.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/hitech-…
Maybe not so much the Strata thing but the Fire Regulations (which of course impacts the Strata thing)
I am concerned the Fire Extiguisher's may have been made in Britain, can anyone confirm?
British engineering is amongst the finest in the world, including comedies.
Haven't used the Aldi model, but can confirm extinguishers of this size are suitable for putting out small redgum wood pile fires under a pizza oven when some embers get loose on a windy day. Granted, that may be a very specific use case, but suspect any small fire could be dealt with similarly
How was the pizza?
Very crispy with dry flame retardent topping. Dominos are thinking of adding it to their "Extreme" menu selection.
I think they've already started blending it in with their garlic aioli sauce
exotic of course if you have the stomach
Fortunately wasn't cooking pizza that day. Didn't even burn the chicken I had going on the Weber. Hosed down & saved the wood for the fireplace. Wasn't letting the retardant anywhere near the inside of the oven
Are those "Digital" deadlocks powered or mechanical?
I believe the clue would be digital, assume it needs battery power.
You can get mechanical digital locks, "digital" just means it has digits, not that it's electrical.
I bought one last year. It's great. It's a bolt with both keypad and key socket, so you can use either. We use the keypad most of the time, but the key is there as a fallback in case of flat batteries etc.
Its easy enough to install for anyone that can use a holesaw.
I hear a problem with the numbers not changing positions on the keypad is that when the numbers wear out over time it becomes obvious what the digits in the code might be.
Unfortunately I can't comment about the durability of the numbers. Ours only gets a few uses per week.
The take four AA's. The lock is Honeywell branded. The batteries run down really slowly even with daily use.
This may be an obscure question (I could not find any answer on google); but can the fibreglass in the fire blanket be cut up into strips and re-purposed for reinforcing resin casting or repairing car damage for example?
I wouldn't like to assume that the fibreglass isn't covered in flame retardant chemicals. I paid less than 10 bucks for a m2 of the real deal….
Fireblankets are a bit thick for that kind of work. Generally you want slightly thinner sheets that will absorb all the resin rather than thicker ones. It would probably work, but it'd be a bit of a kludge and you'd be better off with fibreglass sheeting/mat designed for the job.
And to add to that, several thinner sheets give a better result than one thicker one.
With the digital lock, anyone know how many invalid tries are allowed before it forces the user to use the physical key to unlock.. (I hope there is a threshold)
Yeah, there's a limit of 5 or 10 but couldn't remember the exact figure, only tested it once.
If you make everyone use 6+ digit codes, brute force hacking is less likely than brute force or lockpicking.
But it still has the option of using the normal key, so this adds absolutely zero security if someone is prepared to pick the lock. A lock of this cost is bound to have a cheap, basic barrel as it's only part of the cost of the overall unit.
You could always fill it with superglue :3
Don't worry about buying these. I bought them 2 years ago and never even used em.
Same with a lot of bargains we buy on here and that pesky thing called health insurance.
Might stock some of these up and put them around the house to make my friends think I know about fire safety when in fact I have 0 knowledge about it :(
You really don't need any more in the city.
Anyone know what the actual extinguisher is made of?
metal housing afaik
I can confirm that it's also painted red.
Just be aware that a 1kg extinguisher is not really big enough. You'd likely struggle to put out an underbonnet fire with one for example.
2kg is a better option.
Bunnings has the fire sentry fire extinguisher and the firepro blanket at the same price points, anyone know if the aldi ones are any better?