- 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
- Comes with high strength metal mounting bracket and usage instructions.
16M people want to watch this shit? I don't want to live on this planet.
Better than the ABC news.
100% this 🤣
how long are the expiry dates on fire extinguishers?
How long after the expiry date it's usable? At some points people will forget.
For home use, they have a 5 year expiry. As long as the pressure gauge hasn't dropped into the red and the powder hasn't clumped up, it should technically still work past 5 years. You can give it a shake every few months to stop the powder from compacting.
In a commercial setting, you need professional inspections every 6 months and a hydrostatic pressure test every 5 years.
But for the sake of ~$20, it's better just to replace it before the expiry.
Sorry, let me rephrase the question, how often do I need to replace the fire extinguisher?
i'd keep it as spare, probably still works just fine
As CFA guy I suggest you make a fire in an appropriate place and use the extinguisher as a learning experience. Note the range, spread and duration.
How much are they usually?
Other sites are showing between $29-$39
Pricehipster shows they're normally $19.
Not a huge discount so maybe price matching elsewhere.
I think that Bunnings is Price matching the upcoming Aldi special buy.
The thing I bought but never want to use
Go on give it a tug….
Bought
Thanks op
Get one. My regular repost:
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 to make sure the powder stays loose.
I can't be the only one who would prefer to not save my car from a fire. I'd rather it be written off than have to drive around a car that has been "repaired" after being on fire.
It's more about stopping the fire spreading elsewhere than saving the car.
My car caught fire from a cracked fuel line igniting the underbonnet insulation.
I pulled over and a minute later a fortuitous passer-by doused it in seconds with their extinguisher.
Fuel hose was replaced and vehicle could be driven within the hour.
Repairs were the hose, insulation and a bonnet respray - good as new.
The option was a raging inferno in peak hour traffic.
I've carried an extinguisher in every car since.
If you've gotten to the stage where you're using an extinguisher on a car, I'm pretty sure it's already a write-off ;)
You might have someone stuck in the car in an accident that the door can not be opened or so.
I had a 1kg in the kitchen that I used when the fat on a badly maintained bbq went up. Replaced it.
Just let it burn. Close the lid if it's getting too wild.
LOL, I was kinda worried about the gas bottle
Nothing to worry about, gas bottles are a lot safer than most people realise. :)
It would have to get very hot before there was any danger (~70 degrees), and even then it won't explode as the pressure relief valve will start to vent gas.
@trapper: 70° is not very hot (just remember water boils at 100). And that vented gas would sure add fuel to the fire. Kitchen cabinets were next.
@wisdomtooth: The whole mass needs to be heated to 70°, you would need to put the gas bottle on the actual grill lol
Do we need another type of extinguisher for the car or the ev? I heard batteries need special treatment.
The special treatment for an EV battery fire is to get out and run away. You will not be able to put it out.
Only 1 in 4 ev fires involve the traction battery so it is desirable to carry a powder extinguisher in an EV.
Yes. Google either P500, EV Fire extinguisher or ev fire retardant
Maybe it’s a high yield investment car, worthy of saving.
It was a CX5, from memory - this was 2021. I was more worried about the row of very tall pine trees the car stopped under going off
The Aldi 1.5kg delta on sale from the 21st for $16.99
1kg
Ads for john deere tractors on an ozbargain page…. dunno if that fits!
Powder can make a mess as well as cause visibility and breathing issues when used in a confined space like a small kitchen. A fire blanket could be a better option.
Don't see many carbon dioxide gas fire extinguishers for sale now.
I think Bowen has banned them. He wants us to use “green” hydrogen ones instead.
Hydrogen gas? Are you expecting to build a H-bomb?
A recent fire training I attended told me that powder extinguishers create a real mess afterwards. I was wondering what would happen, if one were in a rental property as a tenant and extinguished a fire, but this left some part of the property damaged eg the stove or benchtop, would the tenant be liable?
Landlord insurance?
If tenant was liable the insurance would come after the tenant
When I used one outside for the BBQ, the gas stove top was still acting up for at least 30 minutes after due to all the particles that had gotten inside. No lasting damage though - apart from the BBQ
How did your BBQ taste like? XD
I wouldn't use a dry powder extinguisher near anything important or valuable unless it is the last resort. Use fire blanket etc first
Anyone that has a solar battery installed needs to get one.
It's something you hope you never have to use but good to be prepared if you do need it.
Depends on the chemistry of the battery some batteries can't catch fire
Most if not all sola batteries are made of lithium-ion, and they can burn intensively.
As I said it depends on the chemistry, you said everyone needs one which just isn't true. It depends
@edfoo: When you said most if not all. Now don't you get whiny because you said "most" bla bla waa waa technically I didn't say all!!! You ain't getting the last word on this guy, stop being a (profanity) m8
@Saura: Yes I said most solar batteries, not all, are made of lithium-ion batteries and can they burn intensively, I was just clarifying Tleyx's comment, not disputing him. When he replied "you said everyone needs one which just isn't true", I did not say that, it was PuppieWayne who said that earlier, I think he replied to the wrong person. And why are you getting your panties in a knot over this you (profanity) dude?
@edfoo: Different lithium chemistries burn differently. Most home batteries today are lithium phosphate based, and these cannot burn hot enough to burn down a house, or anything really. Older lithium batteries (and those in performance EVs today) do burn like crazy if they get going.
@goldenSilent: When you said lithium phosphate based, you meant lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) right? This chemical is also common in many EVs now a day, including base Tesla Model 3 and Y, different from the NMC batteries in higher models. Either way, when these LiFePO4 batteries burn, they can still burn intensively.
There is no chance of putting out a solar battery fire with any domestic fire extinguisher.
FK. You right.
So.. I guess I have an extra fire extinguishers now
When you think you are doing the right things.
Thanks for the heads up…
If you do track days in your car these are often mandatory - must comply with AS 1841.
i am really surprised these arent a requirment in houses/rental yet, with all the interconnected smoke alarms and all the fires from ebikes/batteries why this isnt enforced.
Lol good luck enforcing that.
Fire alarms are routinely inspected and enforced.
By whom?
@wisdomtooth: so the same people could do fire Extinguisher, and it could be enforced just like fire alarms once were not.
@wisdomtooth: "safety inspectors"
Pretty sure there still isn't a qualification or standard for what these "trade people" need. Only time a qualification is needed is if they're installing hardwired smoke alarms. Otherwise, the LL is just paying $120/year for the piece of paper they provide and associated public liability insurance.
Bought with onepass and they sent it with Uber, which seems insane because bunnings is about a 30min drive from my place! How does onepass make money?
They probably can't ship these by courier (or whatever they use as standard.)
I have some of these that are expired
What is the best way to dispose of them?