Where is your fire extinguisher?
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Comments (5)Gator rider2, Thanks for the reply! This will give me some info to start with. "Time slips away". I let too many years pass w/o evaluating my extinguishers. IÂll hope to check all and upgrade as needed very soon. As an example, I have an old steel vs plastic CO2 General Extinguisher in the bedroomÂs closet, 5 pound class with a steel/plastic combo movable nozzle, no gauge and heavy heavy (25-30 Lbs). ThatÂs from the late 70s from what I can remember and probably needed hydro testing in the 80s. I do have other later small plastic extinguishers in the kitchen and boat. loger...See Morefire extinguisher
Comments (15)My newest one is white. Not nearly as noticeable as the old red one. I had thought I might put it on the wall but it didn't have a bracket to hang it with so maybe not. I guess after I get the new kitchen situated I'll find a good place. I'm sure there will be a little space somewhere. I wonder if there is any kind of little basket that would attach to the inside of a cabinet door.......I'll have to look around. I don't want it to get shuffeled around and not be able to find/reach it if/when I need it!...See MoreFire Extinguisher
Comments (7)Remember, fire is likely to start near the range. If your extinguisher is in the cabinet next to or under the fire, you won't want to open a door/drawer to get it. Better a bit of distance away from the fire so you can approach the fire at a safe distance. My big red one says stand back 8 feet. My little white one says stand back 6 feet. The little cheapie doesn't give a distance....See MorePoll: Decorative Fire Extinguishers-Yes or No?
Comments (17)Not for me, but I'm sure I'm not "kewl" enough to be in their target market. I have a white, wall-mounted fire extinguisher in my kitchen. I got it at Home Depot. It's only about 10" tall and is pretty unobtrusive. I don't have a picture of my current kitchen but here's my previous house's kitchen - the extinguisher is below the microwave. I left that one for the new owners and got another one for this house. There's also a conventional red one by the back door (for any grill incidents, and the back deck is also where the smokers go to indulge; I need to get a mounting bracket for it for better visibility), and currently there's one on the porch where DH is working with an infrared paint remover. When we had a fireplace, a fire extinguisher about the size of a 2-liter soda bottle stayed in the kindling box, and a large one hung in the garage when we had one of those. I've been lucky enough that I've never had a major fire but I've had some little ones over the years (cooking fires, cigarettes, candles) that without a fire extinguisher could have become major fires. I want any idjit :-) who happens to be in my house to be able to grab the fire extinguisher without having to think "is this a fire extinguisher or what?" while the fire alarms are screaming and maybe they've been imbibing a bit or are half asleep. IMO a fire extinguisher is such an important piece of safety equipment that I don't really care if it's not beautiful, I would never stash it away in a closet or cabinet - I think it defeats the purpose to have it hidden away where you have to go hunting for it. However, white fire extinguishers are becoming widely available, as are residential ones in a brushed stainless finish (I guess to coordinate with those stainless steel kitchen appliances). First Alert makes a silver and black all-purpose extinguisher. "The only other thing that it reminds me of is an oversized seltzer bottle, and you could probably put out a residential fire with that too." Only if it's burning paper, wood, cloth or similar combustible material. Water spreads both oil/grease and electrical fires (and you can also electrocute yourself by putting water on an electrical fire, since water is a wonderful conductor of electricity). It's most sensible to have A-B-C extinguishers, which put out all three kinds of typical home fires, especially since a class C (electrical) fire can spread to become a class A (combustible materials), or a class A can come into contact with combustible liquids (class B)....See Moregolddust
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