

| Subject: | Re: Fire extinguisher |
| From: | jimt |
| Date: | Mon, 23 May 2005 18:57:25 -0600 |
That little extinguisher in the westy is to meet the requirements in the RV/mobile home code in most countries of europe and the US for a kitchen, not an engine fire. Gave one of those little ones I had left in a parts bin away to a bug guy this weekend. I don�t use them. My extinguisher is a 10 pound dry chem mounted on the pillar inside the sliding door. The smallest you should carry is a 5 pound or two of the smaller two and a half pounders. A single is not enough. A 2 1/2-pound extinguisher empties in under 10 seconds; a 5-pound extinguisher in 15 to 20 seconds; and a 10-pound extinguisher in about 30 seconds Here is a good link on extinguishers http://www.kidde-fire.com/kff%20extinguisher%20brochure.rsf Most of the extinguishers on the market today seem to be theirs. jimt On 5/23/05 5:44 PM, "Jeffrey Vickers" <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote: > Stan's post has me thinking about fire extinguishers. I have the little > litre-or-so sized one (no gauge) by the sliding door opening and I've > never had to use it but I've always thought it was kind of weeny to put > out a real engine fire, so two questions: > > --what size extiguishers do people have? and.. > > --is there a size/brand that can be refilled? Seems like a ridiculous > waste to be tossing a bottle every time the thing leaks enough air... > > > Jeff / 87 Westy Syncro > > > On May 23, 2005, at 4:04 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > >
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