Fire extinguishers

[Edbear]

Naughty. BCF is bad mmmkay. I'm no hippy but they're really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really bad for the environment.

There is never any need for a civvilian to be using them, they are even being phased off Airforce aircraft.

You will never have a need for that extinguisher, especially outside you want dry powder anyway.

The BCF has been banned since 2003.

If you know anyone with one, seriously tell them to hand it in, extinguishers are not that expensive.

Don't quote me, but i've heard of tonnes of atmousphere being destroyed per litre of BCF used. , which is pretty consistently repeated by most people when talking about the stuff. Yes it is effective, but Co2 used properly will do your job, and you are less likely to kill yourself with it using it inside.

Outside is not as effective as it blows away, being a gas.

Otherwise known as Halon extiguishers, they are yellow in colour and by now most are looking very old. They are still used in some aircraft as firefighter says, but also as he says the aviation industry has been looking at ways to phase them out. They are intrinsically safe and light to carry and were ideal, especially in aircraft sensitive to weight.

For home or commercial use, ABE Dry Powder is unbeatable for cost effective performance on all types of fire. In the kitchen you should have a 1m x 1m fire blanket handy to snuff out any flare-ups safely. These are only about $30.00. I can get a firm KB price if anyone wants one.

[scott411]

Ahah, I have my competition advertising on my thread... LOL!!! I've seen these but not sure about them. What size are they? I note they have no rating and no details as to the retardant used, so not sure if they are worth carrying.

they are 300ml, not as robust as the ones you are selling for sure, but half the price, do not see any rating either, it just says "Flame retardent fluid"

imo the size of most of the canister that most of us carry will not put out a fuel filled fire, but the forest owners want us to carry something, and it is a small price to pay for the access we have

[Scuba_Steve]

slightly off the bike topic but still keeping with the extinguisher theme, does anyone know around how much it is to get a 1kg dry powder type tested/refilled?

& FYI fuck do they make a mess when you accidently tap the 'go' button

[Edbear]

slightly off the bike topic but still keeping with the extinguisher theme, does anyone know around how much it is to get a 1kg dry powder type tested/refilled?

& FYI fuck do they make a mess when you accidently tap the 'go' button

In my experience, Firewatch tend to be a bit cheaper than Wormald's for that, but their prices for new are just as high. I can do you a new 1kg ABE Dry Powder for only $38.00 incl. GST. Comes with a vehicle mounting bracket as well. Let me know what they want to charge for a refill.

Yup, They do make a mess...

[Edbear]

they are 300ml, not as robust as the ones you are selling for sure, but half the price, do not see any rating either, it just says "Flame retardent fluid"

imo the size of most of the canister that most of us carry will not put out a fuel filled fire, but the forest owners want us to carry something, and it is a small price to pay for the access we have

Yeah, thought they'd be next to useless, but as you say, if a bike sets the bush on fire you're gonna need a big one to put it out, so a slong as there's no regulation to meet, anything will do.

[Scuba_Steve]

Well if anyone else is wondering it is cheaper to buy new than to get refilled.

My quotes came out at about 47$ for the 5yr test & 27-29$ +GST for the refill, With all of them recommending to "just buy a new one it'll be cheaper".

(contacts were Wormald, Firewatch, Chubb if anyone wanted to know)

[Edbear]

Well if anyone else is wondering it is cheaper to buy new than to get refilled.

My quotes came out at about 47$ for the 5yr test & 27-29$ +GST for the refill, With all of them recommending to "just buy a new one it'll be cheaper".

(contacts were Wormald, Firewatch, Chubb if anyone wanted to know)

Did they quote you a price for a new one?

[Scuba_Steve]

Did they quote you a price for a new one?

na not really Chubb said the Mitre10 Mega had some for 26$ the other day & might still have them on special, and one of them sold them for about 43$ I think?. But while they were friendly & cheerful I get the feeling individual/personal sales aren't of much interest to them (which I suppose is logical they have set themselves up as 'trade/commercial' operators & the hardware stores/supermarkets have taken the personal market & probably ripped the bottom line out of it as they tend to do)