Finally, You Have Something That Shoots Powder And You LIke It.
Written: Jun 26 '09 (Updated Jun 26 '09)
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Pros: Light weight, inexpensive and will do the job to an extent.
Cons: You can not practice with these more than once.
The Bottom Line: Nice disposable type of insurance company that will not fail you when it comes to coverage.
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| badbonz0007's Full Review: Kidde 2 1/4 lb ABC Fire Extinguisher FC110 w/ Nylo... |
I have used many different types of fire extinguishers throughout the years. Most of the time it had to do with job related training and sometimes it was in an actual need for it. For over twenty years, I have been a certified welder and had to carry around a thirty-pound fire extinguisher to every job that I had to do. You would always have to do the same thing and once a year we would have fire training. This came very handy when I was training my kids at home and how to use this particular fire extinguisher in the home environment. There is a big difference between the two, weight wise, but the basics are the same. You can usually find some type of fire extinguisher at any home improvement store or hardware store for right around 15-20 dollars. I have found that Kidde is the most widely sold home fire extinguisher in our area. There are many other brands out there but this is the most common in our area.
Description
This is a red 14” tall pressurized container, (seamless and corrosion resistant aluminum guaranteed cylinder) which comes equipped with an easy to read gauge that will tell you one of two things, and one is whether or not is fully (green) charged or two whether it is (red) empty. If this gauge goes below that, you will have to discard it. When fully charged this will weigh 3 pounds with 2.25 pounds of multipurpose chemicals inside of it. There is also a red safety clip, which will stay in place until you pull it out to use it and an easy to operate black rust and impact resistant plastic trigger. This also includes an easy to point round nozzle, which is ½” in diameter, and if used properly will put out any small fire that you will come across. This is a fire extinguisher that will work on A, B, and C type fires. A, is for regular trash, wood, and paper, B, is for liquids, and C, is for electrical. This model is a 1-A: 10-BC class fire extinguisher. On the side of the cylinder, you will find easy to follow instructions just in case you forget how to use this.
Ingredients
The contents that go into the making of this chemical is not toxic but can be considered an irritant they are as follows: monoammonium phosphate, MICA, Calcium Stearate, Nuisance dust, and an irritant.
Experience
Ever since I started using fire extinguishers, this has been the brand name of our choice. We have had a few of these go to our family training sessions but we have never had to use these in an actual fire at our home. After each use, you will have to discard these because these are disposable and cannot be refilled. These will only last for 8 to 12 seconds from the time that you first start to squeeze the trigger until the cylinder discharges the entire dry chemical contents. This will not give you much time to put a big fire out; you will have to make sure that the fire is very small to use one of these. When you first start squeezing the trigger you will not have much time, so you will have to work quick. Working from side to side and walking away, do a sweeping motion and point at the base of the ignition source. When the dry chemical firsts hits the flames it will seem to grow, intensify, and turn a bright orange, but this is only the reaction of the dry chemical hitting the flames.
Sometimes you have to have some training on some small fires in a fire pit, in order to teach your wife and kids, how to use one of these. You might have to spend a little bit of money now on the fire extinguishers, but it will help in the end. The best way that I have found not to waste any money, is when the fire extinguisher is just about ready to expire for its life and you have to discard it anyway, then that is when it is time you have a training session. When you use the P.A.S.S. technique, your family will learn very quickly how to use this. What is P.A.S.S., P= pull the pin out with a lot of force, A= point the fire extinguisher at the base fire while walking away until you are a total of 6’ away, S= while doing that then squeeze the trigger and S= squeeze the trigger and do a sweeping motion all the while remembering that you only have 8-12 seconds before this will get out of control. You should locate one of these for every 600-700 sqft. in your home.
We have approximately seven or eight of these throughout our home. If you put one in each of your rooms, you should be well covered. You might even consider putting one of these in your car and RV or you boat if you have one. This type of fire extinguisher is OSHA and Coast Guard, and BMV approved.
Maintenance and Warranty
There is not much to maintaining one of these, all you have to do is inspect these once a month. That is why they give you a little card to attach to this. I would highly recommend that you make copies of this, so you can put a new one on after you fill the very small 13 lines that you write on. There is a 12 year warranty on this model from NFPA the date of manufacture, and 10 years from the date stamped on the bottom of the cylinder.
Conclusion
I highly recommend that you put one of each of these in every room in your house. A little bit of insurance and piece of mind goes a long way. You may not ever have to use these in an emergency, but at least you will be glad that you have them nearby. 5 stars
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