Fire Extinguishers

A new ventilation canopy in a relatively small but busy restaurant covers some brand new equipment with little or no grease laden fumes other than two small 10 litre deep fat fryers. The canopy duct work is approximately 4m long and remains in the same compartment without passing through fire resisting elements. BC has insisted on a suppression system although the FRA indicates that whilst it certainly has merits but isn’t warranted given the appliances currently in use below the canopy. A caveat on the FRA is that wet chemical extinguishers are provided and appropriate staff training provided. I can’t find anything in the building regulations that would definitely req…

Hi, I work for a sustainable energy company (offshore wind turbines) and this year we have exchanged 108 6kg dry powder extinguishers as they have hit the 5 year date. We pay around £50 for new ones, but are thinking about possible recharging, 1. To save money 2. Recycling is good for the environment As someone with no knowledge of recharging, what is everyone's thoughts, what sort of cost is it to recharge a dry powder extinguisher. We also have a similar number of 6kg CO2 extinguishers, and they are changed every 10 years. Thanks.

Good afternoon I have a small problem as I need an extinguisher for live electrics and I don't know if choosing water mist or co2 for computer equipment, I have 3 foams in my home (2l abf in kitchen, 6l abf in living room and an ordinary 3l foam at my bedroom I've also got fire blankets first aid kit and smoke alarms , however the co2 I want to buy has a lot of downsides starting that im afraid it can lead to asphyxiation, is it dangerous to install a co2 extinguisher at home ? Thanks very much. Regards. Ps: is for a study and computer room I'd like to put it behind the shelve on that small room.

I note from the Safelincs website, that Britannia are bringing out a P50 water mist extinguisher I wonder if there is anyone has any idea when this model might be released and the likely cost of the 6 litre version? (even a ball park figure price would do) I am trying to convince my employer to extend a trial of P50s (we have 4 at one site). We would like to extend the trial to 50 or so Foam (34A/183B) foam, but we would like to know what the cost benefits would be by choosing the water mist design (13A/21B) . I would rather keep the superior coverage - at least on some site. We current operate around 3000 extinguishers, so you can see why management wish…

Hi Reported to landlord that this fire extinguisher was rusting/broken and pressure gauge was in the red. He said this extinguisher was actually surplus to requirements now and the delay in it being disposed of was due covid. a few hours later, I notice the fire extinguisher that was surplus to requirements has been replaced and the one I reported has been thrown in the already over crowded under stairs cupboard.. just doesn’t seem right to me.

Hello - I'd like to know what type of extinguisher I should purchase that could handle an accidental ethanol fire. I know fireplace units using ethanol burners come with a lid to close off the fire, but I'd feel more comfortable knowing I had an extinguisher on hand in case an lit ethanol accidentally escaped the unit. Thank you Karen

We are a small office (12 people) and have two 9 litre water fire extinguishers. They are dated as purchased new in April 1989, they have never been serviced. The have a reference of TG50.

Hey Guys bit of a weird one, someone mentioned the Plastic bodied powder extinguishers from the 70s / 80s ceased to be serviceable years ago because of something called Osmosis / reverse osmosis that affected the plastic bodies?? anyone able to shed any light on that and what its about, ? Ta lots :)

Hi We found an old fire extinguisher (1959) in a shed and are thinking about cleaning and restoring it to make it into a lamp. It says 'chemical foam' on the label, also 'Type F.L 3' and there is still some liquid in it. I feel that we should empty it before handling and using it in the house. I once read that some of these chemicals can be carcinogenic and/or toxic. What would you recommend? Thanks for your help!

Hello Quick query, bearing in mind that the Responsible Person STILL has obligations under the Fire Order, re risk assessment, fire safety responsibilities, does the empty building still require extinguishers, I checked a few sites who state advice along the lines of the following ...... " Your fire safety responsibilities within an empty property include maintaining systems, servicing and repairing of equipment where it is faulty. Investment in these systems enables you to protect your building and future income. Fire safety systems should include: Carrying out a Fire Risk Assessment to identify all risks in the building in order to reduce or elimin…

Hi I am wondering if there is a way to freeze protect a back pack fire extinguisher 19 L with foam would be to drop a plastic soda bottle with diluted rv anti freeze ( propylene glycol ) in it any ideas? thank you I do not need this as a code requiried unit ideas please thank you

Hello good people? When looking at information for Co2 extinguishers and their safe use on electrics, most information states "Safe for Low and High Voltage" but exactly how high ? is it unlimited because it`s a gas or is there a ceiling, Ta

Hello, looking at some AFFF Foam extinguisher and some advice states passed die-electric test to 35kV ( 35,000 volts) but lots of advice states "Safe up to 1000v at 1 metre" Which is it, 35000 or 1000

good evening were about to buy a home in a lakeside and it has 2 floors on the ground floor we have living kitchen 1 toilet+bathroom and 2 bedroom + a small hall, on the first floor we only got one bedroom a toilet and a sizeable terrace with a table. the question is the following: Im buying 2kg carbon dioxide + 2 foams and 1 2l abf foam the 2 normal foams are 3l size ok?im just wondering if its better a 6l,3l look compact and cute but not that sure if theyre enough 1 per floor. Many thanks. regards.

Hi, I vaguely remember seeing a recommendation that the 5kg variant instead of the 2kg C02 should be installed where there is 400V+ present; is this correct as I can not find reference to this now? Thanks

Good morning, A couple of questions regarding fire extinguishers, if I may? * if a foam extinguisher is already in place, with a (non photoluminescent) foam extinguisher sign - why would it need to be replaced? The service is in date, it is mounted onto a wall and the signage is already there? * do fire extinguishers that cannot be mounted on to a wall have to be on a fire extinguisher stand? many thanks JoH

Hi there although rare these days, there are still cartridge operated extinguishers out there, anybody know what standard the cartridges themselves come under? is it a BS or an EN, what part number, what year? thanks

Hi all anybody with knowledge regards portable extinguishers for aircraft hangars, I`m sure I read somewhere that ABC Powder units shouldn`t be inside hangars, not because BS stated about powders indoors but because if there WAS an ABC in a hangar for gas risk or whatever and used, the Acid based powder was dangerous as in it is corrosive to Aluminium and could weaken aircraft joints, ?? apart from LX / HX Foam flooding systems, IF you were recommending portable units, whats the spec? Thanks :)

Good afternoon,I have given for my grandma a 2l abf foam extinguisher for the kitchen,and 1 need other 2 units(small of course),even a 2 litre size is heavy for her,I was thinking the one at the corridor a 1 litre water mist and the second one at the living room the thing that worries me if this unit extinguishes only too small fires ,it hasn't got an a rating only a "5f"thanks very much.

I have fire extinguishers that are currently valid by service date, but are more than 10 years old. Do these need to be changed?

We currently carry 2 x 1kg ABC dry powder extinguishers and a fire blanket in our 10 metre sailing yacht. I believe the 3 major potential sources of a fire are the diesel engine, the gas cooking stove and the 12volt lead acid batteries. I am sure that the dry powder extinguishers would be effective for all these sources however I am concerned at the collateral damaged that would be caused by the powder, especially to the engine. we do not have space for additional fire extinguishers. My query is that if we changed the dry powder extinguishers for 1.4kg watermist types, would they be effective in the case of a battery fire? I would welcome some objective advice on th…

Does every type of fire extinguisher have a different shelf life? (For example will a water last longer than a powder one)

hi, we have a 3 storey home, and we´d like an efficient solution, at the same time affordable, larger extinguisher units aren´t cheap,the house is aprroximately 660 sq foot big, with a garage, my idea would be the following: -2kg carbon dioxide near entrance and 3 litre multichem abf foam for kirchen on ground floor 3l foam for the upper floor. for the garage a 2kg abc dry powder, as it is cheap affordable and quite powerful, im afraid is quite small and probably better going for a 4 kg Please i would be really thankful receiving advice and opinions.

I am looking to start my own fire protection company and I am looking for a supplier is this something safelincs can provide for me also I am very interested in your e series so am wanting to know will these extinguishers meet the regulations or will my customers both domestic and commercial have to still have the standard extinguisher also on site

Hi, Can you advise what the minimum weight that is required for extinguishers going to be installed in company maintenance vehicles. They are likely to be used only in the event of an emergency. I have been told it is 1kg, but I am unable to find where that is stated. Regards, Ray.