Fire Extinguisher

[simon]

Need a Fire Extinguisher for my car,

a 1K dry Powder. Legal

Needs to be on a bracket and mounted in an accessible place in my car.

Any idea where i can buy one with a bracket and where in the car is best to fit it ???

epninety

'Proper' fire extinguishers for vehicles tend to be AFFF rather than dry powder. Halon is better still, but not legal

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s/fire-extinguishers

AdrianC

[simon] wrote: »

Need a Fire Extinguisher for my car,

NEED, or want? If it's genuinely need, see if there are any other requirements.

where in the car is best to fit it ???

Somewhere you can reach it whilst belted in, but not where it'll batter you round the head in a collision.

A two-second google finds plenty of sources.

System

epninety wrote: »

'Proper' fire extinguishers for vehicles tend to be AFFF rather than dry powder. Halon is better still, but not legal

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s/fire-extinguishers

Maybe in a motorsport situation where the flammable items are predominantly fuel and oil but not for the normal motorist

Dry powder covers class A, B & C fires whereas foam only covers class A & B

Class A = ordinary combustibles
Class B = flammable liquids
Class C = Electrical.

colino

Ask a taxi driver. They're normally bolted to the floor in front of the drivers seat and are available from most factors/ECP etc.

epninety

!!!!!! wrote: »

Maybe in a motorsport situation where the flammable items are predominantly fuel and oil but not for the normal motorist

Dry powder covers class A, B & C fires whereas foam only covers class A & B

Class A = ordinary combustibles
Class B = flammable liquids
Class C = Electrical.

Well if you don't want it to put a fire out, you can waste £30 in halfords instead. Foam doesn't apply to class C because of the 'electricity plus liquids' aspect - not a concern in a vehicle unless it's a high voltage EEV.

topdaddy_2

Save fiften quid and call the firebrigade. A 1kg isnt gonna do much except lower your mpg.

jimjames

topdaddy wrote: »

Save fiften quid and call the firebrigade. A 1kg isnt gonna do much except lower your mpg.

Had fire extinguisher in car and pulled over to help a guy that had small fire starting. Wasn't a lot of help as it was a big fire very quickly!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O34Zm8ryAU

AdrianC

It may delay the small fire from turning into a big fire for just long enough for occupants to get out.

[simon]

Its to fill a legal requirement. That's all.

Herzlos

Does the legal requirement place any other restrictions on it (category, position, etc)?