Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:29:21 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Fire Extinguishers (WAS: Re: [OT] Re: Belt and Pully system in newer saabs)
in article bl7bng$8diek$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de, Grunff at grunff232nopsam.com wrote on 28/09/2003 20:09: >> I know car fires can spread very rapidly, so I thought an extra, larger one >> in the boot would be a good idea. At what point do you decide it's all over >> and run away though? > > And there lies the danger. There's no doubt that a 10kg > extiguisher would be far more effective, but are you going to > empty out the 1kg extiguisher first, then get the 10? That > wouldn't make much sense. You'd go for the 10kg first. But the > 1kg is nearer. Yeah, I'd run for the bigger one if my 0.6Kg one ran out and the car was still on fire. But ... > You've also got the extra cost of maintaining (refilling at > regular intervals) the 10kg extiguisher, and the inherent danger > of carrying a high pressure cylinder in the boot (you do have a > green diamond pressurised gas sticker on the back of the car, > don't you? You should ;-) Whoa! Looks like the one in the boot is out :( I knew there'd be some bloomin' legality about the matter. Where does the (UK) law stand on mounting a small extinguisher inside the car? Does the green diamond warning sticker count for the smaller ones as well? I'm talking about the kind of thing I can buy from Halfords. > I reckon if I have a fire and I can't out it out with the little > extinguisher, it's not meant to be. Okay. That's when I should run for it then :) Cheers, Paul
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