Fire extinguisher mounting

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popotla

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I have a dry powder fire extinguisher, “stored pressure type”, 2kg.

Is there any preference as regards vertical or horizontal in-vehicle mounting, and if so, why, or doesn’t it matter?
 
There are pros and cons for either.

I find that mounting vertically inside my defender can cause a head injury.

However horizontal mounting causes my legs to dangle out over the rear crossmember thus increasing the danger of bruised shins or frostbite..
 
make sure that about once a year you turn it upside down (comapred to however its stored) and tap the bottom smartly with a rubber mallet, as the powder settles resulting in not very effective use, if its ever needed.
 
Only normal stuff make sure its bolted down securly-
I once saw a really nice defender at essex arena AWDC event years ago fail a steep hill climb just as he stopped th windows turned white 2 blokes bailed out choking luckily the driver was very experienced and he left it in gear hand brake on before he bailed the dry powder extinguisher came loose hit the rear door and sheered the saftey pin white powder everywhere destroyed the interior of the vehicle.

make sure you shake it rigorously every month and before you use it

At a comp safari a mota caught fire the guy grabbed his 2kg dry powder aimed it and it just spat out its gas and no powder it all, all the powder compressed to the bottom while he was racing and become useless when he really needed it Jai
 
Only normal stuff make sure its bolted down securly-
I once saw a really nice defender at essex arena AWDC event years ago fail a steep hill climb just as he stopped th windows turned white 2 blokes bailed out choking luckily the driver was very experienced and he left it in gear hand brake on before he bailed the dry powder extinguisher came loose hit the rear door and sheered the saftey pin white powder everywhere destroyed the interior of the vehicle.

make sure you shake it rigorously every month and before you use it

At a comp safari a mota caught fire the guy grabbed his 2kg dry powder aimed it and it just spat out its gas and no powder it all, all the powder compressed to the bottom while he was racing and become useless when he really needed it Jai
 
popotla said:
Is there any preference as regards vertical or horizontal in-vehicle mounting, and if so, why, or doesn’t it matter?
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It would be good form, and only polite, to ask the young lady (it is a lady, yes?) if she has a preference as to the position to be adopted for mounting.

CharlesY
 
CharlesY said:
It would be good form, and only polite, to ask the young lady (it is a lady, yes?) if she has a preference as to the position to be adopted for mounting.

CharlesY
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let's hope she's female, unless your in the habit of asking males how they prefer to be mounted
 
think the Russians still use it in their subs, 9 died the other week when it went off while "testing"

how careless
 
Bring Back Halon! It puts out fires even large fires without damage to vehicles ect its bad for living things in an enclosed enviroment but it would put the bloody fire out its like perfecting a cure for cancer and then say no you cant have that it damages the o zone layer. But surely the fire not being put out causes more damage to our planet? Halon is totally fit for purpose but we are not allowed to use it. I actually have 2 and will use them if I ever need to put out a fire and I will face the prosocution if and when I need to Jai
 
Halon is for all the world the same as dry cleaning fluid.

dichloro-difluoro-methane chemical Formula C Cl2 F2

Halon is also widely used an a gas anaesthetic. One of the very best. I have been put out on Halon quite recently for an op. Nice sleepy sensation and no hangover.

Using it will CLEAN the insides of the Landy.

Dry powder is sodium bicarbonate - aka baking powder - usually blown out by carbon dioxide gas, and it makes a disastrous mess.

It also sets quite hard over time IN the extinguisher, so y'all out there with Soda-Bic extinguishers should give them a really good shaking on a regular basis. Once you've used one inside a car the car is wrecked, especially if it gets wet.

I carry a red compressed air wet-water extinguisher in the Disco. The water has detergent added (fairy liquid actually) and it puts out all vehicle fires so far pretty smartish. It is also very good at wetting people while you try to hoick them out of burning cars, so they say.

I've used it 5 or 6 times but luckily never had to on my own vehicles.

CharlesY
 
Hey BRNOCZ I have several like you, two 22LRs (one manual, one automatic) and two in 222 Rem.

What you got?

CharlesY
 
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