Fire extinguisher show us what you have and where you carry it in your 40
Fire extinguisher
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firefighterjed
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HG250B - 2.5 lb. Black Halguard Clean Agent Car Fire Extinguisher.
Mounted to roll bar behind passenger’s seat.
Right below the hip bar on the cage. It’s never in the way and easy pin to pull out if needed.
I went wheeling with the local club a few years ago and there was an axle failure on the side of the highway. The hot axle shaft came off the vehicle and into some dry grass along the edge of the road. People were right there had the extinguishers ready. They emptied three units in no time flat and would of liked to have had more. The club pushed everyone to find more locations on the rigs for spare extinguishers. I’ve been meaning to add another…
I went wheeling with the local club a few years ago and there was an axle failure on the side of the highway. The hot axle shaft came off the vehicle and into some dry grass along the edge of the road. People were right there had the extinguishers ready. They emptied three units in no time flat and would of liked to have had more. The club pushed everyone to find more locations on the rigs for spare extinguishers. I’ve been meaning to add another…
Another smaller and less messy option.
elementfire.com
Element - Fire Extinguishers
80% smaller & has 5x the discharge time of a traditional fire extinguisher. Makes no mess, requires no service & never expires.
elementfire.com
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Mounted just behind the driver's seat. I made a canvas sleeve for it out of a WWII kit bag. Also made a tool pouch as well. I'm not worried about it moving since truck is not used for 4 wheeling.
☝I mounted mine just like FJ40savvy did after having it on the roll bar for years. Great, accessible spot in case an emergency arises.
Another smaller and less messy option.
Element - Fire Extinguishers
80% smaller & has 5x the discharge time of a traditional fire extinguisher. Makes no mess, requires no service & never expires.
Thanks for posting this link. I was thinking of having an extinguisher and this makes life so easy and it really takes up no room. At this point, it makes the old fashioned big pressurized tanks to bulky.
Another smaller and less messy option.
Element - Fire Extinguishers
80% smaller & has 5x the discharge time of a traditional fire extinguisher. Makes no mess, requires no service & never expires.
Although it appears to be a great product, to the best of my knowledge it is not UL approved. That means that if you need a UL approved extinguisher you still need to have one. However, you can use this a a supplement or backup to the UL approved. That said I think I still have a Halon or two laying around.
Although it appears to be a great product, to the best of my knowledge it is not UL approved. That means that if you need a UL approved extinguisher you still need to have one. However, you can use this a a supplement or backup to the UL approved. That said I think I still have a Halon or two laying around.
The answer to your certification for this item is in FAQ on the site. Seems the world has approved it EXCEPT USA. Seems the reason is it does not fit what a traditional fire extinqiusher looks like. Either that or UL is paid off from the loss of market of millions of extinquishers from the big players. UL or not, they will be putting out the fires I encounter and the bulky bottles can go away.
Nice and compact (45, same place in my 40).
One drawback of the Element seems to be it is a one-shot deal: Once started it runs all the way till empty. Standard FEs can be run for a short time then again if needed. I'm not sure how I feel about all of that, just making an observation.
Not commenting if this is actually a good product or not but this passage of their faq is kind of bulls***. Being certified CE doesn't mean it qualifies as a Fire Extinguisher in Europe, it only means the product respect the minimum safety and environmental norms to be sold in Europe.
Actually I found the product in Europe (different names, same shape, same 50s or 100s, same country of manufacture) and it's sold as a fire inhibitor, not as a fire extinguisher.
The safety notice indicates that it classifies as "Ox. Sol.3 H272"
The notice even mentions to use a fire extinguisher if it catches on fire xD
Obviously this classification is normal for an aerosol and does not change the usefulness of the product but yeah, not a fire extinguisher per se (particularly if you have a clause that mandates one somewhere).
All in all I still think it's an interesting product to be able to have it in more places where it could be needed and a regular fire extinguisher would be difficult to fit.
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I use the Element as well. Love the compact
size.
