What fire extinguisher?

[jennyjj01]

It's about time I had some, but they must be inconspicuous. I won't have them as part of the decor.
So, seeking advice on probably 3 extinguishers: Three bed detached house with garage.
One for the kitchen: We cook electric, To be kept inside a larger kitchen cupboard.
One for the garage: Home to combi boiler, 3 freezers, consumer unit and several jerry cans of petrol, and a car.
One for the lounge, heated by CH radiator and home to TV etc. There is a small gas fire, never used. Probably to be stored behind the sofa.

My initial instinct is non-water units, because any fire is likely to start electrically.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Kitchen multiclass afff these are clause 8 complient safe at 1m to 1000v and you won't get a shock if you forget to turn off the power

https://ebay.us/m/xxM8WL




Lounge water mist now these are big units but not messy due to been purified pure water there's no residue and can be used on live electrics and burning oils and cooking fats so a plan b for the kitchen and work on gas fires (but you should isolate the gas first)
There are the standard steel ones but also 10 year versions bit more money but a lot lighter and longer lifespan.. but more money


https://www.safelincs.co.uk/6-litre-wat ... r-actfire/


https://www.safelincs.co.uk/britannia-p ... CoEALw_wcB









Garage abc dry powder... no worries if the temperature drops below freezing


https://www.safelincs.co.uk/4kg-powder- ... er-powerx/

[Yorkshire Andy]

Well it looks like the mutifoam has fallen victim to the tree huggers and been withdrawn either grab one of the old stock..

Or its water mist for the kitchen or wet chemical


This is what my parents have

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Firechief-FXWC ... 841&sr=8-4


Slightly less effective than the muti foam but covers all kitchen fires and a b rating covers fuel in the garage



Wet chemical demo

https://youtu.be/qcGCqW05agE?si=JpZ4Kiq-kfYbZT5W



Water mist demonstrated

https://youtu.be/hBhNdy8BTPY?si=TsyU1UjhfIO8n_LY


Powder..

[Frnc]

Just checked mine. Both are in the green (correct pressure). I think they are dry powder. These leave a residue that is impossible to clean, but I expect the fire will have ruined whatever caught fire anyway. You can get CO2 ones that leave no mess, but they have limitations (I don't know what they are).

I would be wary of hiding them, but that's up to you. Mine are small. One is on the landing, in a corner, near the dehumidifier and vac. The other is in the kitchen, in the corner by the back door. There is a fire blanket next to it.

[GillyBee]

We have this one sitting in our hallway after hearing Andy's horror story about the LED light fire.

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/britannia-p ... ater-mist/

It is less than 6 feet from any of our rooms (small flat) and is primarily a way to help us get downstairs and out safely.
I ought to add a kitchen fire blanket but have no idea where I could squeeze one in our small space. All wallspace is already in use.

[Frnc]

Ratings

Very confusing, as there seem to be different systems in use. Basically, the letters are fire type, and the numbers are size.

A is wood, paper etc

B is petrol

C in the UK is flammable gases. In USA it is electrical. UK does not have an electrical class.

"Electrical fires are not given a letter classification under this system. Instead, electrical fires are usually described as "electrical hazards" rather than a fire class, because once the electrical source is removed (e.g., power is cut off), the fire is then classified based on the actual burning material (e.g., plastic, paper, etc.)."

[Frnc]

We have this one sitting in our hallway after hearing Andy's horror story about the LED light fire.

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/britannia-p ... ater-mist/

It is less than 6 feet from any of our rooms (small flat) and is primarily a way to help us get downstairs and out safely.
I ought to add a kitchen fire blanket but have no idea where I could squeeze one in our small space. All wallspace is already in use.

A small (1 square metre) blanket takes up about 6-8 inches by 1 inch of floor space, and is about 1 foot tall. They are folded up. These are big enough to cover a large frying pan.

[korolev]

I ought to add a kitchen fire blanket but have no idea where I could squeeze one in our small space. All wallspace is already in use.

Fixed to the inside of a cupboard door ?

We have our boiler inside a tall cupboard and there's a couple of spice racks fixed to the door.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Ratings

Very confusing, as there seem to be different systems in use. Basically, the letters are fire type, and the numbers are size.

A is wood, paper etc

B is petrol

C in the UK is flammable gases. In USA it is electrical. UK does not have an electrical class.

"Electrical fires are not given a letter classification under this system. Instead, electrical fires are usually described as "electrical hazards" rather than a fire class, because once the electrical source is removed (e.g., power is cut off), the fire is then classified based on the actual burning material (e.g., plastic, paper, etc.)."

Ratings are not confusing the bigger the number the bigger the fire will extinguish a 8a fire is half the size of a 16a fire


The classes of fire are clearly laid out under bsen3 legislation that's been in effect since 1997 ignore the Americans

[jennyjj01]

I ought to add a kitchen fire blanket but have no idea where I could squeeze one in our small space. All wallspace is already in use.

Fixed to the inside of a cupboard door ?

We have our boiler inside a tall cupboard and there's a couple of spice racks fixed to the door.

good idea that would work for me