Fire Extinguishers - Halon (BCF) Alternatives
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:05 pm
I've never been a fan of dry powder fire extinguishers. I've seen a few not work due to powder compaction, a real issue in 4wds. I just got emailed some photos from the US of a buggy belonging to a guy I know burnt out with eight dry powder extinguishers sitting in front of it. Basically rolled into a hole and and spilled auto trans fluid onto the manifold. They had it out at least twice but it kept igniting.
I'm old enough to have seen halon fire extinguishers used and they were great. Dupont and 3M are producing non ozone depleting alternatives to halon and these are available in the US in fire extinguishers. Is anyone in NZ selling fire extinguishers with one of these halon alternatives?
I'm old enough to have seen halon fire extinguishers used and they were great. Dupont and 3M are producing non ozone depleting alternatives to halon and these are available in the US in fire extinguishers. Is anyone in NZ selling fire extinguishers with one of these halon alternatives?