graememk
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:50 PM |
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Fire Extinguisher Fail
ok there is a serious side to this post.
Whilst sat in my shop saturday there was a quite big bang, anyway see pic.
 
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It was sat on the floor not on a wall bracket, turns out that it got damp and rusted through, untill it went bang, however just to show what damage
this would cause in the garage.
it removed the sink from the wall leaving it hanging from the waste pipe, dented the radiator and put a hole in the stud wall.
so all you guys with a fire extinguisher in the garage check it for rust around the seams, and hang it on the wall to stop it rusting. this was an old
one i just kept in the back just in case i needed it.
[Edited on 8/6/09 by graememk]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:53 PM |
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Lucky no-one was near it when it went off 
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balidey
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:54 PM |
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bloody hell
[Edited on 8/6/09 by balidey]
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tegwin
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:55 PM |
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Jesus... thats not good!
I guess thats why they insist on safety tests in industry!
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graememk
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:56 PM |
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well i know that the discharge time on that one was about 2seconds.....
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blakep82
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:57 PM |
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i've only got a small one (fire extinguisher  ) but always kept on the wall
you see fire extinguishers every day, you never thing about the pressure inside them.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:57 PM |
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How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 12:58 PM |
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wow, that could have been bad, if you were near it, i will check mine when i get home.
stuart
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 01:07 PM |
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Looks like it has failed on a seam?
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BenB
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 01:24 PM |
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Ye gods! I suppose it's likely to happen, aren't they filled with weak sulphuric acid?!?!?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 01:38 PM |
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never heard of this before, all mine are aluminium cylinders so their fine
I think that would have killed someone quite easily
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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carpmart
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 01:43 PM |
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That really could have been nasty!
You only live once - make the most of it!
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'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
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Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
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blakep82
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 02:16 PM |
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make you wonder though, if they can explode so violently, why haven't they found anything better instead?
think about a burning building with a few of them, getting really hot, surely they must explode?
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dave107
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 02:47 PM |
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Yes potentially very dangerous and if you are running a business and that had blown up in someones face you could probably be put out of business and
end up in prison, most of these types of extinguisers are between 9 and 15 -16 bar pressure, lucky it wasn't Co2 with 170-200 bar pressure could
blow your window or door down and kill someone aluminium ones would split but steel ones could shatter and cause a huge problem to anyone in the
room.
That is why they are supposed to be off the floor and serviced every year and taken out of service betwwen 7-10 years.
http://www.fireprotectiononline.co.uk/news/6/Fire-Extinguisher-Maintenance-an-Essential-Part-of-Fire-Safety.html
See link
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l0rd
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 03:11 PM |
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Could we get pics of the damage?
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lsdweb
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 03:20 PM |
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Is that rust we can see near the seam???
No sulphuric acid in them these days -soda acid extinguishers disappeared years ago (hopefully!)- if you've still got one with acid in change
it!
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graememk
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 03:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
Is that rust we can see near the seam???
No sulphuric acid in them these days -soda acid extinguishers disappeared years ago (hopefully!)- if you've still got one with acid in change
it!
yes that would be rust you can see, but its well hidden behind the plastic cover and the powder coat
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myke pocock
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 03:51 PM |
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Most, if not all, are plastic lined to help prevent corrosion from the inside. That, however, doesnt cope with corrosion from the outside. Fortunately
i get my trials car extinguisher checked when they visit work (and it dont cost me!!!)
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big_wasa
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 04:39 PM |
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sickbag
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| posted on 9/6/09 at 08:46 AM |
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Makes me think that maybe the £15 a year it costs for my two to be inspected is well worth it now.
Finally back on the job!
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