https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/...&pd_rd_r=4e838dfe-aa05-4abc-9228-7566930ccbe9Does she adopt ? .... or can you tell us where we can get one ? Thanks
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What’s in your shop (tools)?
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Also, a fire extinguisher, plainly visible and quick and easy to get to. Literally the first thing I put up in the garage after we got our house.
Yes! I have three: garage, kitchen, grill/backyard
What about the basement/ laundry room?
Basement shop, garage, shed, kitchen. Had one in the truck, used it and forgot to replace it.
First aid kit too. Or at least a roll of paper towels and some electrical tape.
Yep. Have one there too
Me too its essential if never ever used, Safety First. I have two, a water one for general fires and a powder one for electrical fires.
Clutch holder tool.
https://www.amazon.com/Tusk-L35-471...cphy=9013723&hvtargid=pla-1065447939979&psc=1
I have this one. It does the job. I also used it to remove a sprocket from an engine on the bench. It functions very well. It’s $5 cheaper at Rocky Mountain ATV.
https://www.amazon.com/Tusk-L35-471...cphy=9013723&hvtargid=pla-1065447939979&psc=1
I have this one. It does the job. I also used it to remove a sprocket from an engine on the bench. It functions very well. It’s $5 cheaper at Rocky Mountain ATV.
As a former company "safety guy", don't forget to update those first aid kits from time to time- the one I have on my boat wasn't all that useful after 10-15 years, sticky stuff wasn't sticky anymore (band-aids, tape, etc.), but, as noted, paper towels/sterile pads and electrical tape from the tool kit saved the day.
A good stool works wonders, and also an old carpet folded in half a few times as an anti-fatigue mat. Nothing is more annoying that standing on hard concrete for a long job like rebuilding a carb or reading a manual to figure out why you have leftover parts laying on your workbench....
For wall art I use all the stickers you get from the vendors.
On the subject of fire extinguishers, I am very well equipped. In the house and garage I have a 10lb ABC extinguisher in each building. I also spent a lot of dough on two new, high tech extinguishers. I’ll post a couple of links later that will better explain their use.
The trouble with dry chemical extinguishers is they need to be maintained. At minimum, the pressure gauge should be read monthly. I also used to invert them once a quarter and I’ve them a shake to disturb the settled chemicals inside. I remember one extinguisher service company I hired in a past life, used to invert the extinguisher and tap it with a rubber mallet to keep the chemicals free. Then there’s “shelf life”. Iirc the extinguishers need to be hydrostatically tested every 10 years and that’s a pita as well as costly.
The new extinguishers I bought are branded “Element”. They are sold with different run times. More run time = less money in your wallet after purchase. I opted for a 50 second run time (other option was 100 second). To operate them, they are much like a roadside flare. You remove the caps, strike the end an a chemical reaction takes place. Then a plume of chemicals / gases is discharged. The chemicals displace oxygen and the fire is extinguished. Benefits include:
- no shelf life
- no maintenance
- compact
- don’t care if they are shaken or vibrated while stored (dry chemical will become compacted)
- no mess! With dry chemical you are left with a big cleanup problem. This device leaves no residue
- non toxic - although I don’t think it would be a good idea to directly inhale the discharge, I believe it’s not harmful to breathe while in use (need to confirm this)
- would be easy to pack if you wanted to carry an extinguisher on your bike
Downside:
- $$. Iirc I paid close to $100 each.
- less effective in windy environment
- if there is a bed of embers, the fire might reignite?
https://elementfire.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorm7FuSpNfRoaHk1c-2XtjlYb1tbzH5zS_mOlpSk5pWB18BLisB
The trouble with dry chemical extinguishers is they need to be maintained. At minimum, the pressure gauge should be read monthly. I also used to invert them once a quarter and I’ve them a shake to disturb the settled chemicals inside. I remember one extinguisher service company I hired in a past life, used to invert the extinguisher and tap it with a rubber mallet to keep the chemicals free. Then there’s “shelf life”. Iirc the extinguishers need to be hydrostatically tested every 10 years and that’s a pita as well as costly.
The new extinguishers I bought are branded “Element”. They are sold with different run times. More run time = less money in your wallet after purchase. I opted for a 50 second run time (other option was 100 second). To operate them, they are much like a roadside flare. You remove the caps, strike the end an a chemical reaction takes place. Then a plume of chemicals / gases is discharged. The chemicals displace oxygen and the fire is extinguished. Benefits include:
- no shelf life
- no maintenance
- compact
- don’t care if they are shaken or vibrated while stored (dry chemical will become compacted)
- no mess! With dry chemical you are left with a big cleanup problem. This device leaves no residue
- non toxic - although I don’t think it would be a good idea to directly inhale the discharge, I believe it’s not harmful to breathe while in use (need to confirm this)
- would be easy to pack if you wanted to carry an extinguisher on your bike
Downside:
- $$. Iirc I paid close to $100 each.
- less effective in windy environment
- if there is a bed of embers, the fire might reignite?
https://elementfire.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorm7FuSpNfRoaHk1c-2XtjlYb1tbzH5zS_mOlpSk5pWB18BLisB
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Guess it's time to check the extinguishers. It's been a sleep or two.
THNX for the heads up.
THNX for the heads up.
I’m guessing part of the science is depletion of oxygen but I can’t say that for sure. Website (see my amended post for link) says fire extinguished through “chemically interrupting the chain of combustion”. Whatever that means. In the demo videos I saw it wasn’t unsafe to inhale the stuff. I’d imagine too much of anything can’t be good for you. I think I’d rather take a breath or two using this rather than inhaling the powder from a dry chemical extinguisher. I’d hold my breath for 50 seconds as insurance.
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I bought this 7 years ago at Walmart, it was only $15 at the time. I have used an extinguisher , three different times , in the past to put out fires. When you need one…..you need one! Cheap insurance.
