BonPacific Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 I recently found a listing for a self-triggering fire extinguisher. Basically a modern take on the old glass fire bulbs. https://www.amazon.com/Flamebuster-Lightweight-Extinguisher-Automatically-Transportation/dp/B09YYWD94D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=automatic+fire+suppression&qid=1674538572&sr=8-3 Anyone have any experience or seen any real reviews of these things? They seem like a great idea for a little extra fire protection out in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 @Coop is the resident fire extinguisher expert. One point to keep in mind for automatic units, is how does it affect the atmosphere of the space? Make sure it won't kill you faster than the fire. PS. That ad contai s a lot of contradictory statements, buyer beware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted January 24, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 My take, don’t waste your money. I couldn’t find a msds on the chemical and the Q&A danced around what types of fire it will put out but the video shows the powder to be white which is primarily sodium bicarbonate or baking soda. This chemical will not put out class A fires which are wood, paper, trash or anything that leaves an ash (your shop). Get yourself a good metal valve ABC, 5 lb. capacity or more, hand held extinguisher for when you are in the shop and an insurance policy to cover it when you are away. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted January 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 10:16 AM, Coop said: My take, don’t waste your money. I couldn’t find a msds on the chemical and the Q&A danced around what types of fire it will put out but the video shows the powder to be white which is primarily sodium bicarbonate or baking soda. This chemical will not put out class A fires which are wood, paper, trash or anything that leaves an ash (your shop). Get yourself a good metal valve ABC, 5 lb. capacity or more, hand held extinguisher for when you are in the shop and an insurance policy to cover it when you are away. I've got a few good extinguishers out there. Honestly I'd love to put in some kind of sprinkler system, but without plumbing and local permitting that's a pipe dream. Would be nice if there was a decent kit automatic system available, but with more reading the best I could find is something called Haven, which is just a heat sensor on a traditional extinguisher, but they seem to have failed to find a distributor. Edit: On the subject of fire safety. Anyone have a recommendation for an interconnected heat detector that I could put in a detached garage? All the wireless ones seem to include both CO2 and Smoke sensors that I don't really need, or want to connect to a monitoring service. All I want is a heat detector that will sound in the house if there's a fire in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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