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69CamaroPT · #1 05-17-2011, 11:08 PM

What is the best fire extinguisher to use for the car? God forbid I would have to use it. Is Halotron the kind to get?

BigVin · #2 05-18-2011, 06:26 AM

Safe Craft is 1.

**XcYZ** · #3 05-18-2011, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 69CamaroPT

...God forbid I would have to use it...

Not only is it a good thing to have for yourself, but you never know if a friend might have an emergency, too.

I'm with Vin, I have a Safecraft.

FlameBroiled · #4 05-18-2011, 10:44 AM

I should probably get one too.....

Only caught on fire once so far...Thank god I had a fire extinguisher

Shmoov69 · #5 05-19-2011, 12:59 AM

I remember seeing a cool one quite a few years ago in one of the car mags. It was a anodized aluminum one that they had colors also. It was pretty cool looking. Anyone remember what the heck in talking about?! Lol

**camcojb** · #6 05-19-2011, 01:18 AM

Safecraft here too,

Vegas69 · #7 05-19-2011, 01:23 AM

ANY fire extinguisher is better than none.

**GregWeld** · #8 05-19-2011, 11:30 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^ I was thinking the same thing -- "what's the best one to use?" The one you have with you.

Halon is NOT good for a car fire. Halon works by displacing all the air with the non flammable Halon gas. INSIDE a car - that could be deadly. They are also for ENCLOSED spaces. Most car fires are either electrical -- or in the engine compartment.

Go with Safecraft but educate yourself on what type extinguisher you're buying first. There are different chemicals for different fires....

On our boat - you had to have 2 DIFFERENT types.... because you had fuel and electrical. The automatic Halon system was in the enclosed engine room... It was required to be set up to kill the diesels so they didn't ingest the extinguishing agent. You also DID NOT enter the engine room until it could be determined that there was air to breathe.

**GregWeld** · #9 05-19-2011, 11:36 AM

I see Safecrafts removable systems are HALON.... that surprises me - but they obviously know a lot more about it than I do. I do know - having practiced with a Halon hand held - the fire is snuffed immediately. Without air - a fire can't be fire.

I would NOT want to use one of these inside a car if there were any occupants... but I guess not being able to breathe would be better than being burnt. The lessor of two evils?

Greg from Aus · #10 05-20-2011, 07:57 AM

Here in OZ halon is banned in on board fire systems for the reasons Greg mentioned, Dupont has a replacment called FE-36™

Greg