What ever extinguisher you decide to use, be aware of the following.
The small car extinquishers that you can buy may give you a false sense of security. Has anybody tried to use one? two or three seconds after you've pulled the trigger, and it's empty. If you haven't made other provisions and the fire is still burning what do you do then?
If you get a decent sized extinquisher, say a 6kg Co2, sure it'll put out most small fires but be careful how you use it. I've seen burning materials blasted from a waste bin, only to end up all over a loading bay potentialy spreading the fire.
The other thing to remember when using Co2's with a horn is, DONT hold the horn. The Co2 is so cold when it's released that your hand will stick to it.
As said by others before me. A bucket of water and a fire blanket is the way to go and just keep the Co2 for electrical fires.
Ps Powder extinguishers go everywhere and will ruin everything in your van
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Tom B
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Topic: Fire extinguisher
