May 29, 2005
Cheap Insurance
Wendy went shopping at Costco for steaks, which meant me Bar-b-queing, which means fire. She walked past an aisle with fire extinguishers and got one -- not a bad idea since we had use the last one about five years ago. She studied the selection and grabbed the second biggest extinguisher that First Alert makes. Forget your wimp 5BC or better 1A-10BC jobs -- this one is 3A-40BC rated. Only $18.95. Cheap insurance.
A fire extinguisher is one of those "Better to have and not need, than to need and not have" things. It is mounted just at the entrance to the kitchen, where it's predecessor expired upon meeting with a fat fire in the oven.
Posted by at May 29, 2005 05:58 PMI wouldn't recommend a powder extinguisher for use in the home. Yes, it puts out the fire, but it also causes alot of collateral damage because of the salt crystals in the powder - they can cause problems with electronics (TV, video, DVD, stereo, computers, and anywhere else you have a circuit board). I have a "light water" extinguisher (water with a bit of soap to reduce surface tension) for most situations, plus a fire blanket for putting out fat/oil fires.
Just my $0.02
Posted by: inspiron at June 2, 2005 05:30 AM