If you don't have an extinguisher in your car or garage or better...both, I highly recommend that you should.
I was spraying carb cleaner on the Camaro last night with the engine running ( I Know, I know) and it suddenly flashed into flame everywhere. I closed the hood and grabbed the fire ext. then slowly lifted the hood and put out the flame. It was out quick enough that it didn’t even melt the plastic wiring covers.
Without the extinguisher near by I would have lost probably the entire garage and the car.

GET AN EXTINGUISHER!!! It may save your stuff when you do stupid things like me.

Dwayne

Had a fire in the bathroom at my house last year but I got it out before it reached the house.

Agree. Mine's about 20 feet away right inside the house near the kitchen.
Get one big enough and classed properly for the type of fires. These are not expensive at places like Home Depot. Had to use it one time to save the guy next door's car. Cheap guy never paid for the replacement.

I invested in a small sprinkler system. It is an easy thing to install in the garage, and could save not only the house but you life. I would definately recommend one to anyone who welds or performs other hot work. When you get into in, it is not that hard to install......

Originally posted by Mark 502:
Had a fire in the bathroom at my house last year but I got it out before it reached the house. Not to make light of the fire itself as they are not something I'd wish on anyone. I have to ask though, isn't your bathroom part of the house? ;)

Thanks for the "GET AN EXTINGUISHER" advice Dwayne it should be std equipment for all... I'll be upgrading what I have...

Make sure you know the A-B-C's and have the right type http://www.tpromo.com/ssmag/fire/ext_abc.htm

Originally posted by Mark 502:
Had a fire in the bathroom at my house last year but I got it out before it reached the house. That must have been some good chili. :D

Tim.

Originally posted by Mark 502:
Had a fire in the bathroom at my house last year but I got it out before it reached the house. Is there a crescent in the door of you bathroom? Who gets to dig the new holes? :D :D :D

I have a couple of small / medium size ones and my hose is right by the front door of the garage.

I've got one for each of the following places... next to any door entering or exiting house ...any door entering kitchen.. any door entering garage.. notice I said next to the door or doors that way it maybe used from outside the room in question fire extinguster's are NOT expensive & the SOONER you start using one the less damage you'll have ... so running to the other end of house to get one is going to cost more then the price of having it next to most access doors...oh make them big enough to use 10 pounds at least not those soda can sized things !!! JMHO graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Don't forget to place one in the cars trunk-co2 or powder-"please"-no water type.
My friend had a trans-line break-caught fire and burned his high $$$ paint job.... graemlins/clonk.gif

70velle i'd like to here more about your sprinkler system did you just use regular fire sprinkler heads . I often worry about weld sparks hideing till i'm gone and starting sawdust on fire.

I used just copper pipe, soldered on threaded fittings and screwed them up there. Ran a couple main trunks with 3/4" line. You will need to look at the heads you get and the coverage. Check out www.nfpa.org (http://www.nfpa.org) for coverage definitions. Let me know what your questions are.... You must use copper, or black pipe, no plastic, hope that goes without saying....

Actually - there's a new form of, well, I guess you'd call it PVC, that is available for use in fire sprinkler systems. Our local fire supression company stopped by a couple of weeks ago to let us know about this nifty new stuff.

Too bad I thought they were full of it, and I tossed the little brochure they gave us. I'm all about the black pipe.

I'd be careful using copper - it's cheaper and easier, but you run the risk of some serious galvanic corrosion with copper, especially since all the heads are iron. Unless you find some copper heads - I've just never seen them. That's not to say they don't exist though.

Well, atleast if your house still burns down you can go through the rubble, salvage the copper, recycle it and have a good chunk of beer change so you can sip a brew on your smoldering porch smile.gif

Remember too that if you have dry chemical extinguishers that the powder cakes up after a while and almost every one that has been sitting for a long time will not work! You have to shake it up every now and then, especialy before you try to use it, smack the tank on the floor a few times. I pull mine down every now and then and smack them with a rubber malet to make sure the powder isn't all caked up. Of course if you have co2 or halon this does not apply.

Halon..... smile.gif

Great idea to shake them up, by NFPA all businesses also have to do 6 year inspection on theirs. Does not include residential, also remember if you use even one little puff from a dry chem type that the powder sits in the valve and will eventually loose all pressure. So if you use it get it recharged ASAP, the cheap ones with the plastic heads are generally not rechargable. If you use them repeatedly buy a good one from a local company with a metal head and they can be recharged regularly with no problems.
If you don't want the powdery mess get a Co2 or Halatron which replaced the Halon. They cost about twice as much as an ABC 10lb.