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[rikki_essex]

Just wondered if any one would be interested in buying a 1KG or 2Kg Chubb fire extinguisher for your car.

[Jimbob]

Personally, No

Have been led to beleive if you have a fire, and put it out, youve sorted it, insurance wont want to know.

however let it burn, and the 'fire' part of your insurance comes into play.

Dont know how true that is...but I'd go for the total loss option myself.

[rikki_essex]

i know what you are saying but i always carry one just in case. I have got a baby and if for some reason i couldnt get him out and the car was on fire at least i would have another option.

[Sixstring]

Interested in your comment on the insurance company considering you attempting to put out the fire.
After asking the question of a couple of companies, the consensus is that: if you believed you were attempting to contain the fire to protect life, limb, and property you would NOT be penalised in any way.

Source: Direct Line, and RAC insurance.

[Mr Skrunts]

Just wondered if any one would be interested in buying a 1KG or 2Kg Chubb fire extinguisher for your car.

How much, usefull for arround the home, garage and workshop/shed as well.

[TheBoy]

Also, what contents? Water? Foam? CO2?

[rikki_essex]

ive got all different stuff including fire blankets for around the house. Just tell me what you want and ill see if ive got it.

[Raymienets]

i know what you are saying but i always carry one just in case. I have got a baby and if for some reason i couldnt get him out and the car was on fire at least i would have another option.

Have you ever tried putting a fire out with one of them.

[rikki_essex]

yes and it worked

[Raymienets]

yes and it worked

I tried it on an engine fire and it was a waste of time Extinguisher lasted for about 30 sec and then had to give up. car burned to a cinder. And as You said if you had a kid in the car I would be trying to get him or her out before playing with a fire extinguisger.

[rikki_essex]

Thats pretty obvious to be honest. But as a fall back if i was in a serious accident and i couldnt get him out i would like to at least try something to stop him burning to death these things aint there for every day motoring there for emergancies if it helped a little that enough for me and as said in my previous post it has worked in the past for me. If you dont want one fair enough but some people do want them thats why they exist. Fair enough they wouldnt work on a massive blaze but every big fire start off small and thats what these are designed for as i dont see the fire brigade turning up in smart car with one of these between 10 of them to put a house fire out.

[Andy B]

There's a dry powder type buried under my bench in my garage. Expiry date was the mid 80's IIRC       

[Raymienets]

Thats pretty obvious to be honest. But as a fall back if i was in a serious accident and i couldnt get him out i would like to at least try something to stop him burning to death these things aint there for every day motoring there for emergancies if it helped a little that enough for me and as said in my previous post it has worked in the past for me. If you dont want one fair enough but some people do want them thats why they exist. Fair enough they wouldnt work on a massive blaze but every big fire start off small and thats what these are designed for as i dont see the fire brigade turning up in smart car with one of these between 10 of them to put a house fire out.

The problem was that it did start of as a small fire

[rikki_essex]

ok mate

[Andy B]

....The problem was that it did start of as a small fire

There's also a technique to fighting a fire