I came across something interesting.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCRJSJPYy2A for putting out fires. With two woodstoves in the house and one in the garage I thought putting one of these up in the attic above each stove would be a good idea. I have 4 on order. I have some of the old Carbon tetrachloride ones. This looks like a more modern version.
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Nice find peppercorn going to get some myself. Can never have to many was to stop a fire.
Any proposed shopping places for these?
Any proposed shopping places for these?
I bought theses ones..
Fire Extinguishing Ball Easy Throw Stop Fire Loss Safety Extinguisher Automatic Fire Suppression Tool with Bracket (1.3KG)
Sold by sococo
Condition: New
CDN$ 51.29
4x Fire Extinguishing Ball Easy Throw Stop Fire Loss Safety Extinguisher Automatic Fire Suppression Tool with Bracket (0.5KG)
Sold by sococo
Condition: New
CDN$ 127.96
Item Subtotal:
CDN$ 179.25
Shipping and handling:
CDN$ 0.00
Promotion Applied:
-CDN$ 10.76
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4 small ones and one large one. I bought on price and because shipping was free. If I dont get hit with surprise charges I will order more.
From..sococo store front, on amazon.ca the AFO brand https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B07J4VRHN4/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
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Nice find peppercorn going to get some myself. Can never have to many was to stop a fire.
well worth the cost too me.
Keep your eyes out for these type as well at garage sales usually. The good old old carbon tet ones work great!
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I just realised these things would be handy to have to roll out in advance of a grass fire....I am going to have to get more.
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awesome! These could be used in the barn.. I am so on it! Thanks Peppercorn
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I wasn't paying attention, it looks like those ship from NJ usa, I will for sure get hit with BS surprise charges. Order right from China...
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Peppercorn, how do they do in the cold? Like farm gal, I am thinking of garages, near panels etc
Peppercorn, how do they do in the cold? Like farm gal, I am thinking of garages, near panels etc
As far as I know cold is not a problem for them.
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Right now at Princess Auto they have fire blankets on sale. Two different sizes, I bought 3 of the 8x8 for 29.00 dollars each. They are in the welding section. These are heavy blankets, with ringlets all the way around. I think regular price was over 50.00 dollars.
I think the other size was 6x6 and I think they were on sale for 15.00
Now that I have thought about this more, I am going back to buy a bunch more....I will sew them up together to make a couple rolls8 feet wide by 40 feet long that I can just roll out along the two long sides of the house in the event of a advancing grass fire. Think of it as a non water dependant fire break! God Damn this is becoming a expensive month!
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
Right now at Princess Auto they have fire blankets on sale. Two different sizes, I bought 3 of the 8x8 for 29.00 dollars each. They are in the welding section. These are heavy blankets, with ringlets all the way around. I think regular price was over 50.00 dollars.
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I think the other size was 6x6 and I think they were on sale for 15.00
Now that I have thought about this more, I am going back to buy a bunch more....I will sew them up together to make a couple rolls8 feet wide by 40 feet long that I can just roll out along the two long sides of the house in the event of a advancing grass fire. Think of it as a non water dependant fire break! God Damn this is becoming a expensive month!
Sounds like a heck of a good idea for your welding projects as well.
What about a permanent firebreak in the form of a cutting the grass/ hay right down to the ground, a garden, raised boxes or you using a tractor bucket or grader blade to snuff out a fire, long before it gets close to 8 feet from the house. Berms that are perhaps 200 feet... from the homestead are another option.
The fire suppression balls I ordered came in. They look good, I think the post office used them as footballs but no damage done.
In thinking how to increase the area around the ball that can trigger it to go off. I came up with the idea of adding some fusing...not a lot, maybe a meter coming off the ball in 4 directions, or i could even daisy chain a sting of these to all go off at once. Just some thoughts on options..
It looks like some of you must have ordered some of these things. I just tried to order more and the supplier is out of stock.
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