We have a smoke detector in the kitchen and then down the hall. Dad cooks and the detector goes off. The kitchen one just ignores it. We finally replaced them both. :)
Yup the new thing is to replace them every 10 years or so regardless due to the advances they are putting into them.
The important thing is to test them regularly and at least once a month. But most alarms have a special intermittent tone that alerts you when the battry is low or there is an internal fault.
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I'd say the most important thing is to make sure you don't burn down your home ;-)
Best to ensure everything is in order and you for example don't plug too many things on a single extension cord, to always make use of proper wiring. etc.
Probably more important than that, how many homes have a fire extiguisher in the kitchen? We do, and I cjheck it regularly to make sure that the needle is in the green part of the little gauge.
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Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
Probably more important than that, how many homes have a fire extiguisher in the kitchen? We do, and I cjheck it regularly to make sure that the needle is in the green part of the little gauge.
As a former f/f the one thing I would say is to NOT use that until AFTER everyone else is out of the home FIRST!! Property can be replaced, people can't, don't spend time trying to put out a fire when there are people who could be in serious trouble if things get worse!! The 2nd thing is to watch lots of videos on how those things work, they can put out alot of pressure and if you point it straight at a grease fire etc it CAN easily make things much worse!! And yes I have seen people use those things correctly, and people use them very badly!!
The last thing is that that particular one has powder in it...do you ever take it out of the bracket and turn it upside down? If not it can cake at the bottom of the bottle and not have any powder come out when needed. There is a whole set of 'rules and regs' for businesses that have those things but NONE for home use, my suggestion is to talk to your local fire department about routine maintenance of it. ps gauges can get stuck too and show 'green' when in fact they are not.
Thanks for the reply Mikey. I have just now taken it out of the bracket and given it a good shake upsaide down. I can hear the click clack inside, so it is not caked. Also I have gieven the gauge a good tap and it is fine. The manufacturing date is 02/14, I will replace it this year regardless. It is there for kitchen fires. You aim at the base of the fire, while someone gets a wet towel to cover the flames. If that doesn't stop it you then get the hell out having previously called the fire brigade.
I was the designated fire officer for 2 floors of my central london office building in the 1980's, we discharged extinguishers on every floor every 3 years regardless, and replaced or refilled them. The rule was, that if it was a small fire then take action to extinguish it, PROVIDED there is no risk to yourself. Else evacuate the building immediately. It happens that serious building or house damage can occur by people panicking and running away, when simple cool headed actions can often contain the emergency.
In the UK, most kitchen fires are extinguished well before the fire brigade arrive, but of course it was correct to call them in the first place in case it escalated.
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Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
When there is a fire in a pan I'll simply pick the lid and put it on the pan, and then I'll take the power of the stove (induction), if it did not auto shut down already. It's got overheating protection.
It has already happened to my wife that she went after the kids while having something boiling on the stove.
She then forgot about it and it boiled dry, having the pan overheat and the stove automatically shutting down.
Having a fire extinguisher in the house sounds like a good idea, though do fear it to be abused by my (young) kids. And if that fear would be overcome, my wife would find one ugly so would not want to have one in sight.
I had occasion to use one of those A/B powder extinguishers about 8-10 years ago. The PS on one of my desktop crunchers overheated and caught fire. One of the CD/DVD slots on the front was open (for air flow), so I just stuck the nozzle in there and let 'er rip. I managed to salvage the harddrive, but that was about it from that system.
KSMarksPsych wrote:We have a
Yup the new thing is to replace them every 10 years or so regardless due to the advances they are putting into them.
I also have those 10 year
I also have those 10 year things. Not having to bother about batteries for quite some time while still having optimal protection is rather nice!
The important thing is to
The important thing is to test them regularly and at least once a month. But most alarms have a special intermittent tone that alerts you when the battry is low or there is an internal fault.
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
I'd say the most important
I'd say the most important thing is to make sure you don't burn down your home ;-)
Best to ensure everything is in order and you for example don't plug too many things on a single extension cord, to always make use of proper wiring. etc.
Probably more important than
Probably more important than that, how many homes have a fire extiguisher in the kitchen? We do, and I cjheck it regularly to make sure that the needle is in the green part of the little gauge.
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
Chris S_2 wrote:Probably more
As a former f/f the one thing I would say is to NOT use that until AFTER everyone else is out of the home FIRST!! Property can be replaced, people can't, don't spend time trying to put out a fire when there are people who could be in serious trouble if things get worse!! The 2nd thing is to watch lots of videos on how those things work, they can put out alot of pressure and if you point it straight at a grease fire etc it CAN easily make things much worse!! And yes I have seen people use those things correctly, and people use them very badly!!
The last thing is that that particular one has powder in it...do you ever take it out of the bracket and turn it upside down? If not it can cake at the bottom of the bottle and not have any powder come out when needed. There is a whole set of 'rules and regs' for businesses that have those things but NONE for home use, my suggestion is to talk to your local fire department about routine maintenance of it. ps gauges can get stuck too and show 'green' when in fact they are not.
Thanks for the reply Mikey. I
Thanks for the reply Mikey. I have just now taken it out of the bracket and given it a good shake upsaide down. I can hear the click clack inside, so it is not caked. Also I have gieven the gauge a good tap and it is fine. The manufacturing date is 02/14, I will replace it this year regardless. It is there for kitchen fires. You aim at the base of the fire, while someone gets a wet towel to cover the flames. If that doesn't stop it you then get the hell out having previously called the fire brigade.
I was the designated fire officer for 2 floors of my central london office building in the 1980's, we discharged extinguishers on every floor every 3 years regardless, and replaced or refilled them. The rule was, that if it was a small fire then take action to extinguish it, PROVIDED there is no risk to yourself. Else evacuate the building immediately. It happens that serious building or house damage can occur by people panicking and running away, when simple cool headed actions can often contain the emergency.
In the UK, most kitchen fires are extinguished well before the fire brigade arrive, but of course it was correct to call them in the first place in case it escalated.
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
When there is a fire in a pan
When there is a fire in a pan I'll simply pick the lid and put it on the pan, and then I'll take the power of the stove (induction), if it did not auto shut down already. It's got overheating protection.
It has already happened to my wife that she went after the kids while having something boiling on the stove.
She then forgot about it and it boiled dry, having the pan overheat and the stove automatically shutting down.
Having a fire extinguisher in the house sounds like a good idea, though do fear it to be abused by my (young) kids. And if that fear would be overcome, my wife would find one ugly so would not want to have one in sight.
I had occasion to use one of
I had occasion to use one of those A/B powder extinguishers about 8-10 years ago. The PS on one of my desktop crunchers overheated and caught fire. One of the CD/DVD slots on the front was open (for air flow), so I just stuck the nozzle in there and let 'er rip. I managed to salvage the harddrive, but that was about it from that system.
Seti Classic Final Total: 11446 WU.
Fat fires need foam,
Fat fires need foam, wood/paper fires need water, electrical fires need CO2 , dry powder extinguishers are a good all round compromise.
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Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now