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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 16:42:26 GMT
Just bought a new set for the boat as they only just scraped through on my last BSC.
Question. What do you do with the old ones? The child in me wants to let them off....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 16:49:59 GMT
Just bought a new set for the boat as they only just scraped through on my last BSC. Question. What do you do with the old ones? The child in me wants to let them off.... Listen to your inner child  I let one go as a kid at Buckby top lock, dad was in the pub, we were left in the care of my older brother (he was 12 at the time - back in the days when kids could be left in cars or boats outside the pub!!)) Loosed off said fire extinguisher, shit!! Powder everywhere! What does a 10 year old do in a panic situation? Throw it in the cut and get rid of the evidence! Wrong!?! Canal now covered in white powder along with the Boat, me and my mate. My brother grassed us up as soon as dad got back. Bloody snitch! |
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Post by JohnV on Sept 28, 2016 16:55:45 GMT
To a certain degree that is not such a bad idea. After a minor incident many years ago I discovered that my wife did not have a clue how to use a fire extinguisher. I built a biggish bonfire and got her to practice with both CO2 and dry powder. Very useful to have a try out (especially with the CO2, she couldn't believe the way a wood/paper fire could re-ignite even when the flames were gone) Apart from that ........ it's good fun  |
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Post by peterboat on Sept 28, 2016 16:55:57 GMT
We set one of at the old airfield was on 150 kilo dry powder the airfield looked like it had snowed!
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Post by kris on Sept 28, 2016 16:56:04 GMT
Look at it as being, a training exercise. I see John is having the same thoughts
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Post by Saltysplash on Sept 28, 2016 18:25:46 GMT
Back in the 80's, I was driving a Panda Car one night duty along a duel carriage way in Woolwich when I was overtaken by the Area Car Rover SD1. It pulled in front of me and matched my speed, Slowly the Passenger door opened and a hand came out holding a fire extinguisher. The resulting Powder explosion covered the windscreen completely, entered the car through the airvents also covering me and my mate.
took us 2 hours to clean that car and I never did get my revenge
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 28, 2016 18:39:47 GMT
Just bought a new set for the boat as they only just scraped through on my last BSC. Presumably on low pressure? I thought you could get them refilled and pressurised? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 19:59:55 GMT
Just bought a new set for the boat as they only just scraped through on my last BSC. Presumably on low pressure? I thought you could get them refilled and pressurised? No, it was just on the expiry date. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 28, 2016 20:10:37 GMT
Presumably on low pressure? I thought you could get them refilled and pressurised? No, it was just on the expiry date. Thanks, just checked one of mine and can't find an expiry date on it anywhere? Do they all have them? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 20:32:03 GMT
No, it was just on the expiry date. Thanks, just checked one of mine and can't find an expiry date on it anywhere? Do they all have them? TBH I don't know and I can't find an obvious date on mine either. I'm wondering if it's coded into a serial number or something. We should know this kind of stuff really.  I'm just doing what the BSS man told me to do before the next examination. He also said that you should tip the powder ones upsidedown once in a while to stop them getting clogged. Maybe it's all a load of bollocks and I've wasted over £100... |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 28, 2016 20:48:43 GMT
I do take my fire extinguishers out of the holders and give them a good shake every few months. The one I just looked at doesn't seem to have an expiry date, it does have a pressure gauge, which is still in the green but only just, if it gets any lower I'll just pop it into a pan of boiling water for 20 minutes on BSS day. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 20:52:02 GMT
To a certain degree that is not such a bad idea. After a minor incident many years ago I discovered that my wife did not have a clue how to use a fire extinguisher. I built a biggish bonfire and got her to practice with both CO2 and dry powder. Very useful to have a try out (especially with the CO2, she couldn't believe the way a wood/paper fire could re-ignite even when the flames were gone) Apart from that ........ it's good fun Maybe I'll keep one back for bonfire night. I don't think I've let one off before (so to speak) so it would be good practice. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 20:59:17 GMT
I do take my fire extinguishers out of the holders and give them a good shake every few months. The one I just looked at doesn't seem to have an expiry date, it does have a pressure gauge, which is still in the green but only just, if it gets any lower I'll just pop it into a pan of boiling water for 20 minutes on BSS day. Would it work if you took your boat to Lake Titicaca for the next BSS? |
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Post by loafer on Sept 28, 2016 22:26:07 GMT
Like lifejackets, emergency ladders, flares, GPS help beacons, the whole works, I never needed any ONE of them in 11 years of living on boats (both yachts at sea, and now narrowboats). Just don't fall in, don't leave the bottom door open on your stove when you go t't pub or t't bed, don't put the still-warm bbq in the cratch when you go to bed, don't smoke in bed, don't keep petrol indoors (like we do) and generally just gaze at the sunset with no worries. You'll be fine!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 22:42:37 GMT
Like lifejackets, emergency ladders, flares, GPS help beacons, the whole works, I never needed any ONE of them in 11 years of living on boats (both yachts at sea, and now narrowboats). Just don't fall in, don't leave the bottom door open on your stove when you go t't pub or t't bed, don't put the still-warm bbq in the cratch when you go to bed, don't smoke in bed, don't keep petrol indoors (like we do) and generally just gaze at the sunset with no worries. You'll be fine! Same here but you still need a BSC.  |
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