I have a new fangled for extinguisher

Picked up this nifty for extinguisher when I was at a Porsche track event last weekend. Looks like a road flare but it's an extinguisher .The one I bought discharges for 50 seconds and stores nearly in my glove compartment.

Checkout their site https://elementfire.com/

 

Just don't get it mixed up with the actual road flares.

 

That would be embarrassing

 

Looks cool. But is it a "one shot johnny"? If you use it, can it be refilled?

 

It seems like an interesting idea, however I do have some concerns. Without residue discharge, it wont smother to prevent re-ignition. For liquid fires, the discharge area doesnt seem strong/large enough to prevent "pushing" the fire around.

 

Wonder what the rating is.

How much did this cost?

 

Not cheap per the link. 60.00 for the small one.

 

Never mind went to the website, it's a junk fire extinguisher with basically no UL/FM rating

 

I just paid 20 bucks at homes depot for a 2lb one.

 

I wonder why it claims ABC on the cylinder if it's not using ABC powder?

 

2# of chemical isn't going to do shit for a car fire.

 

Enough to get my ass out of it. It's insured up the ass. Burn baby burn, they can make the check out to "cash" my new nickname at that point.

 

I found this video on youtube that was a bit more in-depth than the marketing vid put out by the company. You can see it has some trouble putting out a gas-soaked t-shirt. I'm also concerned about how close you need to be to the fire in order for it to be effective.

 

Your questions are answered in the link.
Rated ABCK.
Cost is $60, $80 or $120 depending on model.

 

Which is why I said never mind. There's a reason why this extinguisher doesn't have a UL listing. It's because it's junk and it's ABC claim is nonsense. At best this would be a BC extinguisher, but the marketing wanks took over and realized no one would buy it if it was properly classified.

I'd wonder if the cylinder even had a DOT rating since they claim it's exempt from needing any work ever.

 

Nice but whats the pitch? Are they equating it to a standard 5lb extinguisher recommended for cars? No way!

 

I think you are supposed to throw it into the fire.

 

It sells because:

No mess
Compact
It's cheap
and people don't know any better

 

Only after it's been discharged

 

I'm a Volunteer Firefighter and I wouldn't recommend this at all. I'd have to say this is useless and dangerous, making you think you have a fire extinguisher. Junk and dangerous, I'd recommend an ABC rated fire extinguisher. The bigger the better.