Small fire extinguishers?

[Maj]

P.S. Just found this. Not cheap, but given the number of Li-ion cells we all have, possibly worth it. Also safe on electrical fires.

https://www.safefiredirect.co.uk/firechief-1-litre-lith-ex-fire-extinguisher.aspx

The compact and lightweight 1 litre Lith-Ex fire extinguisher is extremely effective against fires fuelled by lithium-ion batteries and from electrical origins. It is also highly effective on fires using paper and wood. The Lith-Ex extinguisher is able to rapidly cool excessive heat and prevent re-ignition; a feat that standard ABC Dry Powder and other aqueous-based extinguishers will not be able to achieve on a Lithium-Ion battery fire.

Similar to the one I linked to in my earlier reply
Difference being - twice the price - twice the capacity and a different company - but apart from that, the same.

 

[Ed]

Fire blanket are worth having

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Fire blanket are worth having

Hmm, I know that they're widely recomended but a local firefighter told me to avoid them. He'd seen lots of cases where people had received severe burns to their arms whilst trying to use them.

As for lithion ion battery fires, I've successfully used a standard powder extinguisher on one, but YMMV.

 

[rm128]

Hmm, I know that they're widely recomended but a local firefighter told me to avoid them. He'd seen lots of cases where people had received severe burns to their arms whilst trying to use them.

As for lithion ion battery fires, I've successfully used a standard powder extinguisher on one, but YMMV.

YMMV?

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Hmm, I know that they're widely recomended but a local firefighter told me to avoid them. He'd seen lots of cases where people had received severe burns to their arms whilst trying to use them.

As for lithion ion battery fires, I've successfully used a standard powder extinguisher on one, but YMMV.

Maybe advice changes, in the past a well wrung out wet/damp tea towel was advised for a pan fire. (And I once used one in anger - and it worked).

But my eldest daughter told me recently, that currently advice is NEVER EVER attempt to use a wet tea towel. Maybe too many people were throwing dripping soaking wet tea towels over hot oil fires and making them erupt?

 

[paul]

YMMV?

Your mileage might vary

 

[wellyjen]

Are chip pans even a thing at home now? I thought oven chips and air fryers would have made them extinct.

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Are chip pans even a thing at home now? I thought oven chips and air fryers would have made them extinct.

You can't air fry a battered (frozen) mars or snickers, so chip pans remain essential for certain areas of high culinary culture. Barre de Mars frite, proves the adage that everything sounds classy in French.

 

[Lankyman]

You can't air fry a battered (frozen) mars or snickers, so chip pans remain essential for certain areas of high culinary culture. Barre de Mars frite, proves the adage that everything sounds classy in French.

Haven't seen the legendary Mars frite but I once had a pizza from a chippy in Aberfeldy which I was amazed to witness going into the deep fat fryer. It tasted OK. This was a long time ago and perhaps Scottish cuisine has moved on?

 

[wormster]

P.S. Just found this. Not cheap, but given the number of Li-ion cells we all have, possibly worth it. Also safe on electrical fires.

https://www.safefiredirect.co.uk/firechief-1-litre-lith-ex-fire-extinguisher.aspx

The compact and lightweight 1 litre Lith-Ex fire extinguisher is extremely effective against fires fuelled by lithium-ion batteries and from electrical origins. It is also highly effective on fires using paper and wood. The Lith-Ex extinguisher is able to rapidly cool excessive heat and prevent re-ignition; a feat that standard ABC Dry Powder and other aqueous-based extinguishers will not be able to achieve on a Lithium-Ion battery fire.

Ah AVD's we have some of these at work, never had to use one yet, but I think that they have a shelf life of 2 years!