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Fire Extinguisher for Home use, What is recommended?
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steventan85
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 Jul 18 2022, 03:35 PM
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sorry to bring up old thread.
recently i m planning for my house fire safety equipment.
initially bought 1kg FE for my 1200sf apartment.
then realise not really sufficient based on fire rating calculation which i need at least 8-10A. a 1kg FE only 5A .
So i placed another order for 6kg which is 27A ... which is kind of bulky also.
for the 6kg FE, i can also move to my new double storey house ....
so now should i just put 2 x 1kg FE in my 1200 sf , and move the 6kg to my double storey ?
my new plan is to put 1kg FE inside each room .. got only 3 rooms ....
This post has been edited by steventan85: Jul 18 2022, 03:37 PM
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steventan85
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Jul 18 2022, 03:59 PM
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QUOTE(MeToo @ Jul 18 2022, 03:43 PM) 1kg is very very very small... meaning if you shoot wrong area, a few sec alrdy habis.... Get one that is usable (weight wise) by most occupants of your house. No point getting a 10kg if the ladies in the house cannot use... if thats the case , 4kg-6kg should be good enough for most ppl to use it. my plan is like this , if there is small fire in kitchen / hall , i can 1st grab a 1kg FE to come out from my room before reaching for a bigger size FE, in case there is another fire nearby my room door. a big one 4-6kg at the hall, 1kg FE inside room. that's my planning This post has been edited by steventan85: Jul 18 2022, 04:00 PM |
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steventan85
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Jul 19 2022, 08:43 AM
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QUOTE(ozak @ Jul 19 2022, 12:13 AM) 1kg mean for the car. Not for home. At least 2kg for each room. And a 9kg for near the kitchen. even for a condo with 1200sf ? ordered a 9kg FE initially , but i cancelled due to the weight is too heavy to handle by lady in case there is fire. so i opt for 6kg instead... price wise is almost the same . 2kg of FE in each room is fine , it is not that heavy ... |
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steventan85
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Jul 19 2022, 09:48 AM
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QUOTE(ozak @ Jul 19 2022, 09:30 AM) Why you use the sf as a guideline? Is that less sf equal to burn lesser? Doesn't make sense to me. 2kg is about the right weight for a lady. But 2kg doesn't last long also if fire is big. That's is why I put each room 2kg. If she prefer use all the 2kg. 9kg is for the kitchen since it is a fire hazard place. The house not just a lady's stay. And I believe when a panic situation, 20kg is also not a problem. I have 2kg in each room. Additional 9kg in the master bedroom and storeroom near the kitchen. And 3kg CO2 additional in the working room. I have some fire hazard liquid and my explosion hobby.  i use this as guideline Guidelinemy ultimate purpose is to be able to escape from the house soonest possible . if a 3 x 1kg FE + 6kg FE also cant extinguish the fire , it should be a very big fire , so i will just escape only.... 6kg and 9kg FE is almost the same , if a 6kg FE can't do the job , so do 9kg ... This post has been edited by steventan85: Jul 19 2022, 09:51 AM |
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steventan85
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Jul 20 2022, 11:04 AM
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QUOTE(MeToo @ Jul 20 2022, 10:51 AM) For my case, 9/10kg is not easily wieldable by the petite ladies in my household. So I skip those, easier to have more smaller ones then 1 super huge when ppl cant use it. Its more important to get the right kind of FE, what works in the kitchen might not work at your fuse panel etc. ABC FE isn't one of the most common usable in household right .... i mean for normal household fire |
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