Refer Fire Extinguisher??
Yep I have one. But after MANY years of owning Motorhomes and boats, and stuff, I've never been presented a example of an actual "save" by one of these. Anyone else ?
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gmctoyman wrote:
Tiny percentage of owners, probably. But also probably a pretty good cross section.
Just ONE example of these little halon extinguishers saving an RV ???
Hmmmmmm - in 30 year of putting the wet stuff on the red stuff, been to:
commercial fires, house fires, fireworks stand fire, mobile home fires, vehicle fires of all types (including RVs), gasoline tanker fires, haz-mat fires, etc.
As you may be aware.....restaurants are required by most jurisdictions to have automatic extinguishing systems in the vent hoods over the cooking areas - as well as over the cooking surfaces.
*Never* in 30 years did I ever respond to a fire at a restaurant in one of the protected areas.
Doesn't mean there aren't any - or fires don't occur there.
Lots more restaurants than RVs, LOL!
Statistics for most/all of the above are available (including the cooking & hood systems for restaurants) - and usually documentation of cause and origin of fires are required by law.
Your state may have this info, maybe not....and the extent/accessibility may vary.
Unfortunately RV (and Mobile Home) "saves" are few and far between - if a fire progresses beyond the incipient stage.
(It's kind of like the aforementioned fireworks stand fire!)
So chances of hearing from someone whose RV *survived* with the help of (or due to) the fridge compt extinguishers may be *VERY* unlikely.
But, you got 'em, be happy.....maybe YOUR RV will be *THE* one!..:C
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