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Harvard
Explorer
Dec 31, 2014

Nine year old RV Fire Extinguisher Still Serviceable

We happened upon a highway scene where a 1/2 ton was disabled because of a front wheel bearing failure. The hydraulic fluid was on fire and the driver was trying to douse the flames with bottles of dr...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Dec 31, 2014
Good thing RVs bounce so much otherwise those dry chemical extinguishers have a tendency to cake up.

Those 2.5# units do not last very long at all.
Glad you were outside when you used it and found out.

They really are for very small, small fires.....better use in an RV is getting OUT and away from RV fire.

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