SoundGuy wrote:
myredracer wrote:
Have just requested a replacement from Kidde. Never looked at the Kidde we've had in the TT but it sure looks cheap.
I don't know much about fire extinguishers.
Me neither but the replacement Kidde I received last fall certainly doesn't look "cheap", is a metal canister, has a metal nozzle, black plastic trigger handle, and does have a gauge. I guess I never gave it much thought as I've needed to use one but I'd assume Kidde knows more about these things than I do and therefore the one I received is suitable for the task intended. ;)
I think you assume too much. The key phrase here is "task intended". Those small bottles last about ten seconds in an emergency. If the fire is very small, that is probably OK. If not...
Also consider that Kidde, the guys who know about these things, did not select that tiny bottle for your RV. That decision was made by Forest River, whose chief interest is satisfying the requirement that an extinguisher of some sort be supplied, while spending the least amount possible.
