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Any serious downsides to having a C02 fire extinguisher in the kitchen vs dry chemical?

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Viper GTS

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The girlfriend had a minor incident in the kitchen yesterday & rather than let it just burn itself out (which it looked like it might), or using some other method I decided to use the extinguisher on it. Quick blast of C02, fire's out, no harm done, right?

Unfortunately it never occurred to me that what I had might not be a C02 extinguisher, & it wasn't. That mistake cost me all the food that was being prepared, & blasted everything on the counter with what I believe is ammonium phosphate. From the cloud that was in the air immediately after I would say the entire kitchen got a dusting, though the stove & adjacent counter tops got the worst of it. Needless to say it's a gigantic mess, & I barely used any at all compared to what was left in the extinguisher.

I did some research & it seems that ABC dry chemical are indeed the best type for residential kitchen use. I still have another unused one on hand, but in the interest of avoiding messes I was thinking of picking up a C02 model. I figure the odds are good that it will work fine, & if not there's a dry chemical as backup.

Any flaws to this plan? This is the first time I've ever used one so it's not like we make a habit of this, but C02 just seems much more convenient if/when we need one again.

Viper GTS
 
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Hilarious that, instead of something small like water or baking soda on a fire that was burning itself out, you went for the freaking fire extinguisher :laugh: Oh no, a match! Somebody grab the 4" firehose! 😛

(read: I have no real input)
 
These are what I use. They work automatically. My brother showed them to me after he rented an apartment that used them. Said he heard the smoke alarm and a pop in the kitchen and it automatically put out a fire that didn't even realize had started when he was outside.

They just attach with magnets to the range hood.
http://www.stovetopfirestop.com/
 
Sounds like sticking with the chemical is probably the simplest/safest bet. Why give someone a choice if one of the options will work for everything and one could make a situation worse?

Viper GTS
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Sounds like sticking with the chemical is probably the simplest/safest bet. Why give someone a choice if one of the options will work for everything and one could make a situation worse?

Viper GTS
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Simple yes. But ABCs are generally corrosive and tough as shit to clean. If you don't mind ruining whatever you get the spray on, they are fine. Usually replacing a few items isn't a big deal if you save everything else.

But not properly cleaning up and you'll be replacing the stove, fridge, etc. when it starts getting eaten away.

 
What you should have done is start a small controlled burn on the other end of your kitchen and let the controlled burn use the available oxygen and burnable material so the "accidental" fire would have burned itself out.

 
Originally posted by: Babbles
What you should have done is start a small controlled burn on the other end of your kitchen and let the controlled burn use the available oxygen and burnable material so the "accidental" fire would have burned itself out.
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Or toss in a stick of TNT.
 
Originally posted by: Babbles
What you should have done is start a small controlled burn on the other end of your kitchen and let the controlled burn use the available oxygen and burnable material so the "accidental" fire would have burned itself out.
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Better to detonate dynamite inside the existing conflagration.

If it was a good enough method to put out the oilfield fires after Desert Storm, it's good enough for my kitchen!!
 
Originally posted by: sactoking
Originally posted by: Babbles
What you should have done is start a small controlled burn on the other end of your kitchen and let the controlled burn use the available oxygen and burnable material so the "accidental" fire would have burned itself out.
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Better to detonate dynamite inside the existing conflagration.

If it was a good enough method to put out the oilfield fires after Desert Storm, it's good enough for my kitchen!!
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Sounds like a flawless plan!
 
Originally posted by: Modelworks
These are what I use. They work automatically. My brother showed them to me after he rented an apartment that used them. Said he heard the smoke alarm and a pop in the kitchen and it automatically put out a fire that didn't even realize had started when he was outside.

They just attach with magnets to the range hood.
http://www.stovetopfirestop.com/
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Thanks for the link. I think I'll be ordering a pair for the kitchen, plus they might make a nice gift for older family members who we have no clue what to get for Christmas.
 
Keep a big box of baking soda close by for the small stuff. It's cheap, keeps the fridge smelling fresh, and it makes a nice non toxic scrubbing powder.
 
Oh, and for what it's worth, we had one grease fire; baking soda worked just fine for putting it out. No major mess.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Oh, and for what it's worth, we had one grease fire; baking soda worked just fine for putting it out. No major mess.
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Yeah, but what do you do when you have an alcohol fire? Those are fun and downright tasty.

Also if it's just in the pan you can put another pan or backing pan over it.
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Keep a big box of baking soda close by for the small stuff. It's cheap, keeps the fridge smelling fresh, and it makes a nice non toxic scrubbing powder.
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That's all that's in a dry chemical (B,C) extinguisher 😛
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Oh, and for what it's worth, we had one grease fire; baking soda worked just fine for putting it out. No major mess.
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Yeah, but what do you do when you have an alcohol fire? Those are fun and downright tasty.

Also if it's just in the pan you can put another pan or backing pan over it.
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Alcohol burns at a pretty low temperature. Nothing to be too concerned about. My college roommate and I used to soak tennis balls in rubbing alcohol, light them on fire, then juggle them in the dorm hallway - passing the balls back and forth as we did so. (6 balls) Of course, our hands would also have flaming alcohol on them. Quite the sight to see. 😛
 
just get a small chemical one. those things leave a mess like you wouldn't believe and you'd hate to see someone get trigger happy.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza

Alcohol burns at a pretty low temperature. Nothing to be too concerned about. My college roommate and I used to soak tennis balls in rubbing alcohol, light them on fire, then juggle them in the dorm hallway - passing the balls back and forth as we did so. (6 balls) Of course, our hands would also have flaming alcohol on them. Quite the sight to see. 😛
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Heh, unless said alcohol is already in the pan and boiling.

viper have the extinguisher close by but if you need to use it you're in trouble after you've exhausted other means.
 
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