Found this earlier today in Poundstretcher Hertford..which is quite a small store.
Was priced up at £8.99 which I thought was a good deal anyways..but it scanned through at £2.99.
Hot hot hot.
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ILikeUsingGifsToComment
9 Jul 1714#3
Wezhayw
10 Jul 176#31
"Would I trust a £3 fire extinguisher?" I bet you would grab it if there's a fire.
"Powder extinguishers are messy" I bet you would rather clean up powder, than redecorating charred room - if you still have a room.
"C02 extinguishers are better" it depends on useage, however I picked one up Buy It Now for £14 brand new as it was "out of date" which I use for homebrew, and C02 doesn't go out of date...
"Would you trust an out of date extinguisher?" You'll find there's regulations within a commercial environment that checks them over each year, its not out of date, it out of its service period. How overdue is your home PAT tested?
There' will probably be people who will be standing outside their flame engulfed home thinking "why didn't I trust a Hot Deals £3 fire extinguisher, but trust a Hot Deals £3 Kodi box from China"
elitom
9 Jul 176#4
would you really trust your family / house to a three quid fire extinguisher?
EliTom
qbs to cocollino
9 Jul 174#14
True about the mess, but dry powder, used correctly, is hard to beat. Just remember to give the extinguisher a shake every so often otherwise the powder can settle into a near solid mass, and when you fire it, all you'll get is a puff of powder and a lot of gas.
The damage to electrical equipment is a drawback, but then so's being destroyed by fire. I'd imagine an insurance company would look favourably on a claim for damage incurred in extinguishing a fire.
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Gentle_Giant
9 Jul 174#1
Water, Foam, CO2 or Dry powder??
kos1c to Gentle_Giant
9 Jul 174#2
Photo seems to be 1kg ABC Dry Powder
ILikeUsingGifsToComment
9 Jul 1714#3
elitom
9 Jul 176#4
would you really trust your family / house to a three quid fire extinguisher?
EliTom
mrew42 to elitom
10 Jul 171#32
Something is better than nothing.
See the same arguments on the Mobiles section re: £1 phone cases for £700 smart phones.
contom
9 Jul 171#5
Yeah I know what you're saying. Hopefully it won't ever get used to find out. (nerd)
BertieWusster
9 Jul 173#6
It is CE marked, so should be fine but if you're that concerned send one to your local Trading Standards/Environmental Health Department for testing.
mattinhull
9 Jul 174#7
better than nowt....ive got similar in my kitchen never used thank god prob out of date
elitom
9 Jul 171#8
should be CE marked - by law !
but maybe short dated - Fire Extingusiher do have an expiry date you know !
EliTom
ashraf86uk
9 Jul 174#9
I think people should chill, it's been reduced as people are more conscious about safety esp around fire incidents and most retailers are doing their bit by selling it for cheap, it's always good to have one in the kitchen, car etc
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Was priced up at £8.99 which I thought was a good deal anyways..but it scanned through at £2.99.
Hot hot hot.
Top comments
"Powder extinguishers are messy" I bet you would rather clean up powder, than redecorating charred room - if you still have a room.
"C02 extinguishers are better" it depends on useage, however I picked one up Buy It Now for £14 brand new as it was "out of date" which I use for homebrew, and C02 doesn't go out of date...
"Would you trust an out of date extinguisher?" You'll find there's regulations within a commercial environment that checks them over each year, its not out of date, it out of its service period. How overdue is your home PAT tested?
There' will probably be people who will be standing outside their flame engulfed home thinking "why didn't I trust a Hot Deals £3 fire extinguisher, but trust a Hot Deals £3 Kodi box from China"
EliTom
The damage to electrical equipment is a drawback, but then so's being destroyed by fire. I'd imagine an insurance company would look favourably on a claim for damage incurred in extinguishing a fire.
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EliTom
See the same arguments on the Mobiles section re: £1 phone cases for £700 smart phones.
but maybe short dated - Fire Extingusiher do have an expiry date you know !
EliTom