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Originally Posted by Roadster
Went to HD today for 8ft shop light bulbs......and across the isle were the fire extinguishes......the lighting worker there told me that they just came in....so I made another purchase.....here is the info for those interested.....
A nice compact extinguisher for "Autos".....good for 12 years or one time use.......6 year warranty....all for $17.88
DOT approved.....
great size IMO.....will fit nice in the ZR-1
FYI.....check the bottom of your extinguisher before purchasing as I was told.....the date of manufacture is right there....here you see 2018....brand new and current.....can't do better than that.....
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Dry chemical fire extinguishers are cheap, but if you use them they will make a god awful mess of your car and garage. Dry chemical goes everywhere & is really, really hard to clean up. The chemicals waft through doorways & spread everywhere. Plus it will permanently damage electronics....
I went another route and purchased a large 10# CO2 fire extinguisher for the garage & a 5# CO2 for the kitchen. CO2 dissipates into the air and leaves no residue of any kind (no chemical clean up). It also does not hurt electronics. The only damage you will have is from the fire.
The CO2 extinguishers are more expensive, but they will save you thousands in clean up if you ever have to use them.
Many years ago I used a dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish an engine fire, it was a very expensive mistake....