Date:         Mon, 23 May 2005 19:37:35 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Fire extinguisher
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RVIA now requires a CO detector (as of jan 1) in any RV now built with a
fueled device and sleeping area.  Even though the RVIA is just a
manufacturers group, the NFPA and other agencies and many states usually
write their standards into the statutes as minimums.

There also is debate right now on LP detectors as well.
Jimt


On 5/23/05 7:26 PM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Interesting thought on fire extinguishers but it's also not a bad idea to
> keep a Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm in your van.
> I managed to set of my Carbon Monoxide detector more than once trying to
> stay warm in winter by warming up the coffee pot with the windows closed.
> I guess it would tell the Air Cooled guys if their heater boxes are leaking
> into the system.
> 
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jimt" <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Fire extinguisher
> 
> 
> That little extinguisher in the westy is to meet the requirements in the
> RV/mobile home code in most countries of europe and the US for a kitchen,
> not an engine fire.
> 
> Gave one of those little ones I had left in a parts bin away to a bug guy
> this weekend.  I donšt use them.
> 
> My extinguisher is a 10 pound dry chem mounted on the pillar inside the
> sliding door.
> 
> The smallest you should carry is a 5 pound or two of the smaller two and a
> half pounders.  A single is not enough.
> 
> A 2 1/2-pound extinguisher empties in under 10 seconds; a 5-pound
> extinguisher in 15 to 20 seconds; and a 10-pound extinguisher in about 30
> seconds
> 
> Here is a good link on extinguishers
> 
> http://www.kidde-fire.com/kff%20extinguisher%20brochure.rsf
> 
> Most of the extinguishers on the market today seem to be theirs.
> jimt
> On 5/23/05 5:44 PM, "Jeffrey Vickers" <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote:
> 
>> Stan's post has me thinking about fire extinguishers. I have the little
>> litre-or-so sized one (no gauge) by the sliding door opening and I've
>> never had to use it but I've always thought it was kind of weeny to put
>> out a real engine fire, so two questions:
>> 
>> --what size extiguishers do people have? and..
>> 
>> --is there a size/brand that can be refilled? Seems like a ridiculous
>> waste to be tossing a bottle every time the thing leaks enough air...
>> 
>> 
>> Jeff / 87 Westy Syncro
>> 
>> 
>> On May 23, 2005, at 4:04 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>> 
>> 
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