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trevork

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Posted - 02 Feb 2012 :  12:16:27  Show Profile  Visit trevork's Homepage Send trevork a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Fire extinguishers are at Lidl again next week! A mere £8 each. Stock up while you can!

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_28548.htm

merlin

United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Feb 2012 :  21:19:10  Show Profile  Visit merlin's Homepage Send merlin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by trevork

Fire extinguishers are at Lidl again next week! A mere £8 each. Stock up while you can!

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_28548.htm



are they BS compliant Trev ? 10A/68B or greater
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Deano

United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Feb 2012 :  22:21:49  Show Profile  Visit Deano's Homepage Send Deano a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Listed in the add as Fire rating: 5A 34B C

BSS requires
quote:
Each portable fire extinguisher must have an individual fire rating of
5A/34B or greater.


But the BSS is based on the total capacity carried on the boat, not single extinguishers.


Boat length -- Number of extinguishers -- TOTAL capacity
Under 7m (23ft) ---- 2 -------- 10A/68B
7-11m (23-36ft) ---- 2 -------- 13A/89B
Over 11m (36ft) ---- 3 -------- 21A/144B


So, one extinguisher of 10A/68B would fail

Personally I have 4 x 5A/34B in the cabins and one auto in each engine bay.


Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 30 "Silver Gem"
See the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/54758027@N00/
Edited by - Deano on 02 Feb 2012 22:29:42
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IanM

United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Feb 2012 :  07:12:28  Show Profile Send IanM a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Those extinguishers are not only compliant, they are the same brand that you will find in many chandleries at double the price. A bargain.
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merlin

United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Feb 2012 :  21:44:45  Show Profile  Visit merlin's Homepage Send merlin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
thankyou deano for crunching the No,s
so two 5,s are acceptable as one unit (10)
on boats




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df

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Feb 2012 :  00:35:31  Show Profile  Visit df's Homepage Send df a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Or in the case of an actual fire on board, the fire extinguishers can stay where they are for bss and the crew can run away and let the boat burn! In practise the only time it's worth fighting a fire on a boat is when it's between you and the exit(or can just be blown out), other than that you can always buy another boat, buying another life (or skin) involves a lot more religious belief than I'll ever have.
It's a crappy bss approach but a good survival technique.




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Deano

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Feb 2012 :  11:05:21  Show Profile  Visit Deano's Homepage Send Deano a Private Message  Reply with Quote
They are just the right size to be used to smash a window out of its frames to make an exit too!!!!

Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 30 "Silver Gem"
See the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/54758027@N00/
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