ANSUL fire extinguishers

[chris vickery]

Hi Robin, there is a pletora of info on this subject here on MLU, as I opened up a discussion regarding the subject early last spring.
If you are looking for these, you are better off to find used ones. If they are for display only it doesn't really matter if they are serviceable or not. My local guy here in North Bay can refill them as the company services CFB North Bay...
Brand new ones would scare you($$$$$$)

[Jon Skagfeld]

I've got a red 5 # Ansul mounted in my M38A1CDN3, on the 7077 silver bracket.

That extinguisher fits that bracket which matches up with the mounting holes.

The blue ones are common in the blue fleet, LSVWs and MLVWs. Being bigger, I guess that they're 10 #.

Yeah, check out Chris's previous thread for more information.

[chris vickery]

The blue ones are 5# as well. The red ones were commonly issued with the Iltis, hence the recent availability of red ones.
They are an interesting extinguisher. The top cap comes off (make sure it is discharged first!!!) and inside there is a small CO2 cartridge which supplies propellant to the dry mixture that is inside. Very sturdy construction. Like mentioned above, most professional fire supply companies can recharge them. I am going to have my Ansul done so at least it is functional and not just a decoration.