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Old 07-02-11, 04:23
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Originally Posted by Alex Blair View Post
Rob..
The Ansul blue fire extinguisher had a bigger brother..Bob Carrier has the next size up from the one shown..It is dry chem with a nitrogen cartridge that is pierced when the pin is removed and the handle slammed down which charges the extinguisher..The content tend to lump and compress so should be turned upside down and hit with a rubber hammer to loosen up the contents..
Same drill with the 5 lb little guy.

When I did my bi-annual fire fighting training, the Fire Fighters stressed that these thing need to be beat around a bit because of the contents compacting and settling on the bottom.
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