Posted by ian field on January 30, 2009, 4:36 pm
An application that requires compressed gas - a CO2 fire extinguisher is
known to be a suitable source.
Does anyone know how I can obtain a couple of fire extinguishers that have
been taken out of service (but are more or less full)?
Obviously scrap prices would be preferable.
TIA.
Posted by CS on January 31, 2009, 4:06 pm
> An application that requires compressed gas - a CO2 fire extinguisher is
> known to be a suitable source.
> Does anyone know how I can obtain a couple of fire extinguishers that have
> been taken out of service (but are more or less full)?
> Obviously scrap prices would be preferable.
Do you really want to pressurize a container you bought at 'scrap prices'?
Without knowing the application, it's difficult to offer suggestions, but
there are a lot of suitable containers for compressed air, but not so much
for "gas", which you don't specify, and which may not get along too well
with the material the scrap fire extinguishers your looking for are made of.
There are folks that test and service fire extinguishers. You may want to
check around in your area for one of these companies and ask if they have
any duds.
CS
Posted by ian field on January 31, 2009, 5:13 pm
>> An application that requires compressed gas - a CO2 fire extinguisher is
>> known to be a suitable source.
>>
>> Does anyone know how I can obtain a couple of fire extinguishers that
>> have been taken out of service (but are more or less full)?
>>
>> Obviously scrap prices would be preferable.
> Do you really want to pressurize a container you bought at 'scrap prices'?
> Without knowing the application, it's difficult to offer suggestions, but
> there are a lot of suitable containers for compressed air, but not so much
> for "gas", which you don't specify, and which may not get along too well
> with the material the scrap fire extinguishers your looking for are made
> of.
> There are folks that test and service fire extinguishers. You may want to
> check around in your area for one of these companies and ask if they have
> any duds.
> CS
Its for fitting tubeless tyres - but its definitely a "don't try this at
home" unless you know what you're doing!
Posted by zoot on February 2, 2009, 12:18 pm
wrote:
> >> An application that requires compressed gas - a CO2 fire extinguisher is
> >> known to be a suitable source.
> >> Does anyone know how I can obtain a couple of fire extinguishers that
> >> have been taken out of service (but are more or less full)?
> >> Obviously scrap prices would be preferable.
> > Do you really want to pressurize a container you bought at 'scrap prices'?
> > Without knowing the application, it's difficult to offer suggestions, but
> > there are a lot of suitable containers for compressed air, but not so much
> > for "gas", which you don't specify, and which may not get along too well
> > with the material the scrap fire extinguishers your looking for are made
> > of.
> > There are folks that test and service fire extinguishers. You may want to
> > check around in your area for one of these companies and ask if they have
> > any duds.
> > CS
> Its for fitting tubeless tyres - but its definitely a "don't try this at
> home" unless you know what you're doing!
you can get a tank at ?-mart for 20 bucks
Posted by ian field on February 2, 2009, 1:30 pm
wrote:
> >> An application that requires compressed gas - a CO2 fire extinguisher
> >> is
> >> known to be a suitable source.
> >> Does anyone know how I can obtain a couple of fire extinguishers that
> >> have been taken out of service (but are more or less full)?
> >> Obviously scrap prices would be preferable.
> > Do you really want to pressurize a container you bought at 'scrap
> > prices'?
> > Without knowing the application, it's difficult to offer suggestions,
> > but
> > there are a lot of suitable containers for compressed air, but not so
> > much
> > for "gas", which you don't specify, and which may not get along too well
> > with the material the scrap fire extinguishers your looking for are made
> > of.
> > There are folks that test and service fire extinguishers. You may want
> > to
> > check around in your area for one of these companies and ask if they
> > have
> > any duds.
> > CS
> Its for fitting tubeless tyres - but its definitely a "don't try this at
> home" unless you know what you're doing!
you can get a tank at ?-mart for 20 bucks
Tank of what? - Here in the UK, one trader showed me a compressed air
canister for seating tubeless, he said getting it charged is only about £4
but the initial outlay is over £80 - not a lot I know, but a bit steep for
only once or twice/year use the scrap fire extinguisher is a better deal.
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> known to be a suitable source.
> Does anyone know how I can obtain a couple of fire extinguishers that have
> been taken out of service (but are more or less full)?
> Obviously scrap prices would be preferable.