1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188 
PREVENTING THE SPREADING OF FIRES.
Page 104
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
A Commentary on 'Certain Fire Extinguishers which are Made by Well-known Concerns for Use in Connection with Commercial Vehicles.
THE saying that prevention is better than cure is very applicable where fire risks are concerned, and there are some dangers of this kind that are nearly always present when motor vehicles are used. There is the risk of a conflagration being caused owing to petrol dropping from a flooded or leaky carburetter or petrol pipe on to some naked light, for we are convinced that carelessness is one of the most common causes of fire in motor vehicles. There are dangers inconnection with faults, such as short-circuiting due to worn insulating Material, in the electrical systems of a vehicle. Moreover, where passenger-carrying motors are concerned, the risk of a passenger setting light to the upholstery with a carelessly dropped match or cigarette end is not to be disregarded, for such material may smoulder for hours before bursting into flame.
If these risks can ii o t generally b e abolished, then the next best thing is the provision of a satisfactory means for preventing the spreading of a fire should it occur, and this thought naturally leads us to the consideration of the handy portable type of fire-extinguisher which has proved its worth i n many emergencies.
It is no exaggera tion to say that Pyrene, Phomene and Conquest firefighting appliances, which are marketed by the Pyrene Co.,
The Penult TM., 9, Grosvenor hand-pump Gardens, London, extinguisher. S.W.1, are used in almost every trade that it is possible to mention. They are especially useful where commercial motors are concerned, as the manufacturer has produced a model of the Pyrene expressly for this
work. The design incorporates a system of rubber washering to absorb the vibration caused in heavy commercial work and an unusually strong holding bracket is provided likewise to defeat the effects of vibration.
The company's Phomene appliances are of the type projecting a foam, when in operation, which effectually smothers the flames, thus making them especially suitable for dealing with oil fires. The new Phomene model, which has a Cap sealing both the inner and outer chainhers, should be of particular use in garages, where oil fires are most likely to occur. The 2-gallon patterns are priced at 13 5s. and the 1-gallon type at £3.
Other models by this concern, notably the Phomene 10-gallon type, are fitted with trolleys.
1342 llilerryweather and Sons, Ltd., Greenwich Road, London, S.E.10, is one of the best-known anti-fire engineering concerns in the cotintry, so its Konus Kemik and Fire Suds extinguishers should prove to be well up to any work that is expected of them. It is interesting to note that the chemical ingredients used to produce fawn in the Eire Suds models create about ten times their volume in "suds." Simply turning the appliance upside down is all that is necessary to bring it into operation.
An extinguisher which is unusual in that it is self-acting in the event of a fire is the Ranji, manufactured by Ranji Fire Extinguishers, Ltd., 20, Shaftesbury' Avenue, Piccadilly Circus, London, W.1. A special attachment is provided for this purpose, but should it be required to actuate the appliance by hand it is only necessary to turn on a tap and the fire-fighting liquid is automatically forced from the container. The appliance to take 1 pint of liquid costs 15s., and the 1-quart type sells at £2 5s., both of these being supplied with housing brackets.
The Valor, type E902, using carbon tetrachloride, is a handy fire-fighting machine for carrying ou commercial vehicles. The capacity of the appliance is about 1 quart, and it is provided with a double-action pump to ensure a continu ous powerful jet to the seat of the fire. A detachable nozzle is fitted to facilitate access to the valves, and special protec tion is made against interior corrosion. A strong bracket,
which incorporates
a vibration-absorbing spripg seating, is used with this extin guisher, and should make it very useful for heavy commer cial work. The retail price of the ma chine is 12 5s if brass-finished, an d £2 7s. 6d. if it be re quired with a nickel plated, oxidized or black lacquer finish.
The Valor Foarnera extinguisher, which is sold at £3 16s. with a special safety bracket, is also suitable for commercial duties.
Associated Fire Alarms, Ltd., pro duces a number of efficient extinguishers, among these being the Pear son, the Mofal, the Afal, the Fomal and the Major, the last-named being a machine of 30 gallons capacity, mounted on large wheels to enable it to be used in factories, garages, etc. This model sells at various prices up to £62 10s., according to specification. Numerona other smaller types are made by this company.
Amongst other concerns which, we understand, deal extensively in this equipment may be named Minimax Ltd.,
of Feltham, Middlesex, the maker of Minimax extinguishers, J. Blakeborough
and Sons, Lt Brighouse, Yorks, and Knockout Fire Extinguishers, Ltd., 16-18, Bardwell Street, North Road, London, N.7, producing the Knockout appliances. The strongly constructed Valor Pow:era apparatus.