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12-21-2014, 12:24 PM
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I have often considered going the full suppression route with the piping and nozzles in engine compartment and trunk and a "Pull For Fire" switch in the cockpit. Mainly because of the time it can take to unbuckle and get out of the car when you may have only seconds and may also be injured. 
That said, I am sure if I saw fire, I would be out of the car pretty damn quick! 
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12-21-2014, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bernica
I have often considered going the full suppression route with the piping and nozzles in engine compartment and trunk and a "Pull For Fire" switch in the cockpit. Mainly because of the time it can take to unbuckle and get out of the car when you may have only seconds and may also be injured.
That said, I am sure if I saw fire, I would be out of the car pretty damn quick! |
But, how would you know that it worked unless you tested it out once?  |
12-21-2014, 12:31 PM
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Well, I would get something SFI certified for sure. But, how often have you tested out your Halotron? I certainly haven't. It just sits there, thank God!
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12-21-2014, 12:34 PM
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But, how often have you tested out your Halotron?
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But I carry a back up, as well. It would seem to me to be a bit imprudent to rely on a single system yet never test it... no? |
12-21-2014, 12:38 PM
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Well, I didn't say I would be getting rid of the Halotron extinguisher for backup!
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12-21-2014, 12:40 PM
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Isn't the underhood system rechargeable? I think I would tell the fire extinguisher installers that, once they were done, I wanted to pull the damn thing to make sure it worked, then they could just recharge it and I'd head home, after paying a slight premium for the recharge. Are you allowed to do that?
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12-21-2014, 12:49 PM
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Agreed Patrick. I would just pay for the extra bottle to see it in action. Just for piece of mind. As long as it was a clean system that didn't leave the car trashed. They are out there and not cheap.
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12-21-2014, 02:13 PM
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But, how would you know that it worked unless you tested it out once? |
Seems ok with matches... No?
...and what of parachutes? |
12-21-2014, 02:19 PM
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Seems ok with matches... No?
...and what of parachutes?
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But would you stake your life, or car, on a match, the brand of which you had never even tried to light, even once? And would you forego a reserve chute and trust the single one that had been packed by who-knows-who? |
12-21-2014, 02:25 PM
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But would you stake your life, or car, on a match, the brand of which you had never even tried to light, even once? And would you forego a reserve chute and trust the single one that had been packed by who-knows-who? |
Ahhh... Nope... I'd pull the pin and get out and run.
If the sucker burns, she burns...
I pay good money for insurance to deal with it from there.  |
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