Out of the Blue

After a minor grease fire in the grill over the weekend (ever try grilling bacon? wow!), MrsBlue asked what we would have done if it had been a major fire, and my reply was that we have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. This inspired a quick inspection of the extinguisher, which turns out to have been way overdue, as it was in desperate need of a recharging. We picked up a pair of new extinguishers (we decided the one in my office was a bit small) in the meantime before figuring out where to recharge the old one, so we should be safe for now. I've made a vow to try and remember to check on these things regularly going forward, and thought sharing this story might help in case anyone else had lapsed in this area.

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Isn't Halon toxic to humans?

It is if you breathe it in a high enough concentration, but it was banned because it was highly damaging to the ozone layer (a little research showed it's a type of CFC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halon_1211 )

I was just researching this when I came across a Halon alternative (interestingly called "Halotron" - - sounds like the latest Transformer).

Pricey, but at least it's available:

http://www.smokesign.com/2hafiex.html

edited to correct some info ...

This comment was edited on May 18, 2009, 15:23.
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