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Fire Extinguisher Info

oscar1oscar1 Member Posts: 739 ✭✭✭
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Can i use a regular house fire extinguishers from home depot in a marine environment or in a boat.
 
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    TonyG13TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2021
    It has to be labeled for marine use (approval) by USCG. I tried to zoom in on your photo and it does look like those are labeled for marine use. Look at the right side of the label near the "electrical equipment" icon. (Lots of people think marine extinguishers have to be white. That's a misnomer. It can be red or white - so long as it's USCG approved on the label.) 
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    oscar1oscar1 Member Posts: 739 ✭✭✭
    Tony, I check the extinguisher and you are right it is approved by the USCG. so i going to take to the boat tomorrow. thx tony
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    Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yea I’ve bought those for the boat before and it was approved. Believe it just needs to be class B and those are A, B and C so it’s covered. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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    Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The only downside to these dry chemical ones is the horrid and electrically corrosive mess they leave behind. 😵‍💫. Yes beats a fire. You can get better ones, for a price of course:

    https://www.fireboy-xintex.com/portable-clean-agent-fire-extinguishers/

    food for thought. 

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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