Fire extinguishers

[niemeyjt]

It depends on the size of your house. If you are likely to be sleeping far away from the potential source of a fire and not hear an alarm, I would suggest you install multiple detectors/alarms that are linked - one goes off, all go off.

Yes you can buy combo units - but really CO is only needed where there is carbon combustion (kitchen, boiler room, wood burner etc).

Also be aware that they have a lifespan - our CO is replaced every 5 years and our three linked smoke alarms are replaced every 10 years. Replacing combos every five years may be more costly - just be aware.

As such, a specialist on-line store may offer a better selection and advice than LM.

[Lori]

Thank you very much niemeyjt. Most helpful.

[Hotrodder]

I had an occasion to use a dry powder extinguisher on a boat when a paraffin heater caught fire and quickly went out of control. The extinguisher worked extremely fast to put out the fire but cleaning up the resultant mess took me most of the next day.

But you still had a boat? No?

My boat was still ashore, undergoing an extensive refit. A friend allowed me to stay on his overnight. When the paraffin heater went up in flames I was very near to a brown trouser event. I vowed never to have a paraffin fueled heater on a boat from that point on.