You probably aren’t surprised to know that the ABC Fire Extinguisher is the most widely sold extinguisher on the market. Known as the multipurpose extinguisher, its easy use, easy storage, and easy maintenance have made it the easy choice as the go-to fire extinguisher. But not all situations call for the easy ABC extinguisher! Let’s figure out if you might require something more than just an ABC; do you…
- Drive an electric vehicle
- Have a woodburning stove in your home
- Work with specialty metals such as magnesium
- Work with computer hard drives, circuit boards, or other sensitive electronic equipment
- Store pool chemicals or specialty cleaning agents
- Drive or work on racecars or speedboats
- Have frequent need to put out small fires (often metal working)
- Have sensitive and expensive energized equipment (such as specialized farm machinery)
If any of those applied to you then, well, you might need something more than an ABC! There are many available alternatives to the ABC. Each of these specialty extinguishers is uniquely suited to whatever your specific hazard may be! Here’s our recommendations for some of the most common hazards, like the ones in the list above:
- Sensitive electronic equipment = Clean Agent Extinguisher
- Energized electrical equipment = Carbon Dioxide Extinguisher
- Chemical storage (depending), woodburning stoves, frequent fires = Water Extinguisher
- Electric vehicles, specialty metals = Class D Extinguisher
- Sporting vehicles = Clean Agent Fire Extinguisher (preferably an installed System)
Still unsure about what extinguisher may be best for you? Contact us for help! All the listed extinguishers (with the exception of installed systems) are available for sale through DRB- we urge you NOT to buy specialty extinguishers without professional help.
