it is no joke fun to spray a fire extinguisher, my history teacher's husband is a fire fighter and he gives me all the old extinguishers from the station
Thanks, Your method is so easy I never thought of it the way you do it. In the past I have installed Schrader valves. I use my refills for welding fire watch. Thanks.
HI ser I guess your a fire fighter? If so may be you can answer a question for me ? My question is if some on stole the hose to my dry chemical unit while what I am about to say is certainly no longer ul listed: do you have any ideas my thought was to replace the hose with an air tool nozzle I mean would you think if it were to screw it it would possibly work I mean I would imagine you direct the stream but probably might not be as effective as the ul rating thoughts please thank you
I'm planning on using this to do a special effect for my movie, (Using fake blood instead of water). I've seen you you open yours and how they set it up to shoot the blood, but I can't find a vid on how to safely empty a fire extinguisher of its dry chemicals. Any advice?
Hiya mate. I have refilled 2 fire extinguishers. Both water. When I refill to an appropriate level of water I screw the top back on as tight as human hands possibly and when I recharge them the air goes inside the bottle but the pressure gauge doesn’t go up. I am using a hand pump tho. But I can’t figure out why the gauge isn’t moving. Any idea why?
I found you can put 1/2 sprinkler drip tubing around the “ muzzle “ and make sure there’s no water in the tank and the hook it up to a hose and since there’s no water in the tank it’ll pressurize the tank and the air in the tank will get compressed and be the compressed air to shoot it out. So that’s how I do it.
if you for get wheahter it is or is not illegal I am not a chemist but flammable liquids are dangerous and definitely gasoline could be dangerous I dont know what would happen if you pressurized a flammable liquid as I said I am not a chemist I would say if you were going to try it can you be sure of what the end result it and it can be done safely ? I wouldn't risk it!!
i've seen a few people do it, not sure if it is legal, if you decide to try it [btw i strongly urge you NOT to] just be careful, if it leaks out and gets on you it could burn you up
Just a side note. The white one in the video looks like a Kidde one that is part of a recall. I would not use it due to them being known to turn into missles. Do not use ones with pastic heads
You can now get small water filled fire extinguishers that have a valve to make them spray very fine mist at high pressure and can be used on electrical and fat fires. Wonder if you could buy the value and fit them to your old extinguishers. Next thing on your shopping list is a compressor!
You want to spray water on a oil/fat fire? Good way to make a fire ball that burns down you house in a matter of minutes. There is several videos made by firefighters on NOT doing this.
@@abbynormal7036 Your talking about old school water extinguishers, the new ones spray ultra fine water mist where the molecules are far enough apart not to either cause steam on a fat fire or conduct electricity on an electrical fire. The beauty is you don't have a messy foam or other chemical to clean up after.
@@Simon67316 There is a sweet video on youtube called "How to (and NOT) put out grease fires!".... I suggest people watch it and decide which person is giving the good advice here.
@@abbynormal7036 The water mist technology used by water mist extinguishers allows them to produce over 22 billion water droplets from only 1 litre of water. The droplets are as small as 25 microns in diameter and create an ultra-fine mist which has superior fire-fighting capabilities. The patented nozzle creates water droplets unlike any other extinguisher, producing a mist that leaves almost no trace and no collateral damage and leads to the extinguishers often being referred to as 'dry' water mist. The extinguishers are capable of tackling almost all common fires within the class A, B, C type fires as well as fires involving live electrical equipment of up to 1000V! The unique water mist has the cooling effect of water and creates a "mist curtain" cutting off the oxygen supply. The droplets are so small that they have no adverse reaction on flammable liquids, allowing the extinguishers to be used on class B fires(oil). Keep up with technology dear!
@@Simon67316 if your talking about an water mist for fat fryers I assume your in the UK as no water mist unit in the U.S is rated for fat fires only electrical fires
Interesting thought that I forgot to mention in the video. Most of the newer extinguishers actually will not rust. I have been using that white extinguisher for about five years and it is still perfectly clean. I have found other units will rust fairly quickly though. You just have to get one with the right composition.
I have a hard time believing you work in a fire department. If you show any care about saving people , you would not have this video up. I service fire extinguisher for a living. You are a disgrace to the fire and safety industry. You have no clue of the dangers. If you do not recommend doing this , then don’t. You have no clue of the danger’s of doing this or just don’t care if someone gets hurt as long as your video gets watched.
Just imagine seeing your neighbor walking outside with a water-filled fire extinguisher to wash their car 😂
Hmm I would be impressed
Learn something new from your videos all the time!
Cool video. Great that you can repurpose a used "disposable" fire extinguisher for a back up or portable sprayer.
i’m gonna do this and fill it with paint and grafitti EVERYWHERE
Fill it with tabasco
I'm gonna do it with diesel
Thanks for the vid! This is perfect for using old extinguishers as training aids so you're not wasting $$$ on training
it is no joke fun to spray a fire extinguisher, my history teacher's husband is a fire fighter and he gives me all the old extinguishers from the station
Thanks, Your method is so easy I never thought of it the way you do it. In the past I have installed Schrader valves. I use my refills for welding fire watch. Thanks.
Can you tell me how you installed Schrader valve? I am trying to make a fire extinguisher that will blow air with powder for a stage production.
Drill hole in top of extinguisher thread the hole with a tap and then screw the shear fee valve in
BTW... nice collection of extinguishers, alarms, etc.
I’m so happy you mad a video like this!
i want to fill one with ghost pepper ferment leftover from a batch of peppers... will i have issues with storing for long periods?
You should show how to do it with the hose as well!
Agreed
keep up the great work god bles you
HI ser I guess your a fire fighter? If so may be you can answer a question for me ? My question is if some on stole the hose to my dry chemical unit while what I am about to say is certainly no longer ul listed: do you have any ideas my thought was to replace the hose with an air tool nozzle I mean would you think if it were to screw it it would possibly work I mean I would imagine you direct the stream but probably might not be as effective as the ul rating thoughts please thank you
This is helpful i had a fire work on fire i didn't have exighser so i have to use the out door hose.
Do you think Amerex is better than Kidde Extinguishers?
Super cool and VERY good to know this things 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Where do you buy that hand pump?
What is that red nozzle on your handpump? I live in the UK and our hand pumps dont come with them.
Grant thanks so much this was very usefull
Great video! At the station, we always put Dawn dish washing soap in ours, then pressurize it. I'm not sure why exactly though.
Soap breaks the water tension wich allows it to cover a bigger area. In other words soap makes water wetter.
Its the cheap version of class A foam.
Great for killing wasps
But isn’t it corrosive? Is it ok for the abc fire extinguisher?
Possibly, but not quite sure. We use Nitrogen gas to pressurize extinguishers so no moisture is present inside the extinguisher while under pressure.
If you use kidde extinguishers it wont corrode because they use cheap aluminum in like other brands like amerex
Thank you!
I have one that I put a Schrader valve in so I can fill it with a compressor. I use it to spray water wherever I don't have a hose.
Use it to clean windows or should i drink the water from the fire extinguisher
Aidan CP Rail No, They are used to put out fires but you cannot use it, The press drops off, And they cannot used multiple times
Are you going to make more videos
very informative thanks mate
Wait so if I go to your house and there is an electric fire..........
I go boom boom
No, you wouldn't go boom boom... More like zzzzzziiizzzllllez zzzzzziiizzzllllez!
Thanks for the tip
Awesome thanks man great video!!!
Where can I get the nozzle thing used on the bike pump? I'm gonna use my fire extinguisher as a water gun.
I'm planning on using this to do a special effect for my movie, (Using fake blood instead of water). I've seen you you open yours and how they set it up to shoot the blood, but I can't find a vid on how to safely empty a fire extinguisher of its dry chemicals. Any advice?
I’m doing the same thing. How did your effect turn out?
Hiya mate. I have refilled 2 fire extinguishers. Both water. When I refill to an appropriate level of water I screw the top back on as tight as human hands possibly and when I recharge them the air goes inside the bottle but the pressure gauge doesn’t go up. I am using a hand pump tho. But I can’t figure out why the gauge isn’t moving. Any idea why?
This is an old comment but if it’s a dry chemical only gauge it won’t work with water/liquid
Can you do it with the big Crome ones ??
Of course. Those are made for using water and to be refilled / reused.
I installed a tire valve on the side of mine. It’s way easier to recharge
Archie Richardson I’m pretty sure water ones do
Awesome thanks gonna try this on my small one
love you bunches ser safety
What's the outro song's name?
I found you can put 1/2 sprinkler drip tubing around the “ muzzle “ and make sure there’s no water in the tank and the hook it up to a hose and since there’s no water in the tank it’ll pressurize the tank and the air in the tank will get compressed and be the compressed air to shoot it out. So that’s how I do it.
Thank you for this good video
What kind of nozzle do I need for a type A size 2 fire extinguisher?
Very cool Thank you 🙂🙂🙂👍✌
This is great! Are these stored pressure or cartridge operated extinguishers?
Stored pressure
Reminds me on how to refill a water based BullEx training fire extinguisher.
could u use a air . compressor?
You need to clean out all the dry chemicals first
And usually you can unscrew the pressure dial and hook up a air compressor to fill it
Is it illegal to do this but fill it with gasoline, then put a burning sock on the nozzle and create an improvised Flamethrower? (asking for a friend)
if you for get wheahter it is or is not illegal I am not a chemist but flammable liquids are dangerous and definitely gasoline could be dangerous I dont know what would happen if you pressurized a flammable liquid as I said I am not a chemist I would say if you were going to try it can you be sure of what the end result it and it can be done safely ? I wouldn't risk it!!
i've seen a few people do it, not sure if it is legal, if you decide to try it [btw i strongly urge you NOT to] just be careful, if it leaks out and gets on you it could burn you up
If you try it, make sure to sign up for the Darwin award first!
why don't you use any of your other duct detectors
Just a side note. The white one in the video looks like a Kidde one that is part of a recall. I would not use it due to them being known to turn into missles. Do not use ones with pastic heads
What pump is it
i tried it with a [somewhat old] ABC extinguisher and when i started pumping it it squirted all over the place
I recommend replacing the SER fire extinguisher with an Amrex
I fill mine up to 120 psi or I stop when the pressure gauge hits green
Where you bye Tha adapter?
That comes with the pump
Older water extinguishers used to have a nipple on them to charge them with. Not anymore though. :(
I put paint in it :) 1:1 latex paint to water ratio.
All writers tuning in🖌
4:38 “you can even clean your car!”
Come to Cyprus I see you from Cyprus and I have fire alarms
You can now get small water filled fire extinguishers that have a valve to make them spray very fine mist at high pressure and can be used on electrical and fat fires. Wonder if you could buy the value and fit them to your old extinguishers. Next thing on your shopping list is a compressor!
You want to spray water on a oil/fat fire? Good way to make a fire ball that burns down you house in a matter of minutes. There is several videos made by firefighters on NOT doing this.
@@abbynormal7036 Your talking about old school water extinguishers, the new ones spray ultra fine water mist where the molecules are far enough apart not to either cause steam on a fat fire or conduct electricity on an electrical fire. The beauty is you don't have a messy foam or other chemical to clean up after.
@@Simon67316 There is a sweet video on youtube called "How to (and NOT) put out grease fires!".... I suggest people watch it and decide which person is giving the good advice here.
@@abbynormal7036 The water mist technology used by water mist extinguishers allows them to produce over 22 billion water droplets from only 1 litre of water. The droplets are as small as 25 microns in diameter and create an ultra-fine mist which has superior fire-fighting capabilities. The patented nozzle creates water droplets unlike any other extinguisher, producing a mist that leaves almost no trace and no collateral damage and leads to the extinguishers often being referred to as 'dry' water mist. The extinguishers are capable of tackling almost all common fires within the class A, B, C type fires as well as fires involving live electrical equipment of up to 1000V! The unique water mist has the cooling effect of water and creates a "mist curtain" cutting off the oxygen supply. The droplets are so small that they have no adverse reaction on flammable liquids, allowing the extinguishers to be used on class B fires(oil).
Keep up with technology dear!
@@Simon67316 if your talking about an water mist for fat fryers I assume your in the UK as no water mist unit in the U.S is rated for fat fires only electrical fires
Wow lol so you refilled a fire extinguisher that’s not supposed to be refilled. Lol didn’t know it was possible.
We always did these to 100-150PSI for pranks around the job, that said we were using the commercial units.
How can chanhe powder
Please go and buy an ABC extinguisher for $ 8 at WalMart..
This isn’t for real use it’s for fun to use as a water gun or put out a camp fire or something
Add dawn dishwashing soap for killing wasps!
That’s going to make them rust on the inside, this is a cool idea though
FireAlarmDude5967 what if it’s aluminum?
Interesting thought that I forgot to mention in the video. Most of the newer extinguishers actually will not rust. I have been using that white extinguisher for about five years and it is still perfectly clean. I have found other units will rust fairly quickly though. You just have to get one with the right composition.
S.E.R. Safety Yeah, true. Kidde makes their extinguishers out of aluminum, so they’re pretty safe
why couldn't you just drill a hole in the top and put a tire valve stem
Troy Cargile because that would ruin the extinguisher
@@pvh_facp4001yt nope I did it today works great
I recommending not filling one with plastic handle because they can be dangerous that they can blow up and hit someone injure someone and kill someone
Typical ABC Fire extinguishers are pressurized to 185-195 psi.
Hi
My amerex value stem just snap
The bike pump is too complicated. I use an air compressor
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Warning do not fill up plastic fire extinguishers they could potentially explode SCR safety!
Charges off reffling
You can also fill it up with paint nd do graffiti
You use a fire extinguisher to clean your car
Could be possibly a water gun lol.
I have a hard time believing you work in a fire department. If you show any care about saving people , you would not have this video up. I service fire extinguisher for a living. You are a disgrace to the fire and safety industry. You have no clue of the dangers. If you do not recommend doing this , then don’t. You have no clue of the danger’s of doing this or just don’t care if someone gets hurt as long as your video gets watched.
i will put my camera away