How to choose and install a fire extinguisher for cars?

To avoid a fine of 300,000 - 5,000,000 VND for not equipping or incomplete or inadequate, asynchronous fire protection means (PCCC), more importantly, ensuring safety when participating in traffic for It is necessary to choose and arrange the fire extinguishers properly and themselves around.

1. Know more about the new rules

Circular 57/2015 / TT-BCA has fully and specifically provided fire protection equipment for each type of vehicle, helping owners know how to choose and use the right type. This regulation is officially applied on 06/01/2015.

Specifically:

List, norm of equipped with car fire extinguishers.

2. How to select and install?

There are 2 types of universal fire extinguishers on the market, especially powdered and CO ₂ cylinders.

With CO ₂ fire extinguisher: When using it, you should hold the sprayer toward the fire base with the distance as close as possible, without interruption, but should spray continuously until the fire extinguish completely. For a liquid fire, it must be sprayed directly on the surface of the fire, not sprayed into the liquid. The CO ₂ bottle has a fire-extinguishing effect which is not high for outdoor fires and when used, you should stand at the top of the wind direction so that the air will not fly back. To avoid cold burns, only hold the plastic on the nozzle and the sprayer, absolutely not spraying on people.

After about 6 months of use, you should take the scale to check the weight, if you find the weight has been reduced, it must be filled to fill. With this type of bottle, if you choose a good type, you will have to recharge the gas for about 2 years.

After 6 months, it is advisable to take the scale to check the weight, if it is reduced, it will fill up.

Powder fire extinguisher: This type of tank usually has a clock indicating the amount of remaining powder, if the clock touches the blue line, the bottle is still in good use, touch the red line as the powder is losing and when the needle touches the yellow level, you has been stored at an inappropriate temperature or it is time to recharge. This bottle is cheaper than CO ₂ but only has a shelf life of about 1 year. When using, you should shake the bottle to avoid powders.

Usually on the manufacturer's sticker, the importer will have symbols such as ABC or BC, which are information about the effect of the extinguisher on combustible materials. In which A is curing the fire of solids such as wood, carton paper, plastic, B for treating liquid fire such as petrol, alcohol, C for treating gas fires such as gas, LPG. For a fire extinguisher for a car, you should choose the type with ABC symbol.

Where to arrange?

In order to facilitate the use in cases where you need kip, you should leave the fire protection equipment close to the easy-to-see and easy-to-access location, but choose a place that does not entangle operations while driving or in the reach with children to avoid uncertainties. Accordingly, you can arrange fire extinguishers in the car door sockets, under the seats, under the foot of the front passenger .

Do not leave fire extinguishers in locations such as trunk, underbody, if not in the cabin but arranged outside, there should be shielding measures to ensure longevity and safety for fire extinguishers in during use.

You should leave the fire protection equipment close to the easy-to-see location and easy to get.

Appropriate temperature and safety for fire extinguishers according to the manufacturer's recommendations are from 50 - 55oC , temperatures exceeding the "stamina" of the bottle are very easy to lead to the risk of explosion. Therefore, in order to ensure safety, you should not arrange tanks in places where the temperature is too high, direct contact with the sun like tables - lots, storage trays under the rearview mirror or column A . .

It should not be used in a way that responds to it only with the aim of avoiding penalties. When selecting, priority should be given to reputable establishments, licensed by competent agencies, to select products with functional inspection stamps, when receiving the bottles, they must check carefully the use at the bottom. bottle, nozzle, brake valve, body .