Michael Richards
TVWBB Emerald Member
I just bought this today from Amazon for under $11. I am going to put it right beside my grilling area for safety. What do you guys think?
Do you keep a fire extinguisher around your grill area?
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Tim Snyder
TVWBB Super Fan
Don't they come standard now with the SmokeFire? 
Hrrrm..... I do have a larger one in the kitchen (and I really should put the house on the back of the house again.) How large of an extinguisher you'll need will depend on what's burning. A charcoal fire shouldn't take much to put out the immediate flame, but as soon as the dry chem or foam burns off, I wouldn't be surprised to see it re-ignite.
Gas fire? If it's downstream of the regulator, turn the valve off FIRST. If it's between the regulator and the tank, *RUN* and call 911 on the way. A 20lb LP tank is a pretty healthy FAE.
Having said all that.... ANYTHING is better than nothing. I don't see the ABC rating, although with the claim that it's good on wood, grease and electrical, it sounds a decent general purposed insulating foam.
Gas fire? If it's downstream of the regulator, turn the valve off FIRST. If it's between the regulator and the tank, *RUN* and call 911 on the way. A 20lb LP tank is a pretty healthy FAE.
Having said all that.... ANYTHING is better than nothing. I don't see the ABC rating, although with the claim that it's good on wood, grease and electrical, it sounds a decent general purposed insulating foam.
Mark Foreman
TVWBB Wizard
Yes I do… house is wood.
BryanO
TVWBB Super Fan
I know I’m going to dope slap myself after I hear the answer but FAE?
Chad-Burnt to a T
TVWBB Super Fan
Fuel Air Explosives
DanHoo
TVWBB Olympian
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| FAE | Fetal Alcohol Effects |
| FAE | Fédération Autonome de l'Enseignement (French: Autonomous Federation of Education; Canada) |
| FAE | Functional Accessibility Evaluator (software) |
| FAE | Fumaric Acid Ester |
| FAE | Faculdade de Educação (Portuguese: School of Education; Brazil) |
| FAE | Fédération des Associations d'Etudiant (French: Federation of Student Associations; Switzerland) |
| FAE | Foyer d'Action Éducative (French: Foster Educational Action) |
| FAE | Fast Ethernet |
| FAE | Facial Animation Engine |
| FAE | Field Applications Engineer |
| FAE | Fuel-Air Explosive |
| FAE | Fujikura Automotive Europe (Fujikura Ltd.; Japan) |
| FAE | Fundamental Attribution Error |
| FAE | Finite Element Analysis |
| FAE | Frein d'Aide à l'Exploitation (French: Brake Assistance, Operations) |
| FAE | Fujitsu Advanced Engineering (Japan) |
| FAE | Frei Aber Einsam (referring to a Brahms sonata for violin and piano) |
| FAE | Final Average Earnings (pension plans) |
| FAE | Functional Abilities Evaluation (Canada) |
| FAE | Fire Apparatus Engineer |
| FAE | Failure Analysis Engineer |
| FAE | Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands - Faeroe Islands (Airport Code) |
| FAE | Fédération des Acteurs Économiques d'Evian (French: Evian Federation of Economic Actors; commercial union; est. 2003) |
| FAE | Sorvag (Faeroe Islands, Denmark) |
| FAE | Film At Eleven |
| FAE | Formation Animation Équitation (French: Animation Horseback Riding Training) |
| FAE | Force Aérienne Belge (Belgian Air Force) |
| FAE | Functional Area Evaluator |
| FAE | Food Anaphylaxis Education |
| FAE | Fine Alignment Equipment |
| FAE | First Aid Employees |
DanHoo
TVWBB Olympian
Flash alert. FAE ( Film At Eleven)
Three FAE (First Aid Employees) were called to FAE ( the Faroe Islands) to rescue a FAE ( Fire Apparatus Engineer) and a FAE ( Field Applications Engineer) attempting to modify a propane grill when the 20 Lb propane tank became an FAE (Fuel-Air Explosive). An FAE (Failure Analysis Engineer) is en route to FAE ( the Faroe Islands ) and will employ a FAE ( Functional Area Evaluator ) tto preform the FAE ( Functional Abilities Evaluation).
Three FAE (First Aid Employees) were called to FAE ( the Faroe Islands) to rescue a FAE ( Fire Apparatus Engineer) and a FAE ( Field Applications Engineer) attempting to modify a propane grill when the 20 Lb propane tank became an FAE (Fuel-Air Explosive). An FAE (Failure Analysis Engineer) is en route to FAE ( the Faroe Islands ) and will employ a FAE ( Functional Area Evaluator ) tto preform the FAE ( Functional Abilities Evaluation).
There's not much flammable by my grill and smoker. I don't keep a fire extinguisher right at hand. If a big wind blew over the lit grill it's possible it could get close enough to the house to be an issue if I wasn't there to deal with it, but then a fire extinguisher wouldn't help if I wasn't there to use it. I do have a medium sized extinguisher in the garage, which is only half a dozen steps away. And there's a garden hose maybe thirty feet away.
Not saying it's pointless to have one, just that I've not felt a need for one grilling on concrete. If I was on a wood deck it would be a different story.
Not saying it's pointless to have one, just that I've not felt a need for one grilling on concrete. If I was on a wood deck it would be a different story.
I agree. I see no UL class rating on the can and it is not mentioned on the First Alert website. It is a non-starter for me.
Teddy J.
TVWBB Pro
I keep one out back along with a nice long 100' water hose we use for the garden. On my Performer, 90% of the time I always use the coals banked in the front, and indirect or any resting meat in the back 1/2 of the grill. Grease fires in the ash catcher happen every so often, especially when I've got the temp pegged after a greasy long cook. Using lump and not running double charcoal grates, a lot of smaller pieces of lit lump make their way into the ash catcher and light it up.
Donna Fong
TVWBB Super Fan
Mike, I have a hard time believing an $11 spray can will do the trick in case of fire. The best thing you can do is to simply put the cover back on and wait for the fire to go out. That being said, I have 1 20lb extinguisher next to my grills. Inside the kitchen, I have three different types of extinguishers, one of them is a heavy and pretty old water extinguisher.
