2 die in licenced Medical grow fire

The Hippy

The Hippy

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whitebb2727 said:
I made mine. I have a relative that was a firefighter and serviced fire extinguishers for years. Plenty of parts laying around.

This looks like a good one and I've ordered from them before. Good company.

https://www.htgsupply.com/products/the-watch-dog-automatic-fire-extinguisher-12-kg
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, a special HAZMAT shipping license is required of us in order to ship it. For this reason, sales of Watchdog fire extinguishers are final and no returns will be accepted. The material classification of fire extinguishers also limits transport options to ground-based services. Therefore, this item is available for delivery to the Continental US only (Lower 48 States). Orders with a shipping address outside of the Continental US that contain this item will be canceled or adjusted and processed with this item removed. In addition, a $25 hazmat shipping fee is included in the advertised price of Watchdog extinguishers online for this reason.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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The Hippy said:
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, a special HAZMAT shipping license is required of us in order to ship it. For this reason, sales of Watchdog fire extinguishers are final and no returns will be accepted. The material classification of fire extinguishers also limits transport options to ground-based services. Therefore, this item is available for delivery to the Continental US only (Lower 48 States). Orders with a shipping address outside of the Continental US that contain this item will be canceled or adjusted and processed with this item removed. In addition, a $25 hazmat shipping fee is included in the advertised price of Watchdog extinguishers online for this reason.
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I forgot some of you guys are in Canada. I'm sure some are available in Canada through other retailers.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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CannaReview said:
These type of sprinklers have been in Canada since 2009. Not many people bought them. The name was Flame Defender.
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For smaller grows they make powder cans that go over stoves as well.

These can be found at most hardware stores. They are not big but I'm sure a few of them would work.

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whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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ANC said:
You need to get fire extinguisher rated to be safe around electricity.
I'd hate spraying water Over a sea of indoor lighting..
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Meh. Water and foam works.

The foam used works great on everything from electric to petroleum.

The only reason to not use water is because of the risk of shock not because it isn't capable of putting out electric fires.

They actually make water extinguishers for electric. They produce a very fine mist and reduce the chance of shock.

The person that setup mine was a 35 year military and DOD firefighter that ran a fire extinguisher business for 20 years. I trust them.
 
ANC

ANC

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Yes, misting extinguishers should be fine.
I am purely talking from an electric safety perspective.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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I am in no way suggesting use of a hand held water extinguisher in electric fires. That is dangerous.

I didn't want to buy one. I trust this system and it will go off unmanned so no risk of shock.

In any other situation and even in this one for others, if buying, get an abc or c extinguisher.
 
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CannaReview

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whitebb2727 said:
I am in no way suggesting use of a hand held water extinguisher in electric fires. That is dangerous.

I didn't want to buy one. I trust this system and it will go off unmanned so no risk of shock.

In any other situation and even in this one for others, if buying, get an abc or c extinguisher.
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You could get a GFCI breakers although not sure if there are still issues with those and digital ballasts.
 
HotKarl2

HotKarl2

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One thing about running LED vs HID, it just feels a lot safer. Lower voltages and draw, less chance of overloading a circuit (although it could still be done of course). I think like Hippy said a lot of problems are caused by extension cords, cheap timers and other crap stuff from China with low quality. If anyone notices, 20 years ago a standard extension cord was 15Amps...now you are lucky if the "Heavy Duty" one is 12Amps....
 
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gb123

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ground fault is so ya wont electrocute yourself around water, wont help with fire caused by lights or heaters.
cheaper to use a GFI plug than a breaker and there is only so much distance that can be used with the breaker.
A fire extinguishing plan should be key growin at home.
 
itsmehigh

itsmehigh

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One of the biggest things I see is people saying “my breaker keeps tripping, so I put a bigger one in” not realizing that the wires in the wall or cords are not rated for bigger breakers. Typical household 15a breaker is rated at 1850w, and those circuits should only be run at 80% capacity. Any input sparky?, as I am not a Red Seal sparky. Most rooms in a house will share 1 15a circuit, besides the oven and dryer.

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gb123

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itsmehigh said:
One of the biggest things I see is people saying “my breaker keeps tripping, so I put a bigger one in” not realizing that the wires in the wall or cords are not rated for bigger breakers. Typical household 15a breaker is rated at 1850w, and those circuits should only be run at 80% capacity. Any input sparky?, as I am not a Red Seal sparky. Most rooms in a house will share 1 15a circuit, besides the oven and dryer.

Itsme
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lmao you see an average joe install a new bigger breaker?
LoL
thats hilarious there bud. (:
a little TIP for ya..:blsmoke::idea:
These are not FUSES...where people install pennies thinking that's OK lol

If the guy can install a breaker ??

he KNOWS WELL that its not rated for smaller gauge wire LoL

NEXT ...
silly argument and point and shows what ya dont know ..
 
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