Cool vid! I work for a fire extinguisher company, and I grabbed a regular Amerex 270 that had a busted base, and saved it from the scrap heap. I also salvaged a class K wand/hose which is identical to the one used on your water mist extinguisher, except it's black. NFPA no longer allows the long wands on class K for commercial use, so I added it to the 270 (same threads) and now have a "poor man's water mist". It's likely not compliant, as that hose isn't made for the 270, but for my home workshop, I'm not too worried. I do also have a 2.5 gal. Badger as well
Really cool! I am hoping to get a water mist to have in my collection, they are pretty expensive though! Neat that you have one! Also very good and informational video!
Very good video. I like a lot water mist extinguishers and they probable will replace in some applications to dry chemical extinguishers as they are clean, environmentally friendly and electrically non-conductive.
@@cemops8660 i don't know North America, but they told me they are not very common as they use dry chemical for almost everything. Here in Europe it's a bit different as we rarely use abc extinguishers in indoor places. We use water and foam with a similar spray system as water mist which makes it safe to use up to 1000v in electricity, and also water mist, sometimes we use co2 in high voltage applications. Powder here is reserved for cars, car parks, petrol stations, dangerous good transports and heavy industry. This is because of the collateral damage it can cause.
@@mdgev2001 in UK too, we use dry powder only in very dangerous circumstances, but we usually have foam and co2 together in most places, as it covers all types of fire, and water mist is common here too, the most common being the Chubb water mist type. powder is usually the only extinguisher most people buy themselves here
It's a good concept, but the range. It makes sense they included the wand, because it went from 6 feet from the stainless 2.5 gallon to almost 0, you had to bring the nozzle right on top of it. Maybe there's different nozzle modification available.
I stood closer, you’re actually supposed to stand back 6 feet. It was a windy day though so I needed to be a lot closer, these are great but very inefficient in a windy environment.
Any chance for an experimental test on a small class B fire? Water mist in the UK is Class B rated and I'm surprised Amerex didn't try for something like a 1B or 2B rating on it.
The water reloaded in a water mist model must be de-ionized or it renders ineffective against Class "C" rated fires. Also, use an adjustable wrench instead to avert stripping the nut too dude.
Sorry for the wind everyone. Enjoy
Appreciate this. Just ordered the amerex model 272 (I think) good stuff to know (whatever number the 2 1/2 Gallon version is)
Cool vid! I work for a fire extinguisher company, and I grabbed a regular Amerex 270 that had a busted base, and saved it from the scrap heap.
I also salvaged a class K wand/hose which is identical to the one used on your water mist extinguisher, except it's black. NFPA no longer allows the long wands on class K for commercial use, so I added it to the 270 (same threads) and now have a "poor man's water mist". It's likely not compliant, as that hose isn't made for the 270, but for my home workshop, I'm not too worried.
I do also have a 2.5 gal. Badger as well
A whole bunch of these hit the market on ebay not too long ago. Glad to see someone made a good video on them
Yeah, that’s PJ fire co
eBay
No, I edited my comment right after saying it’s PJ fire co
Really cool! I am hoping to get a water mist to have in my collection, they are pretty expensive though! Neat that you have one! Also very good and informational video!
Cool I've wanted to know more about water mist extinguishers!
You are good at this
Great video!
Very good video. I like a lot water mist extinguishers and they probable will replace in some applications to dry chemical extinguishers as they are clean, environmentally friendly and electrically non-conductive.
Agreed. Amerex has recently removed the wand which I think was a good move
are these not common in North America?
@@cemops8660 i don't know North America, but they told me they are not very common as they use dry chemical for almost everything. Here in Europe it's a bit different as we rarely use abc extinguishers in indoor places. We use water and foam with a similar spray system as water mist which makes it safe to use up to 1000v in electricity, and also water mist, sometimes we use co2 in high voltage applications. Powder here is reserved for cars, car parks, petrol stations, dangerous good transports and heavy industry. This is because of the collateral damage it can cause.
@@mdgev2001 in UK too, we use dry powder only in very dangerous circumstances, but we usually have foam and co2 together in most places, as it covers all types of fire, and water mist is common here too, the most common being the Chubb water mist type. powder is usually the only extinguisher most people buy themselves here
but also, the water mist in this extinguisher in the video is very fine. the ones here are more like a spray jet
It's a good concept, but the range. It makes sense they included the wand, because it went from 6 feet from the stainless 2.5 gallon to almost 0, you had to bring the nozzle right on top of it. Maybe there's different nozzle modification available.
I stood closer, you’re actually supposed to stand back 6 feet. It was a windy day though so I needed to be a lot closer, these are great but very inefficient in a windy environment.
Any chance for an experimental test on a small class B fire? Water mist in the UK is Class B rated and I'm surprised Amerex didn't try for something like a 1B or 2B rating on it.
I’ve never herd of that type of extinguisher!
Glad you learned something new
I have the Amerex 2.5 Gallon Water Extinguisher.
I am a mobile auto detailer and have been looking for something like this for a very long time! Do they make any larger sizes?
Yes. They make a 2.5 gallon version which is slightly larger.
That’s rare that yours has a shrader valve. All the ones I’ve seen need an adapter to be filled.
The water reloaded in a water mist model must be de-ionized or it renders ineffective against Class "C" rated fires. Also, use an adjustable wrench instead to avert stripping the nut too dude.
No kidding. All of that was mentioned in the video.
What's the difference between the two other than the nozzle?
One is bigger
@@FireAlarmDude5967 I mean if I had the old style couldn't I just replace the nozzle?
The mist extinguisher is charged with a deionized water supply, making it safer for use on class C fires
By what kind of air did you pressurize it? it should be nitrogen!!!!
Doesn’t really matter. This is a water based unit
Where do you live
In the United States
But where at in the United States
@@FireAlarmDude5967 will you please send me a simplex fire alarm pull station
@@graysynlain5934 Massachusetts