ELEMENT Fire Extinguisher or not ?

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

richnot

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 8, 2019
Posts
726
Reaction score
371
Location
Central New Jersey
Over the weekend I had seen the ELEMENT Fire Extinguisher on a popular truck tv show. They went into detail as to how it worked and the time of discharge 4x longer than a 5lb fire bobble and no mess to clean up either.

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these? they make a 50 second discharge and a 100 second discharge and several different mounting options. They look like they are the size of a road flare but have some serious stopping power and a big plus of non toxic and no mess

www.elementfire.com
 

jabroni619

FRF Addict
Joined
Jun 13, 2017
Posts
2,057
Reaction score
1,418
Over the weekend I had seen the ELEMENT Fire Extinguisher on a popular truck tv show. They went into detail as to how it worked and the time of discharge 4x longer than a 5lb fire bobble and no mess to clean up either.

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these? they make a 50 second discharge and a 100 second discharge and several different mounting options. They look like they are the size of a road flare but have some serious stopping power and a big plus of non toxic and no mess

www.elementfire.com

The problem with these is they don’t have the same throw as an extinguisher. You have to get very close to the flame for it to be effective, so anything much larger than what’s on the video would probably burn you before you got close enough to use it.
 

jabroni619

FRF Addict
Joined
Jun 13, 2017
Posts
2,057
Reaction score
1,418
I have one in each car and one in the kitchen. If I can’t get close enough to use it, it’s a job for the fire department

Perhaps, but if there’s a pet or person stuck inside a vehicle (even if it’s not your vehicle) you’ll want that that extinguisher.
 

Wtf3Rap19

Member
Joined
Jun 7, 2020
Posts
26
Reaction score
34
Location
Arizona
Take it from a guy who’s a Raptor owner, been in the fire protection business for 35+ years and note license plate this is not what you want. There is a reason they are not approved in the US and this technology is only viable in a enclosed environment. A engine compartment in our beautiful trucks are not enclosed. Stick with a 5lb. ABC rechargeable unit. Best chance for a truck fire.

7073D02B-5A85-456E-8937-CD15A3CC91F7.jpeg
 

Zeusmotorworks

Semi-retired, now just a happy grumpy old man!
Supporting Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2017
Posts
1,995
Reaction score
3,208
Location
Northwest shore of Lake Travis
ABC if you want to save people or put out camp fires... but it may **** up your electronics if you were hoping to save the truck. Unless contents have changed, ammonium phosphate can be very corrosive! Especially with how all that powder gets in every kook and cranny, then is activated by water. However, better having one vs not.
 
Last edited:
Top