So we all agree that you must weigh a CO2 to ensure it is full, so if it is a gas CO2 how can you increase the weight from empty to full? HUMMMMMMMMMMMMM Must be that it is filled with LIQUID CO2 and that would be why a leak at the swivel joint would be bad unless you want your hand to become a icicle.
But this extinguisher only leaks when its used. Weighing it would prove nothing.
Yes the nut is loose, this is a demonstration video. The text I posted when I posted the video clip clearly says "If the nut that holds the horn on is not tight, you will get a slight leak."
@MF9200, Hi , I suggest you read my initial reply again, in particular item b. It clearly says "The nut that secures the horn is not tight so it leaks." then if you watch the video clip again, you can clearly see the gas that leaks comes from the nut that holds the horn steady. The extinguisher does not leak until it is used. and if you think about it, there is only 1 nut on a CO2, its the one that holds the horn. (and the old joke about the nut that holds the extinguisher)
@bluecylinder any fire extinguisher can slowly leak.... thats why when serviced thet have to be weighed. The nut should be tightened, if that horn was to come off while its being used it can make the extinguisher a hazzerd to the user.
Only 2 - 3 Seconds of Full on Protection from the Flames infront of you (Given this would be a Realistic) Situation, So not Bad but not Very Good Eathur..
So we all agree that you must weigh a CO2 to ensure it is full, so if it is a gas CO2 how can you increase the weight from empty to full? HUMMMMMMMMMMMMM Must be that it is filled with LIQUID CO2 and that would be why a leak at the swivel joint would be bad unless you want your hand to become a icicle.
509kidde 3 months ago
But this extinguisher only leaks when its used. Weighing it would prove nothing.
Yes the nut is loose, this is a demonstration video. The text I posted when I posted the video clip clearly says "If the nut that holds the horn on is not tight, you will get a slight leak."
bluecylinder 4 months ago
That would be because:
a) The extinguisher is not full.
b) The nut that secures the horn is not tight so it leaks.
I suggest you see some of my other clips.
bluecylinder 5 months ago
@bluecylinder Co2 extinguishers can leak over time.... if a volume of gas is lost through the nut then thats fire fighting time lost
MF9200 4 months ago
@MF9200, Hi , I suggest you read my initial reply again, in particular item b. It clearly says "The nut that secures the horn is not tight so it leaks." then if you watch the video clip again, you can clearly see the gas that leaks comes from the nut that holds the horn steady. The extinguisher does not leak until it is used. and if you think about it, there is only 1 nut on a CO2, its the one that holds the horn. (and the old joke about the nut that holds the extinguisher)
bluecylinder 4 months ago
@bluecylinder any fire extinguisher can slowly leak.... thats why when serviced thet have to be weighed. The nut should be tightened, if that horn was to come off while its being used it can make the extinguisher a hazzerd to the user.
MF9200 4 months ago
Only 2 - 3 Seconds of Full on Protection from the Flames infront of you (Given this would be a Realistic) Situation, So not Bad but not Very Good Eathur..
Second2Rush 5 months ago