ELEMENT Fire Extinguisher: An Introduction

Because of the almost infinite material, colour, and stitching combinations possible offering a leather covering at anything approaching a reasonable price is not practical. Ferrari does offer leather or alcantara wraps for their fire bottles but it comes at eye watering pricing. The great thing about Element is that it is so small that it fits in the door pocket or glove box of just about any car. In my 308 I keep it in the door pocket which is perfect reach should I need it FAST while exiting the vehicle to tend to a fire.

 

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On a happy note we received a message from a customer in the US who recently stopped at the side of the road and put out an engine fire of a fellow motorist with his Element E50. Turns out this girl was at the side of the road with a fire and only had her cell phone to call for help. By the time the fire fighters would have gotten there the car was for sure gone. Great feel good story and a reminder of the importance of having a fire extinguisher especially when driving around in older cars.

 

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As for use in aircraft applications, we have a number of customers who have chosen to carry Element in their personal small aircraft. Many of them cite the one handed operation (after striking) as a bonus because it allows to put out a dash fire while still being able to control the aircraft. That said at present Element cannot be used to legally substitute areas where a UL certified extinguisher is required (like the annually inspected bottles in the hangar) so any decision to use these needs to be done as a supplement to whatever is required by the fire marshal. This topic is covered in greater detail in the FAQ section of our website. We have a number of customers who supplement extinguishers with Element which is totally allowed by law. Hope this helps

 

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James that would not have been my father however it is great you had some product conversations about Element. The Jeep incident definitely has generated a lot of awareness about proper fire protection and we have fielded a lot of inquires from it. I'll be certain to send you a discount code via PM.

 

Having an Element in a race car is a great idea not only for yourself but sometimes a racer can get to a competitor faster than a marshal can so having one in your car can be used to help someone else. To answer your questions:

1. Distance to the fire always depends on the conditions but you would have to be within about a few feet in order to properly extinguish a blaze. In testing that I have personally done you can take on a fire that is quite large and hot and still felt comfortable taking it on (I have no formal training). For instance a pan of liquid that is approx 2x4 feet with a pre-burn to get up to temperature is pretty hot and large and I have walked up to it and extinguished more than one in the duration of the extinguisher. Pretty cool.

2. Element is similar to a flare but differs in that the casing and chemical density is much higher than a road flare. This makes is much more resistant to moisture and vibration than a flare. Certainly the vibrations on a race car are no problem nor is storage in a humid or hot or cold environment. Provided you did not store it literally under water with the cap off then you would be ok and the unit is reliable. The tip cannot be struck anywhere and it relies on the chemical in the base to be struck against the tip in order to ignite. Military and police forces in other parts of the world have used these for years and they were approved for use in 'high stress' environments with praise given to its simplicity.

I hope this answers your questions and please post a photo of your race car. We love track toys

 

All PM's replied to with discount codes attached. For anyone interested in giving an Element Fire Extinguisher as a gift the deadline for delivery to anywhere in the US or Canada would be December 16th.

 

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