Thor Recall Letter

[jim5554]

Originally Posted by petefoss

Futz they want the old one shipped back to destroy it. I was going to use it on a test fire. Most people (including me) have never actually used a fire extinguisher. I was going to practice.

I've used the dry powder type extinguishers many times on all kinds of fires, car fires, kitchen fires, brush fires, mattress fires etc. They're disappointing. They only give you about a 10 second blast and they don't do a lot of good unless you use several of them even on a small fire. With a dry powder extinguisher your goal is to separate the fuel source from oxygen by burying it in powder. One extinguisher is rarely enough. They only work on certain kinds of fires. Attempts to put out propane or gasoline fires are a waste of time and very dangerous. Extinguishers also make a really big mess. Even when you think it's out it will very often re-ignite. If you don't use it right it will actually spread the fire. I keep them both in my home and in my RV mainly because Insurance Companies demand them. I don't expect one lonely fire extinguisher to do a lot of good. If there's a fire in either my home or my RV I will give it that 10 second blast and just get everyone out. Of course, the best way is not to have a fire in the first place. Instead of practicing how to use an extinguisher, I suggest you practice on how to get everyone away from the fire.

[2016vegas]

Originally Posted by DenverTransplant

"call Thor and we will tell you how to call Kidde".

Thor did their part by sending the letter. Kidde is who you would call per the letter. The replacement FE head is still plastic but is designed differently. Fits on same mount.

[Pete'sMH]

I could tell from the photo and manufacture date that my extinguisher would be included in the recall but it was not listed in the models covered. Until I noticed mine was a Canadian model and it WAS listed on the recall page for Canada. Alas, I could not submit my claim because Indiana is not in Canada. Argh. But then I started over on the US page and it was accepted for replacement. Wasn’t a five minute process but easy enough.

[JamieGeek]

Once I grabbed the extinguisher from the RV it was a very quick process on the website filling in the forms. Done.

[Hankjr]

Got the recall letter, went online and have a new one coming in the mail no CW for me!

[DenverTransplant]

Originally Posted by jim5554

I've used the dry powder type extinguishers many times on all kinds of fires, car fires, kitchen fires, brush fires, mattress fires etc. They're disappointing. They only give you about a 10 second blast and they don't do a lot of good unless you use several of them even on a small fire. With a dry powder extinguisher your goal is to separate the fuel source from oxygen by burying it in powder. One extinguisher is rarely enough. They only work on certain kinds of fires. Attempts to put out propane or gasoline fires are a waste of time and very dangerous. Extinguishers also make a really big mess. Even when you think it's out it will very often re-ignite. If you don't use it right it will actually spread the fire. I keep them both in my home and in my RV mainly because Insurance Companies demand them. I don't expect one lonely fire extinguisher to do a lot of good. If there's a fire in either my home or my RV I will give it that 10 second blast and just get everyone out. Of course, the best way is not to have a fire in the first place. Instead of practicing how to use an extinguisher, I suggest you practice on how to get everyone away from the fire.

There is nothing like practice. In a past life I had to qualify with dry chemical extinguishers once a year. The safety guys filled an 8 foot square concrete pit with diesel and lit it on fire. Each person then had to put the fire out with a 20 pound extinguisher. You learned that it wasn’t easy to put it out, and after the first year you learned to be one of the first in line. By the time they got to the the last people, that pit was really hot and the hot diesel did not want to go out. 64 square ft of burning diesel puts out a whole lot of heat, which just started to let you know what a real refinery fire could be like. The real fire brigade went to fire school in Reno where they had to fight life size fires.

[JamieGeek]

Got our new one a few weeks ago and returned the old one.

Today I grab it to put in the coach and the safety pin falls completely out. Hmm perhaps my new one will also be recalled?? (I grabbed a binder clip and am using that to hold the safety pin in--it is tight enough to hold the pin in but not too tight that it won't come off in an emergency).

[Az Ernie]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Got our new one a few weeks ago and returned the old one.

Today I grab it to put in the coach and the safety pin falls completely out. Hmm perhaps my new one will also be recalled?? (I grabbed a binder clip and am using that to hold the safety pin in--it is tight enough to hold the pin in but not too tight that it won't come off in an emergency).

My old one did not even have a safety pin. The new one they sent did.