It's an honor to have you fine people watching my channel, and I benefit from knowledge you share quite frequently. I learned some VERY IMPORTANT things in my recent boom rebuild saga, and I just had to share it with everybody so we can all learn. Cheers everybody! Thank you all for your support!

I think you might want to add one more item to your fire extinguishing collection: A bucket of sand. Its cheap, smothers the fire and cleans up relatively well.

As an officer on the FDNY, that was a great lesson on Fire Extinguishers. May I add that there are several manufacturers of them. Have your subscribers know that if the extinguisher has the UL, with the circle around it, that it is the one you what (the UL stands for Underwriters Lab). If not leave it on the shelf. Also, aim the nozzle at the base of the fire, its fuel source. The UL is good to look for on many items. Its a long list. Good luck and thanks far the valuable content and lessons.

Jon, you are an incredible asset to all interested KZfaqrs . Your diagnostic skills, tenacity and skills in repairs of a very diverse collection of problems are amazing! I appreciate every video , with ( commentary) you do. You have a unique gift! Bravo Jon

Thanks for the PSA on fire extinguishers. Living in rural areas, this is a really big deal. Can either be a cheap preparation or a very expensive afterthought......Love your content. Keep em coming.

I waste way way too much time watching videos on this platform. However watching your videos is never a waste, I am always learning new things on your channel. It’s an honour to learn from you! I’ll be back later after I’ve bought a couple new fire extinguishers

John you are a wealth of knowledge, I enjoy every video you put out

Might as well make a short out of the first lesson. Seriously, if rewinded that part about 5 times now and still aren't bored with the self mockery. Yes you were stupid, yes you paid the price, and now we can learn and/or enjoy your lessons. Thank you for allowing us. This channel is so much enjoyable then other machinery channels.

I love to see learning on youtube. Thank you for being honest and providing feedback. Hopefully it encourages more people to take a few simple precautions when doing projects. Also, I HATE fusible links. Replaceable fuses FTW.

Interesting results with the fusible links. I wonder if those 14 awg were knock off fusible links? I've always seen them with a solder connection in the middle, or a crimped in few awg smaller wire in the middle etc. Great video, Jon!

I so look forward to Friday's seeing what Jon is up to. This channel has taught me so much and I can't say thank you enough. Things are broken down to a level I can understand and replicate if needed. Can't thank you enough

Big Mama's a Big Grandma now! And this video was a good reminder to check fire extinguishers. I'm out in California, where a single ember can destroy hundreds of thousands of acres.

I learned the in and outs of the extinguishers by following a contractor around during my apprenticeship. He was in the secondary crusher bldg beating the hell of it with a rubber hammer. That opened my eyes to something I never considered. So when I went back home and visited my dad's business (trucking) I went and beat all his truck extinguishers and passed that info on to him. Like me it never entered his mind the the vibrations from the tires travelling down the road could negate the properties of the extinguishers. Thank for passing that info on here.

Thanks for the safety tips on ABC extinguishers. For 20 years in the military those tips were never covered, But sitting them on the floor was not allowed, they had to be suspended on the wall off the floor. Excellent safety tips, thanks

THANKS FOR SHARING . I WENT TO MY SHOP AND IMEDIATLY DISCOVERED THAT MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS SOLIDEDFIED . THANKS AGAIN.

Another thing I do is put a repeat notification in google calendar that reminds me twice a year, and make sure I put another reminder for at least two days after saying the same thing, that way if I'm busy with on the first date and forget to do my check ill be reminded in two days time, this helps me do yearly stuff immensely

Where I work we are mandated to use fire blankets anytime we do hot work. You may consider adding that to your hotworks department.

So proud of Big Mama! I was expecting bad news about the hip, glad grandma is doing great.

Retired Fire Marshal here. Good choice of placement for your extinguishers. Place them NEXT TO THE EXIT!!! If you have a fire, and go for the extinguisher, the fire may grow to big, too hot, or the smoke may be too heavy for you to fight the fire. At least you are near the exit. Too many times, people go DEEPER into the building to get the extinguisher, and they are cut off from their exit.

It's a pretty great idea to have a fire extinguisher on every vehicle/plant/building you own. A fire extinguisher costs $30-50, but it can save a piece of machinery, or building, that is worth $10,000, $100,000, or much much more.

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We have the fire extinguishers at work checked. Every year at the check the guy doing it uses a plastic hammer and give them a few hard taps at the bottom while holding them upside down. Apparently the powder is compacting faster in vehicles because vibrations. I usually give the extinguisher a hard knock before i use them, just to be sure

I love these videos! We gather around the TV with a beer and watch them together, with raucous commentary. I love when something crazy actually WORKS! You MacGyver the heck out of these problems! Can't wait to see the troubleshooting on the lift extension at horizontal.

Thanks for this video, I just checked the dates on my fire extinguishers .

I love that you share what you learnt. That way other people can learn about it as well, I didn't know about the fusible links for example. I've learnt alot myself from watching your videos! Your serie about your dump truck inspired me to be brave enough to start doing basic maintenance on my car by myself. Thank you for making great videos and teaching us!

didn't expect the knowledge but grateful to be taught. this proves once again your willingness to improve yourself, it's always a pleasure to witness.

Having worked in grain elevators for over 22 years, I learned plenty about fire extinguishers. Then I was chief of a rural volunteer fire department for a couple of years. I've never had to use an extinguisher. When my wife had her own business office and building years ago, I had the City fire chief visit and recommend placement and number of units. We then called a local company specializing in fire suppression. Got 2 extinguishers for the office, 1 for the house, and1 for the garage. As years progressed the local company owner died and his wife sold out to a National company. I still have them come by on a yearly basis and check all units. The house, garage, our shop, boat and travel trailer. The units in the travel trailer were expired when we bought the trailer new and didn't realize it until after the warranty expired. Since then the original office and travel trailer sold, and a repair shop and bait store have opened. At one time there were 9 extinguishers needing inspecting. The value of yearly inspections is worth more to me than me trying to remember to check the units yearly. And the pros do turn the units upside down and whack them several times to assure the powder charge is loose.

Thank you for highlighting the importance of fire safety around the shop and in the field; good stuff!

Fusible links like the one in your machine, are often a high current "last ditch" thing to save the harness in the event of a dead short that doesn't pop another fuse, sometimes they are special wire but other times it will just be a smaller gauge wire than the rest of the circuit, the idea being if there is a short or high current fault the smaller wire will heat up and melt before the larger wire. Only time I've run into it is in old cars - my 1968 Dodge Polara has a smaller section of wire in the chargeback wire coming off the alternator; most of the newer stuff I've encountered is either fusible link wire like on your machine, or it is a "maxi fuse" similar to the pictures you showed.

Nice job on fire extinguisher safety class. Don’t forget to PASS on the fire.

Just something I thought of. You could strap a fire extinguisher holder + extinguisher to the gas bottle on the torch / welder. That way you never have to think about weather you have one handy whilst doing hot work.

As a former extinguisher maintenance person I can tell you that a good quality extinguisher can sit unmolested for years and work great without a "fluffer". That is hype that small and large fire equipment companies sell everyone on so they can charge you for quarterly visits. The large corporations that bought up a large proportion of the mom and pop fire equipment companies about three decades ago started lobbying for stricter rules to be put into law for maintenance with more frequent inspection regimes. What you need to watch is the condition of the rubber in the hoses. Check the pressure gauges, and make sure the pins will pull freely and the levers are not blocked from normal function. Actually the chemicals are very stable if dry and wont need replacement in anything like a 'frequent' time frame, more like a decade or two. Frankly it is a racket. Brand new extinguishers will give you the impression that they are 'packing' the powder also but, just like the older units, once the valve opens the movement of the gas through the powder liquefies it instantly. See Mark Rober's videos on soil liquefaction. The type of extinguisher that failed on you was recalled due to the quality of the plastic failing. When used, the changes in pressure in the valve would cause the head to shear off at the top of the plastic threads, leaving the would be firefighter with a plastic valve in their hand, blinded by powder and, if unlucky enough, with a sore foot from the metal canister rocketing down onto their toe.

I just checked my fire extinguishers, and two were in the red, and one said 2003, I'll be getting new rechargeable ones for sure. Thank you.

Fire Hazards in workshops: As a boatbuilder, I did work with different woods including Teak, Meranti and Locust for four decades. Dust of those woods from saws, planers and grinders can self-ignite when laying around in heaps _or when compacted in bags!!_ . Also, rags, cloths or alike used to spread or even just dry-off oils for those woods (Teakoil in extreme here) can and will self-ignite when laying somewhere in contact with o2, which gets into a nice fire-insurance case very quickly once there were plaining chips, dust or both in close vicinity. I put my oiling rags in tin waterbuckets with solid tin lids and a clip to keep it from opening by accident. Most interesting fire hazard we had to deal with was angle grinding hardly sparking stainless, sparks flying in the direction of a stationary disc sander with a ton of dust underneath because nobody had time to clean up for a fourtnite of 14 hour days. We went for a brief lunch and came back to a slowly starting, smoldering fire where a spark had ignited that dust pile. 10 minutes later and we would have had to call the insurance even before the firefighters. We kept gas-extinguishers (halon and co2) besides every machine and had a look onto those every other year (not as difficult in terms of maintenance as powder extinguishers are). Welding and cutting (and grinding metals after that incident I mentioned) under cleaned-up conditions only, with not less than half an hour watch afterwards if done outside the dedicated metal shop within the shop. Some solvents, usually "less hazardous" aka not explosible under "normal" temperatures in habitable climate zones, can suddenly start to become explosive in very hot summer conditions within a closed workshop, too. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Appreciate the work You put in!

Also the co2 extinguishers will only work well indoors. I was a volunteer firefighter (don't know if something like that exists in the US, but Herr in Germany most firefighters are volunteers with a regular day job). And I was thought to inly use co2 in confined spaces, as the co2 will spread out to quickly in open space. And they possess almost no cooling ability. You always stop the fire by cooling the stuff that is burning below its ignition point. Co2 is rarely able to do that. So yes, water with soap (foam) extinguishers for everything without lethal voltages (or when you don't care about the electronics) and pulver for the rest. Co2 are great to fight electrical fires, if the circuit is already disconnected and you want to save the remaining electronics. With electrical fires always cut the voltage first. For your own safety and because you are unable to put out the fire if there is still power on the lines.

This video NEEDS to be at the top of the KZfaq list! Some of that info I had no clue about at all. I'm definitely sure even other youtubers don't know this and need to see this video! I'm going to share it with as many people as possible, I hope everyone else does too

As a Volunteer Firefighter in an extremely rural/remote area of the Appalachian mountains a fire extinguisher is always a great idea. By the time I run from the kitchen table, grab my radio, hop in my pickup, then drive to the fire station, then hop in the apparatus, then drive to the scene, then gear up, typically 15 minutes has passed by the time we can get onscene. Then I only have typically 1000 gallons of water (which lasts for a minute) until I am empty. Hopefully by then we get a second truck on scene to setup a pump station out of a creek, but it's no guarantee. We might be able to save a room or two, but on average by the time we get there we're typically playing defensive and making sure the fire doesn't impinge on any above ground propane tanks, heating oil tanks, or any other outbuildings, homes, and preventing brush fires. Fire extinguishers are your safest bet.

Oh yeah, I learned that lesson too. ALWAYS run the water hose out whenever you're working with welding or a metal furnace. Fire extinguisher too in case things really go tits up

Great video Jon! I shake my 3 fire extinguishers twice a year when the clocks change. Good way to also change smoke detectors.

John I have followed your videos for years- I figured I was high time to says thanks for the instruction (and entertainment). Also- I think I can finally solve a mystery you may have been struggling with these past few years. It has to do with that distant noise you hear when you are editing your videos- the noise of someone hollering in the distance. That's just me yelling at the TV when my wife and I are watching you work. She insists you can't hear me, but I figured I should fess up nonetheless. As a lifetime automotive tinkerer, small farmer, (and retired fire captain), I always look forward to what you are putting up here for us. I hope you continue to enjoy what you are doing and do not let it burn you out like it has others. As for me, I am willing to wait for whatever you are able to share. I can always find other KZfaqrs to yell at in the meantime. Also, on the subject of fire extinguishers- it is also a good idea to store or mount any fire extinguisher with a plastic neck/valve assembly (or perhaps all fire extinguishers) out of the direct sunlight whenever possible. Folks should be aware that for however benign these extinguishers may seem, they are, in fact, pressurized cylinders. We had an incident one day where I was sitting at the table at the day room of the fire station talking to my crew when out of nowhere there was a deafening blast, the room went dark, and instantly the entire day room was filled with a choking cloud of "smoke". It was so unnerving and disorienting. At the instant I heard the blast my ears popped and I felt the hairs on the back of my head all get pushed forward (I wear a crew cut, so not a lot to push). Anyway there was an exit door immediately behind me and I remember for an instant thinking someone had just popped in and shot me in the back of the head. Of course my next thought was, "well, if that happened I suppose I wouldn't be sitting here thinking about it happening". So long story short (way too long story), when the dust settled and all the alarms went out and the investigation ensued, it turned out that an ABC dry chem fire extinguisher mounted on the wall about three feet behind my head had suddenly blown its top. In an instant it disgorged it contents, filling the room with a thick cloud of the stuff, taking out a ceiling light fixture, a bunch of drop-ceiling panels, and the valve assembly proceeded to impact the sub floor of the second story of the fire station, where it took a chunk of wood out of one of the supporting TJI joists. I had been the closest person to the event. I was evaluated by our occupational physician and he found that both my ears were packed with the dry chem, and I had damage to one eardrum and temporary hearing loss. (It returned to normal after a week or so). The investigation that followed turned up that the extinguisher in question had previously been mounted atop one of the rear toolboxes of one of our departments one-ton utility trucks. Apparently the exposure to sunlight and heat (southern Arizona) had embrittled the plastic, a situation which was exacerbated by the possibility that the neck assembly might have been cross-threaded the last time the extinguisher was serviced. So yeah- under the right conditions those things can go off like a bomb. Maybe not hazardous with the proper care- just something to be respected.- Okay that's my war story. Keep up the good work- stay safe. (and for God's sake cycle your glow plugs on cold starts ;-) )

I really enjoy watching you fix stuff Jon, I also appreciate your choice of music on your videos. Great content as always. Thanks 👍😊

Hey Doug, on such a heavy boat it may not make a difference because of inertial mass. When you're tacking, maintain trim through the tack to sustain lift as far as possible into the wind. Then, ease the sheets maintaining trim as you fall off to the other tack. It will help maintain speed and steerage especially in lighter winds (if you're still sailing). Awesome tank of a boat built by a really inspiring person. Thank you!

Additional comment on the Fire extinguishers, ON the bottom of the cylinder there is a pressure date that will let you know when it needs to be retested. Usually 5-7 years.

John you are awesome loved all your videos no matter what your doing 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤keep them coming.

that was some kind of a cheek to cheek sensual dancing right there with a fire dist. ! props to that and also thank you for the wise lessons on a serious note

It's 11pm sat night, and I am watching a close up of another grown man listening closely to his extinguisher as he turns it upside down.. I need to get out more. Good tip about the earplug in the extinguisher, I have a version of those mud wasps, and have never had to deal with them before so that was very handy, thanks

I have 3 maybe 4 fire extinguishers that i immediately decided to check out. They were outta sight outta mind. I never knew about the chemicals needing to be free flowing. Thanks for the info. It could be a lifesaver someone. 👌👍

When fusing loads. Try to get a fuse as close to you supply (battery) as possible. Any wire between the fuse and the battery is unprotected and can still short and burn. Love your videos.

Good call . Bought mine back in 94 they are still in the green but nothing moves inside of them. Time to get new ones. Thank you and your viewers

One more item you may want to add about dry chemical fire extinguishers is that once you use them they should be serviced. The dry chemicals will in some cases compromise the valve's ability to close completely. This will cause the nitrogen charge to slowly leak out. This I know from a fire extinguisher tech who serviced our company's fire extinguishers once a year on-site. We have 18 on-premises and another 35 in the fleet vehicles.

Thanks for the video! I’ll be doing this to all my fire extinguishers tomorrow. I learned something tonight!

This has to be THE BEST VIDEO EVAH!!!!!!! You have shown once again, what a superb human you are. You had some great upbringin'!

Really cool fire prevention tips. If you want really easily maintained class A extinguishers, you can't beat the 2.5 gallon water can. You can recharge them yourself and save your dry chem for electrical and petroleum fires.

I think it would be valuable to people (and to your channel) to cut out and post the fire extinguisher part of this video as a free standing one. That way its searchable. great information here. thx.

I always say I’d much rather learn from the mistakes of others than my own, although learning from your own is superior, but survival is a bit riskier. Thanks for that! I will also add that your extinguishers should always be located within reach on the way out of the space.

glad to see "don't set fire to the machine" so high on the list.

I enjoyed seeing Big Momma and her family. 😊

There's a wrench missing between your fire extinguishers. Excellent video, as always!

Great ABC's of fire extinguishers! Should be taught in high school. Pop and mud daubers are coke and dirt daubers further south. Your bull took his time and breed all the cows, but the cows can gain time on heifers and loose time on bulls. Strutted and dilated is the way we describe your cow. Next was the mucus and calf in a day or two.

THANKS Jon for the fire extinguisher info! I just checked the 6 I have in my home and garage and they are are good to go. Also, being an old yankee, I take a lot of pride in doing things by myself and only like to ask for help when necessary. You are an inspiration, keep the great vids coming.

Much good info! Thank you Jon and all of the commenters that gave infos!

Thank you John for the safety tips. I have an old disposable fire extinguisher that made your one from 1991 seam like a spring chicken! One refillable on ordered !

Appreciate the time you take to go to this degree of depth.

Fusible links are smaller gauge copper wire with non-flammable insulation. It's the insulation that makes the difference.

Very good information. While I was in the military some of my duties included checking fire extinguishers in three bullets and the NCO ACADEMY every month and I did not know about shaking them. Not only are fire extinguishers good for putting out fires but for having ice cold beer

Great video Jon, I think most of us are guilty of not paying attention to our fire extinguishers or the date we bought them. I know I am. I love cows, there so adorable. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺

Good lessons. Halon extinguishers won't mess your stuff up. Reminiscent of the old fire globes, filled with that red or blue fluid are Fireballs from Exide. They can be a passive fire deterrent placed near areas of potential ignition or tossed into an fire to extinguish a fire.

Thanks for the info Jon… Being a full-patch geek myself ; I totally enjoy it as much as your other hands-on projects. I also enjoy seeing the girls and their new calves… They’re so cute. Thanks for the work man, it’s very entertaining.

You don't know what you don't know and no one knows everything. So thanks for sharing what you learned.

Taught me a lot! Gonna check all of mine, NOW. The things we take for granted.

Very good information, I graduated 1990. Ha, were old. I'm gonna go flip my fire extinguishers over right now!

Live N' Learn Jon, good to see you follow thru with the fire extinguishers. Love your videos!

Automotive EE here - another thing about fusible links is they generally have much higher temp insulation. You'll notice the insulation feels different, it's more flexible and "tacky" feeling and it's supposed to contain the melting fusible link material better. Also, they're not comparable to fuses as you discovered - fusible links have one purpose, protecting the *wire* they're connected to from a short circuit. They aren't intended to protect loads. Fuses are designed to blow at a specific current rating and do so very well. I bet if you'd put a few feet of 10ga wire in series with your fusible link, with no fuses or breakers, the fusible link would have blown rather than the wire melting. Also, add angle grinders to your extinguisher required list! I set a parts car on fire with one once and it was a very bad day.

Another great video from you. Thank you so much for the work you put into creating these. Have a great weekend.

This ihas gotta be a top 5 video for me with respect to useful information. Thank you forever for taking the time to do it.

Thank you for the wealth of knowledge (and learning) you share and show us along the way. The videos you create and work you do is top notch and very appreciated. Keep up the great work !!

Thanks John for another great video and for reminding me to go around the house and shop and check all my fire extinguishers !

Thank you John for all! Wish you and your family a Blessed and Happy Easter.

The pressurized water can are great! You can add some dish soap to make the water more effective against high surface-tension class A materials (like hay and cottons). We used to add dish soap to the water tank of our fire truck to make a better penetrating agent. (Now retire Fire Chief 30+ years experience)

I did not know about the dry chemical fire extinguishers needing to be flipped periodically. going to do that now. Thank you for that tip.

Very much enjoyed this video as it addresses much of the "stuff" we normally take for granted - and shouldn't. Thanks Jon!

Thanks for doing the tests and telling ppl stuff they may not know, good info 👌🤘🤘

Take it from a retired ironworker, use fire blanket when welding, or cutting. George, Phoenix AZ.

Good to know! I learned some things today. Thank you sir!

Thanks for the Fire Extinguisher rundown! many things I didn't know!

Audio is really solid in this video! Thanks!

Good video, John, thank you! Happy Easter!

This is one of the best channels on KZfaq - I learn so much. Thank you.

Great information, glad big momma and baby are doing fine. Keep up the great videos.

You and the fam have an excellent Easter Jon . Thanks for all the detailed, inspiring project videos . You are one very capable and genial human . Good to see the vache are doing well .

Thank you for this lesson on fire extinguishers.

You do a lot of educational things but for everyday life this is the best thing I have ever seen. ( the fire extinguisher lesson )

You make everything sound interesting, it's amazing! I love the rythme and tone of your explanations and the occasional breaks to show us your caws and other things on your farm. Thank you for taking the time to film and share with us. I now look forward to your video every Friday. I hope you keep the energy and will to do that for a long time, and I wish you all the best. Vincent, from France :-)

What an informative episode. Great work John

This was really good in fact I think I just realized I don't have a fire extinguisher in my house at all. Or if we do it's definitely older than 10 years. I'll get one thanks to this, thanks.

Thank you for sharing what you learned about fire extinguishers! All of mine need some persuasion from a rubber mallet to break up the mass inside.

Awesome tip about the dirt dobbers. !!

I can just imagine it now, you're at the store with a cart full of extinguishers and the cashier just gives a knowing look at someone whose just forcibly learned a lot about fires and fire extinguishers.

Very good knowledge about agitating powder extinguishers. Thank you!

Great info again!! Stay safe out there!!