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Offline Stoker

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What I found in the attic
« on: February 22, 2013, 10:55:59 am »
Been renovatating the bathroom in my house. Biult in '52. I was crawling around the attic hooking up some electrical and a exhaust fan. Saw this hanging agout 20' from where I was. First thought a wasp nest. It's a fire extinguisher Made of brass still has all it's pressure. Stop-fire made in Brooklyn Ny. Anybody know anything about it?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: What I found in the attic
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2013, 11:10:58 am »
That's cool.  It looks brand new
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Offline Stoker

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Re: What I found in the attic
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2013, 11:21:44 am »
It weighs about 25#. Has a sprinkler head with a lead trigger. It appears to me that this is supposed to go off if a fire it the attic. I saw it and had to go get it.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: What I found in the attic
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2013, 11:52:36 am »
That is a fire extinguisher. The nozzle at the bottom has a heat sensative bi-metal trigger that sets the fire extinguisher off when it gets hot enough to melt the bi-metal trigger. This mechanism is how typical fire sprinkler heads work.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: What I found in the attic
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2013, 02:02:50 pm »
Maybe I should get one of those to hang over the kitchen stove.  The wife gets things a little "extra done" sometimes.
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Offline madcrow

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Re: What I found in the attic
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2013, 02:24:13 pm »
Yeah i need one too.  My wife firmly believes that meat is not done unless it crunches.
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