LETS SET IT ON FIRE - Consumer unit Fire suppressor
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Today we try something completley differant we get a brand new 18th edtion consumer unit and set it on fire to see if a consumer unit fire suppressor does what its supposed to.
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Wasn't even aware these existed. Needless to say, this will be retrofitted, in my home.
Yep you can retro fit to the lid of your consumer unit 💪
We are so glad that you liked our product and thank you for recommending it :)
Fantastic bit of kit and an absolute must have 👍
I am a fire risk assessor and will be recommending this product and, your mobility scooter suppression.
Bang on that 👌🏼 if it can put a big pile of fire lighters out with the cover off I think it would put any fire out in there.
I’d assume it would only work better with the cover on, but clearly it made no difference anyway 👌🏼
Exactly what I thought buddy goes with a decent bang as well 👍
@@GreenHawkConstructionltd I noticed 😂 instantly thought, you wouldn’t miss that if you were sat watching telly mid digestive dunk
Great vid and awareness!
Yes, it would've been good if (A) the cover was on. (B) an electrical power source was used to start the fire and remained present after the fire was extinguished - hint hint. But if this works at extinguishing an initial fire, this could give some that 5 or 10 minutes to escape, that they wouldn't have, without one fitted.
Hi, As an old spark from the 60's I'm all for extra safety, I presume it's some sort of nitrogen gas that would extinguish the fire then dissipate but the source of the fire would still be active i.e. lose connection with load still fueling the fire, I would have thought filling the unit with a suppressant foam would be better, but considerably better than nothing. Good video enjoyed the demo.
Peter.
Thanks Peter yes I believe it is a good stepping stone for greater awareness of fire safety 👍
@@GreenHawkConstructionltd Next step would be a main switch triggered to off by the fire suppressor.
Poor old jack,all his good works gone up in smoke 😡
And it was his college day so he missed out on the testing 🤦🏻🤦🏻
CU World.. we use them at my company, good supplier 👍👍👍
Very impressive, simple and effective. It needs to be made law really to have them fitted.
You should redo this test with the cover on as this isn't strictly a real test as its all open, I guess it would fling the front cover off when it goes ?
To be honest with you the cover won’t go anywhere i would only imagine that the time it took to extinguish the fire would be less as it would of got hotter quicker 👍
@@GreenHawkConstructionltd Yes your probably right, good demo !
It’s not going to stop an electrical fire as the fuel source remains??
Good demonstrative vlog. Cheers
Thanks I appreciate it 👊
These should be standard in all consumer units from factory manufacturing why it isn’t included in the 18th is beyond me with all the fire regs metal clips metal boards it’s crazy
Maybe it will be at some point in one of the amendments perhaps 🤔
It puts out the flames but the slack connection is still pulling load and then it keeps going and reignites? Could be pessimistic 😂
Would the fire not start all over again after the device operated as the load on the circuit/loose connections will still exist?
Cool, but what happens if the heat source is still there?
Good product and video but answer me this question if the cu was installed correctly what would the chance be of cu going on fire please reply if possible but again the odds should be enormous and the product is good I agree
I agree in some ways yes if it’s installed correctly but let’s be honest how many times I go to jobs only to find the homeowner or so called electrician has hashed something else in 🥴
@@GreenHawkConstructionltd then all I can say if none compitent individuals mess about with electric s then in my book they deserve all they get. And condition reports should be mandatory for every electrical installation in the UK even if it had to be paid by some sort of guverment scheme so the contractor gets his payment maybe should start by going through the council tax system then every domestic property would be tested. But might open up a can of worms for the consumer
Thanks for the video, was looking forward to see what they like. I tried your discount code but doesn't seem to work 😅. Anyways is it just me or everyone else having delays on getting the consumer units lately.
I’ll have a look at this for you. GHAWK10? Should work on all Fusebox and accessories like Wago, ENVIROGRAF etc.
They are absolutely brilliant. I will find out about the discount code for you sorry for any inconvenience 👊
@@GreenHawkConstructionltd Definitely using these from now on, extra safety for a fraction of the price for that extra peace of mind. Quality content as always, wish you and the team all the best. 👍
@@theeamesfamily5791 Thanks, I have a lot of consumer units to order so every little would help a lot!
Edit: All works now cheers!
@@alexsidorov8899 thanks buddy means a lot 👏👏👏
An unrealistic test . Most firers start in. CU because of arcing. There was no front cover on that CU. The way forward is AFDDs ..
Correctly installed consumer unit and no issues, think this “paid advert” is simply more scare mongering by you tube sparks 30years as electrician never see a fire in consumer unit!! Arc fault detection much better as you say.
I'm not convinced these are of much value, especially in a metal CU.
If anything in a CU is getting hot enough to cause a fire (resistive heating and/or arcing) , it''s likely to be a continuous source of heat, so popping one of those tubes may extinguish it for a while, but it could start up again.
On a metal board with proper file sealant, the whole point is that any fire is contained - having an extinquisher could actually make it take longer to be detected (if the heat source is still there) due to less smoke.
Might have some value as a retrofit on a plastic CU though.
Your test was meaningless as you added accelerant and didn't close up the
board. A much more meaningful test would be to have a closed board and
an electrical heat source - it might be tricky to get a
consistent heat source with a deliberately loose connection but some
resistance wire would do the job easily.
In particular it would be interesting what happens after the thing pops and heat is still being produced.
I appreciate what you are saying to some extent but if it’s fitted I one board and saves one life then the video has exceeded my expectations 👍
Let’s test it?
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What is the fire supresor called and where do we get them?
You can get them from electric world mate and the are called fire supresors 🤙
Some electricians install them on the cover flap, where is the optimum position?
So misleading
Such a good video mate - good for us to see them in use and what they can do. We will continue highly recommending them!
An absolutely brilliant bit of kit and a genuine life saving device 👏👏👏
Good video. Would be interesting to see how well they work in an old plastic, IP compromised, rats nest of a consumer unit like you commonly find in homes. Your next video perhaps?
Yes I will see what I can do 👍
@@GreenHawkConstructionltd nice :)