Halon or CO2?

For some reason, health and safety I think, Halon has been phased out and replaced by another similar chemical called Halatron (I think----I could be wrong).
Halon bottles can still be refilled, but for an all around agent, it is hard to beat good old CO2. The bottle is economic to purchase used, and cheap to refill. The 5lb. size is very common among jet flyers.
A Halon extinguisher is expensive to buy and to maintain. I scammed up three of the Halon bottles from a manufacturing plant that was going out of business, so my price was right.

If I was in the market for a unit, as you are, I would purchase the CO2.

Contact a fire extinguisher company and get the full story on price, availability and refill cost before committing your hard earned dough.

A fire in an outdoor area such as burning grasses, brush, etc., is very hard to put out. This type of fire can only be put out with water. CO2 and Halon are worthless in this scenario. Take a look at the BVM website under "safety issues" for the "Indian 90" water pump.

I bought one of these about 2 years ago, and it is worth it's weight in gold.
Happy shopping!

Harley Condra
BVM REP
RAM REP