Putting the call out if anyone has a spare bracket to suit an 85mm extinguisher!
I just bought a new extinguisher but with an inappropriate bracket, but I thought I could use my existing bracket, turns out they are a different diameter....bugger.
I'd appreciate a loan if you have a spare?
Problem solved, thanks.
For years I've bought the same brand (Quell) so that I didn't have to change the bracket that I have mounted in the car. They were also easy to come by. Recently I looked for a new one in a couple of Bunnings and it looks like they've changed to a different brand, presumably cheaper and with a different fitting. I've seen a few of this new style in scrutiny and I don't really like the bracket it feels a bit flimsy and the extinguisher itself is a bit harder to pull out due to the design of the neck clamp. I eventually found a Quell (with a plastic bracket) in Home Hardware, and it fit into my existing bracket. I think they're also available in Officeworks.
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Not entirely sure why I wrote that - but it was a pain in the bum! How dare Bunnings change their supply?
FYI: I had need to purchase an in date extinguisher last week and found that at 2 Bunnings, all their stock was over 4 years old and one of their new brands do not have a date stamp at all.
Pains taking opening all the boxes, but worth the effort. :-\
Quote from: Evan Bottcher on October 12, 2014, 08:14:07 PM
Not entirely sure why I wrote that - but it was a pain in the bum! How dare Bunnings change their supply?
The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time...
"Then we tell them stories that don't lead anywhere".
Back in the day when the 33 used to see a bit of track work, i would always get my extinguisher recharged, because that meant it would go back in the same bracket.
Spent a whole Saturday engineering a new bracket and mount for a new fire extinguisher, and it was a pain, as it would spring out on a bump, "never again", i was heard to say, Colin.