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Foretravel Owners
Have any of you experienced a fire in your FT and what fire suppression systems are you using?
Every day is a gift
Bob and Pat
2000 36 U295 cummins 350hp
Coach has been sold thanks to MOT 11/2016

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Have any of you experienced a fire in your FT and what fire suppression systems are you using?

A good place to start . He is at most of the FMCA conventions.
http://www.macthefireguy.com/
The selected media item is not currently available.Barry BEAM #16014
2003 U320 40' AGDS
Beamalarm, Foretravel technical help and specifications
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve"

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Never had a fire. 

We use the products sold by Mac the Fire Guy.  We have cold foam suppression in the engine bay and in the exterior fridge compartment and smaller hand-held units also from Mac in several locations inside the coach and one in the Honda.
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.

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Like George, we've never had a fire and hope never to have one, but (also like George) we have one of Mac's foam suppression units in the engine compartment and another in the fridge outer compartment, plus one of his big extinguishers and several of the small ones in the coach.
Dave and Nancy
1999/2013 U270 36' Xtreme
Motorcade # 16774
2013 Subaru Outback
KD0NIM

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We have three large Kidde Foam fire extinguishers inside our motorhome living area and one in our Jeep.  Bought them at Lowe's or Home Depot.  Also all original smaller extinguishers are relocated to bay areas.  Foam has the advantage of not making a mess when used, but have the disadvantage of being frozen in cold weather as they are water based.  So we stay in warm climates all year long, just for our fire extinguishers.

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Quote from: Barry & Cindy –
Snip  So we stay in warm climates all year long, just for our fire extinguishers.

Barry,

You are too funny.  Thanks for the chuckle.
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.

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The photo of a motorhome fire on macthefireguy's website looks like the fire started around the generator.  Has anyone added fire extinguishers there?

By the way, I finally figured how the Karma numbers work, you click on applaud or smite under the member's picture to make the count increment or decrement.  I've been doing a lot of applauding of late.

-Tom
Tom Lang K6PG (originally  KC6UEC)
and Diane Lang
2003 38 U295 build 6209
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Ecodiesel
still have tow-ready 2006 Acura MDX 
Temple City, California
Motorcade 16681 California Chapter President
SKP 16663 member of SKP Park of the Sierra, Coarsegold California
FMCA F071251
Retired electrical and electronic engineer

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Not yet, but I might look into it.  Mac's smaller unit for the outside access to the fridge might be perfect for the generator.
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.

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So are MH fires a fairly common problem?  The subject suddenly has more significance for me as I had a fire yesterday, on my tractor lawn mower.  Belt slips, dry grass clipping build up, high wind.  Got it out, but decided I'll add a extinguisher to the tool box.
1996 U270
Build #4846

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Quote from: Gayland Baasch –
So are MH fires a fairly common problem?
I don't know if they are more common than stick built fires or not, but there certainly are a lot of them.  But they often occur in one of three places, the refrigerator, the engine compartment, and the generator, and in that order.  And motorhome fires are like manufactured home fires - quick and hot burning.  Like a boat fire, your are better off getting away from it and letting the insurance company deal with it later.

Oh, and as Barry and Cindy pointed out, foam can freeze.  Am going to further consult with my son, a full time firefighter concerning the foam and freezing.  But for those who travel south during the freezing winter months we
may want to consider a extingusher with FE-241 or HFC-227ea - both are effective Halon replacement clean agents.  They can be mounted in the engine compartment  and the other compartments.  But in the case of the engine compartment, they will not stop the engine,  which must be done because the diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid will feed the fire.  There are shut down systems available.  Cost for the Halon replacements is comparable with foam from what I have seen on the net.
1994 U225
build #4514