Product Description

KIDDE SAFETY 21005753 FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Kidde
• Model: 408-21005753
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.00 pounds

Features

• Easy-to-Read Gauge allows for immediate pressure status check
• Easy-to-pull safety pin rust and impact resistant nylon handle
• Powder coated aluminum cylinder for corrosion protection
• Single use, Wall hanger included
• UL rated 10-B:C

From the Manufacturer
The Kidde Kitchen Fire Extingisher is suitable for fires common to the kitchen. (UL rated suitable for use on Class B (liquids and gases) and Class C (energized electrical equipment) fires.) Features bilingual (Spanish) nameplate and carton. Supplied with Wall Hanger. Contains 2.9lbs of sodium bicarbonate dry chemical extinguishing agent. One-time use. 10 year limited warranty. UL rated 10BC.

Customer Reviews

Works great for kitchen fires
EVERYONE should have a kitchen fire extinguisher. The FX10K is an attractive design and mounts easily. Unlike many extinguishers, the red safety tab is easy to remove when you are panicking and trying to get it off in a hurry. If there's a fire, you are not going to be looking at a safety tab and trying to figure out how to take it off, you're just going to be ripping at it to remove it, and this comes off easily. Unless you have small kids who play with things, I would even suggest removing it in advance to break the tabs, and then reinserting it with the tabs already broken. That way you can get it off very easily, yet it still acts to prevent accidental discharges.

Unlike the fire extinguishers you may be familiar with, this is a sodium bicarbonate dry chemical extinguisher, designed specifically for grease and oil fires (although it will still be somewhat effective for regular fires). As most people know, you should never throw water on a grease fire, but instead smother it with sand, flour, or baking soda. This extinguisher essentially propels baking soda onto the fire to prevent the chemical reaction between heat, fuel, and oxygen, and put out the fire. Although dry chemical extinguishers like this are becoming less popular than wet chemical extinguishers, this is still a very effective product. I wouldn't buy one of these for a commercial kitchen, but would for a home.

We had a kitchen fire in our oven, and flames shot up the side of the wall. The fire was contained mostly to the oven at the time, but the Kidde FX10K had it out within about 2 seconds flat. It does discharge the entire cannister very quickly (you can only really use this once), it is so effective that you shouldn't need to use it very long, unless you freak out and miss the fire completely. Another advantage is that, since it's essentially baking soda, you can just wipe up the chemicals with a wet rag once you're done, and the extinguisher shouldn't cause any real damage. You could spray your sofa with this stuff and clean it up fairly easily.

I strongly suggest anyone who doesn't have an extinguisher in their kitchen designed specifically for class K (kitchen) fires purchase this and keep it in a convenient location. I firmly believe our house would have burned down had we not had it.

Very high rated in Cooks Illustrated report
The January/February 2010 issue of Cooks Illustrated features a test on how fire extinguishers performed in kitchen fires. Kidde's FX10K 10B:C Kitchen FX10K and Kidde FA110, 1-A:10-B:C FX's were the highest recommended units. Kidde provided information and suggested products to the reporter for this article. A copy is attached under customer images.

A great size for the kitchen!
This extinguisher is something I had been intending to stock near my kitchen for several months, and I'm glad to have it. Though I can't speak for how well it puts out fires yet, I will say that it is labeled clearly, and is an appropriate size for the kitchen.

As well, it looks decent and yet inconspicuous enough that people don't notice it much.