fire safety in the home

[Graham]

Pretty sure the recommended distance is 1 metre but can't remember where I've seen it.

[Stevie Mac]

Probably best contacting a specialist mate. Try these guys.

 

Anthony Dykes Furniture, Loose Covers, Re-Upholstery, Leather, Fabrics, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr & Stirling

[John Barleycorn]

Dont kid yourself that a spark or a glowing ember cant cause an inferno.

Watched a fire safety time lapse video some years back, cigarette left burning on a sofa. Smouldered for hours, suddenly flared up. Half filled the room with smoke from the ceiling down. This smoke was full of half burnt gasses. Suddenly the flames flashed over & the gasses ignited. Then the temperature of every surface in the room reached ignition point & it was just a fireball.

NOTHING LIKE IN THE MOVIES, nothing would have got out alive.

[armchairarborist]

strong smell of melting plastic/rubber last week, i annoyed the woman by asking her 3times what was on fire in the kitchen (she has a history of cooking pizza with the foam base still under it), then noticed the black rings on the carpet as the underlay was burning.. oops

[defenderjack]

hi guys, we have started using our open log fire again as it is getting colder, since last time we have got a new larger leather couch so it is a bit closer to the fire. The couch is second hand so doesnt have any labels on it, does anyone know the safe distance for furniture to be away from the fire, i know sparks can go pretty far but this is for the heat. Thanks:001_smile:

 

a couple of years ago i use to live above a pub ,lit the open fire one night as per usual and went to bed once it died down ,anyway cut along story short the next thing i knew me and my 2 year old daughter were being carried out the pub by fire brigade:scared1:

: in the midst of all the confusion and panic al i could think about was what a pratt for not making sure the fire was safe !anyway the irony was it wasnt the fire place and was actually my tumble dryer !!!!! half the pub went up ! ooooopppps iknow this doesnt anwser any questions but after that experience ive always been a bit cautious and as tommer says common sense prevails ! i definatly dont put the tumble dryer on at night now !

[Stephen Blair]

glad you and your kid are ok, jeez!!!!!! yes the tumble dryer is lethal, i am always giving the mrs a hard time about the oosy build up and keeping the filter clean.

[defenderjack]

glad you and your kid are ok, jeez!!!!!! yes the tumble dryer is lethal, i am always giving the mrs a hard time about the oosy build up and keeping the filter clean.

 

yeh and the amount of sawdust that comes out of my socks probably doesnt help !lol

[defenderjack]

following the home fire safety thing how many people actually have a fire extinguisher in the house ? i realise its probably beat just to get out and call the firebrigade but for everyone with open fires its probaly not a bad idea ?? or am i just panicking cos i bunt a pub down !(its ok the cellars were safe)

[Ella]

I have a leather sofa less than a metre away from a log burner. I have encountered no problems at all. My dogs bed (plastic) melted a bit when around 6-12 inches from the burner for a prolonged time. Know nothing about open fires though.

I suggest trying it out as close as you would like it to be to the fire on an evening when you will be in the room, and can periodically check how hot the closest bit is getting, over the course of a few hours.

[John Barleycorn]

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