Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
I imagine that is all special order if not a specific vendor order.
Have seen MGO fire pits but never the 4x8 board by itself.
LTO battery fire
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Have seen MGO fire pits but never the 4x8 board by itself.
There are a few companies that make intumescent paint, and it is really a great way to go. Cost for the paint used to be around $2-3/square foot. There are versions compatible with steel and wood, not sure about other surfaces.
Bluedog225
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Ceiling tiles are mineral fiber (some). Fireproof for a bit.
Another good option is the Autoclave Aerated Concrete (AAC), with proper adhesives. Light weight, easy to cut with power tools, and semi-structural depending on the type.
Ours had a sign "Push button to update resume." For a computer equipment fire they are great. For a structural fire you still need some kind of sprinkler system though.
Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
That’s funny and appropriate because you definitely wouldn’t be working there anymore.
They put a plastic flip up case around ours to keep the contractors from thinking it was a door release or something even though it says in BIG letters EPO.
The building was all poured concrete.
Raised floor was about the only thing combustible besides the servers and network gear in the racks.
I never saw any sprinkler heads in there so I have no idea how they planned on containing a fire other than let it burn out inside the concrete structure.
OffGridForGood
Catch, make or grow everything you can.
I have wondered about making server rack cases from non-combustable cement board, Ma-Oxide or similar.
maybe a composite of steel floor lined with cementboard. Have to ponder the options. Maybe intumescient paint on inside of the rack case, and a mechanism to disconnect the battery circuit if high temp or smoke is detected. Needs more thought. Disconnect all cells from one another if excess temp or smoke is detected...
maybe a composite of steel floor lined with cementboard. Have to ponder the options. Maybe intumescient paint on inside of the rack case, and a mechanism to disconnect the battery circuit if high temp or smoke is detected. Needs more thought. Disconnect all cells from one another if excess temp or smoke is detected...
Before I expanded my battery count from 2 to 4, they were in a metal box on wheels with an Anderson connector and a clear path to the driveway. Now I have four batteries on a metal rack with a Halon fire extinguisher on the other side of the garage. In the interest of early warning, I put a smoke detector right above the battery rack that's linked to the ones upstairs. But as previously mentioned, the best prevention is good building practices with attention to detail. Use proper fuse and cable sizes, make good clean and tight connections. Use an appropriate cell separator and strap or compress the cells to keep everything tight. Your chances of a fire are very remote if you do things right.
OffGridForGood
Catch, make or grow everything you can.
I hope so!
I can highly recommend this First Alert/BRK #3120B photo & Ionization dual sensor (not a carbon monoxide sensor)
Just don’t do any heat shrinking, soldering or smoking anywhere near it. But that’s what you want, the earliest heads up you can get. No alarm without a reason whatsoever in over a year now.
Just don’t do any heat shrinking, soldering or smoking anywhere near it. But that’s what you want, the earliest heads up you can get. No alarm without a reason whatsoever in over a year now.
OffGridForGood
Catch, make or grow everything you can.
I have smoke and heat detectors in the shop already -that alarm locally and to my home (next door) since the shop has lots of other things far more likely to cause fire than the solar equipment!
I wonder is there a smaller version of the first alert that could be installed inside the DIY battery pack compartment? {perhaps taking the case apart and removing the guts inside would be a lot smaller form factor}
featherlite
Solar Enthusiast
That's what I use and can confirm your observations. I vape and one of my sub ohm rigs makes an impressive cloud. Sometimes I forget and use it in the garage...always scares the $hit out of the warden! ?
lol.
When the inverter/battery smoke alarm triggered, all the alarms went in the house went off. Didn’t see a cat for an hour. Freaked out.
Quattrohead
Solar Wizard
Any day you can do this to a cat is a fine day indeed ?
I don't mean it, I love my 3 moggies.
Partimewages
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What do you have?
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Any inside the home solutions should be UL listed to make sure your insurance company does not have an excuse in case of fire damage.
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Better to be Dead Right than Dead Wrong?
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... to lithium batteries in the home.
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LG Energy Solution Michigan Recalls Home Energy Storage Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
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LG Chem home batteries recalled for fire risk a week after new product launch - Batteries International
December 18, 2020: Another day, another lithium fire. The latest recall comes from LG Energy Solution, the battery firm spun off from LG Chem. On December 16 it recalled its lithium-ion home battery systems in Michigan, US — just over a week after it launched a new line of the products. Five...
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... to lithium batteries in the home.
Pretty much rules out at least half the electrical on Amazon
