Element Fire Extinguisher Test

I bought a 50 second Element Fire Extinguisher for my Jeep Scrambler. I had watched a few test videos on KZbin but wanted to test it myself.
We put a 50/50 mix of used motor oil and gasoline into three drain pans and built a wood fire. We lit up everything and tried the Element Extinguisher on them.
Unfortunately it failed pretty good. I really had high hopes as I wanted to put the 100 second extinguisher in my kitchen and garage and 50 second ones in all my vehicles.
It was a little windy but not too bad. You can see from the flames and pattern of chemical coming out of the Element. It did put the fire out in the immediate front of the extinguisher but if ANY flame was left, it re-lit. The Element did not have enough output to kill even the first pan of fire. I was hoping to put them all out. And I had to get very close to the fire to have any effect.
Even the wood fire was a challenge for the Element. The flames went out quickly but as soon as the red hot coals got new air, they re-lit too. This was 100% wood - we lit small pieces first. No fuel or other starter material was used on the wood fire.
It burnt for more than the 50 seconds so that was good.
We should have filmed it but all four fires were easily and quickly put out by the traditional 5 lb First Alert dry chemical extinguisher I have always carried. There was a decent amount left in the extinguisher too after putting out all of the fires.
I think the Element might be okay on small fires where the spray can totally cover the fire and ALL fuel. But seeing how easily and quickly the traditional extinguisher worked, I can't chance it with just an Element. Yes, you have the mess to clean up but at least the fire is out and the damage was limited.
If anyone has any feedback on the test, please leave it below. For me, I will continue to carry a dry chemical extinguisher or two.

[@DBR00]

Wow !! I was considering buying a few of these until I watched your video. Thanks for saving me some money.

[@Travis7109]

These are designed for inside a vehicle or home where the smoke can be trapped and suffocate the fire. I don’t see this as a good representation of the intended use.

[@harisyoung4110]

@@Travis7109 they commercial this to be use on vehicle.. just imagine if the fire start in engine bay area and its the same open space situation when the vehicle hood pop open..

[@nintalespaw]

I'm not sure these are intended for fires that have been burning for a long time. I don't think anyone is going to save their house with any fire extinguisher on a fire that has been burning for an hour.

[@clayton9136]

And your life. Lol

[@Zarrx]

​@@Travis7109at the end of the day it didn't do so well

[@solkim133]

thumbs up for you guys !!!! This is a shame that things like this are sold and rip people off. I almost bought a few actually...you saved quite a few bucks!!!thanx a million

[@unitedstatesdale]

Dayum..glad I watched this

[@levih.4252]

Thank you for spending $75 and testing it out. Interesting results.....

[@colinkennedy8523]

Thank you for this real-world review!!

[@arcaneteresa]

Oh my gosh, I've been seeing these everywhere and I'm so glad I did a KZbin search before buying. Definitely not getting one for my car if it can't handle a little bit of wind. In the video's I've watched it seems like you have to get super close to the fire too, seems dangerous. Thank you!

[@harisyoung4110]

yeah its a shame that they scammed us with the product like that, if it cant takedown the fire like that how they will help to extinguish a vehicle fire which usually involved gasoline and oil.. those walmart aerosol spray can extinguisher such as ezfire and tundra work better than this.

[@xturboexpress]

Very glad for this video. 9/10 tests of these things are sponsored and they still performed mediocre. This is one of maybe 3 videos out there that show how bad they really can be, even when you get within inches of a fire with them. If that wasn’t a deal breaker, the cost and one time use nature should be.

[@maluinthe90s]

I was going to buy one of these to carry on my motorcycle but this changed my mind. Thanks for saving me money!

[@Phearsum]

100% just get a smaller version of the traditional ones if you can find a spot to fit it.

[@gregolas597]

I mean for a motorcycle it's better than nothing. 80 bucks is a hard pill to swallow though

[@GadgetAddict]

His shoe did much better than the alleged extinguisher 😂

[@unionse7en]

the wood fire attempt is a good example of how water is great at reducing the temperature below the ignition /re-ignition point as well as suffocating the fire. The device shown suffocates it, but doesn't lower the temperature at all, so it re-ignites once oxygen is reintroduced

[@ZachM1]

- when used improperly. The user did not use it according to the instructions on the actual extinguisher. These do work as intended when used as intended.

[@ThereWasNoFreeName]

​@@ZachM1 I guess the intended usage is dildo with smokescreen? That's what it looks like.

[@jonathanhawkins91]

@@ZachM1 so if the user didn't use it correctly then surely the instructions are not as clear as they should be, it's clear by the video that the Fire doesn't get put out so though the idea of this Portable Fire Extinguisher is a good idea, it's clear it doesn't put the fire out as effective as a traditional Portable Fire Extinguisher would do. Portable Fire Extinguishers are designed to be easily used by Users who can put out Small Fires like these types of Fires.

[@ZachM1]

@@jonathanhawkins91 everything has limitations to uses. These have a clear advantage in certain uses, clearly deficient in others. The company addresses these in it's literature. Some users can't comprehend a user manual in simple, clear English.

[@jonathanhawkins91]

@ZachM1 yeah I know what you mean about instruction manuals and people not reading them lol but still would you trust 1 of these more than a fire Extinguisher, which would you have in your home or business premise, a few of these or a few fire Extinguishers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Awesome video! Real world test. Imagine having one of these thinking you are prepared. You might have just saved some lives here.

[@saltymotolbc6003]

I was going to buy a few until I watched your video. Thank you for doing that you saved me a lot of money.

[@arturosalgado2343]

True hero. Thanks for the video and saving people's life. This video helps so much because it shows others what not to buy for your families saftey or car saftey. Literally saves life's when showing products on videos what they do. That way other people know that oh we were going to make a wrong choice and be safer getting a different choice.

[@jhyland87]

Thank you for posting this! I _almost_ purchased a few, then I decided to look for tests of people using them. Very glad I did, lol.

[@odayalfuhaid6603]

Thanks a million dude you are life saver, I was about to buy 3 pieces of it.

[@kerrygibbs8198]

I had this exact extinguisher on my Amazon wish list. I want to pull the trigger last night and buy it, but I read the reviews underneath it and it gave me second thoughts after watching a few videos I’m going to buy a different fire extinguisher.

[@joels7605]

Thanks for the review. I wanted to buy a few of these to put in my car.

[@lionsdejudah]

FACE/PALM ELEMENT... back to the drawing board. I almost ordered some of these...

[@cuppacheese]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! SAVED ME FROM BUYING AN INEFFECTIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER!

[@user-to6jg3ts9f]

Element: "A fool and his money are soon parted"

[@LIGOS625801]

Thanks for a real live demonstration

[@Twenty4SevenMemes]

the old fire extinguisher is like attacking the fire, but this one is like kissing the fire..

[@proncstafilms8894]

Thanks for Saving my Family‘s live

[@TravisTerrell]

I left this comment as a reply elsewhere, but feeling the urge to share it as a top-level comment since it has some knowledge (I think.) I was disappointed to see it didn't work well for these fires, but given the technology, it's expected. CO2 would've done the same, except the force might've actually spread the liquid fires. The mechanism these use is actually well-established tech that's been successfully used for a long time in indoor fire suppression systems. Look up potassium-aerosol generator if interested; you can find info about their effectiveness and companies selling systems. This company just made that technology portable. That said, while the tech unquestionably works, it won't work for every fire. That's why there are _dozens_ of extinguisher types; not 1 size fits all. The company is to blame for not including these caveats in their marketing material. (Which means people will end up using them where they don't work well.)

[@gpassida]

Spot on - one extinguisher does not fit all fire types.

[@jakethetool698]

Awesome. Thanks

[@HimanshuSharma-bh6hf]

Thanks for uploading ♥️🇮🇳

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

Glad I didn’t waste money on these. Thank you

[@dgl7347]

You had to kick 🦵 the fire in the liver to stop it 🤣 damn it I was about to buy many thanks 👍

[@Patrick.Weightman]

There were moments you could see it actually stoking the wood fire embers cause it was blowing so much more air than retardant 😂😂

[@chipper7711]

Thanks for saving me a chunk of $$$$$. I’ll stick with tried and true.

[@motorcycleadventuresperu5979]

Thank you for saving me 100 bucks! I was considering buying one of this... WAAAAS!

[@johnmoney910]

It makes sense that you throw it inside of an enclosed space and allow the co2 to suffocate the fire. Seems like what it would be for.

[@eclecticclay]

Thing is, it strangled the fire successfully but didn't cool it. Flammable gases the wood was producing were concentrating briefly, then the wind would not only fan the coals again but the strangling gas would get pushed off and it would flame again with more vigor - in cycles. I can see a use for this. But to get a fire to go out and stay out, it has to NOT have an inflammable material hot enough and in contact with oxygen - this briefly displaced the oxygen in the wind and that's all. There are other ways of producing heat, of course, but a fire is essentially rapid oxygenation that looks and acts like we expect it to in our experience of fires - there are better technical definitions, but imho the best definition for this is language plus common experience. Even compressed CO2 cools a fire to some degree due to rapid decompression - the way air conditioners work - plus of course the sheer quantity of a gas that's cooler than the necessary temperature while strangling it all. The guy who said just kick dirt over it elsewhere in comments was right. That both cools it and smothers it pretty permanently. Depends on how much dirt you can kick, though, where you are, and what's on top of the dirt. It's not useless, but it is limited. It might help, possibly a great deal, in combination with using other smothering or cooling techniques. And in those few cases where simply putting out the flame in a limited area would be enough, I could see it solving the most immediate issue on its own.

[@Turnersspeedshop]

Thanx 4 saving me $

[@devilblueduke]

Wow it worked great!! I better get a few before they run out.

[@RickCarswell3]

What a lopsided experiment. Let's see you set up the same exact fires and try an A-B-C traditional fire extinguisher. You mixed oil and gas and established a hot burning fire. In a Jeep, your most likely fire is going to be from electrical shorts or fuel leaks. All single source fuels and not typically hot burning fires. For emergency situations this extinguisher should work just as well as a traditional canister extinguisher. These Element extinguishers were never designed to put out a campfire. These were designed for putting out flash fires, not fires that have been long burning and have hot coals.

[@jimslimm6090]

I was very disappointed in this video. I wanted to know how this extinguisher compares to the alternative most people would mount in their vehicle. And, I would prefer the fire to be more like what I might expect from a vehicle break-down that starts as a minor fire. (not an accident situation). This is what I hate about many videos. No real-world expected condition or use comparison. If a 2.35 pound halotron bottle does the same thing as this in the same conditions; then this would have been a useful video for what I want to know for making a choice.

[@411Adidas]

Vinwiki been trying to peddle this thing for a month now.

[@trcythmpsn]

Thanks for saving me money.

[@MandoMonge]

“This video’s sponsor” is the new “as seen on TV”

[@markmendez3380]

You just saved me alot of money.

[@TakeAsNeeded4Pain]

The wind was constantly feeding oxygen to those fires and the extinguisher couldn't snuff it out. So this may work in an enclosed space? Not ideal for outside use? Thanks for the demo man!

[@texdoom]

Just saved me money

[@Dabobeans]

Thank you for the video. I was going to buy one of these, but not now.

[@AverageReviewsYT]

In their demosnrstions it worked great.. I almost bought some 6 months ago.. glad I didn’t.

[@johntabacek581]

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[@Valmontst]

Absolutely worthless: buy a true fire extinguisher instead

[@WSWC_]

Thanks for saving me some cash brother!

[@glutenfreeegaming8747]

"Fire extinguisher" Literally feeds the grease fire 😂🔥

[@GruntUK]

These were originally designed for use in the Russian space program so wind is its Achilles heel. May be more effective in combating small indoor fires.

[@leeeverett8109]

THANK GOD I WATCHED THIS FIRST! I was just about to buy this on Amazon!!! hahahahaha

[@befall]

Arguably, you don’t put out grease fires with a fire extinguisher either. You cover it with a lid and starve it of oxygen. Your wood fire is troubling. But it kept reigniting in a way that indicates you applied an accelerant-likely grease to light it. Had you shown a “control” test using a canister fire extinguisher working in the same conditions, anyone wouldn’t have a problem agreeing with you.

[@williamcox2955]

Thanks for saving me the money

[@tommy--k]

I was just watching the Jay Leno vid on this, but he never tried it with a fire. This thing does not work. Great job!

[@reason7123]

Appreciate the effort to show us how weak these things are

[@clayton9136]

Wow its almost like feeding fire forced air isnt a good idea.

[@welldann42]

Fire department left the group🤪

[@ArtemisFolly420]

You're using it wrong. Holding it too close to the grease fire and not holding it there long enough. When you briefly held it further back it extinguished a large portion of the grease fire, but you need to hold it there until the grease has time to cool below its flash point.

[@AKwon0745]

I was wondering about this product and you save my time and money.

[@hendu7111]

Whoa. I was going to buy a couple of these for my boat. I guess I'll stick with the traditional kind.

[@jimslimm6090]

Would the traditional kind work any better in this scenario? (Windy, significantly fueled fire? I am left just guessing.)

[@hendu7111]

@@jimslimm6090 Valid question and since he didn't do a side-by-side comparison, I can only speculate but my assumption is that yes, a traditional extinguisher would probably work better. The type of extinguisher comes into play as well but in general, I would say most would have fully extinguished it based on my somewhat limited use. Again, only speculation but that would be a good test to see the real results.

[@Capt-Intrepid]

It doesn't work well and you have to get way too close to the fire. Essentially nonsense. Get a real extinguisher or a fire blanket.

[@bjw4859]

Ok, something else to file under ' not what it was cracked up to be ', thanks for saving a lot of people from wasting their money.

[@christopherposten4177]

hey bless you for

[@bodegaboylex]

Thank you

[@Robertkattt]

Crude noise maker. General Zod from Superman. 😂

[@caliche1818]

I think pissing myself from the pain and horror of burning alive will perform better than these things. Great video.

[@haroldpinter8076]

Jesus, I swear I just put one of these in my car today. There goes $75 wasted

[@Apollo55_]

Why wouldn't you just buy a small vehicle fire extinguisher rather than wasting your money on a gimmick? You could have went to Walmart and got a Kiddie brand fire extinguisher that will easily fit in any trunk for like $20-$40. It's honestly uneverving how many people probably have shit fire protection and think it works....until they need it and it doesn't....

[@TravisTerrell]

Nah, your $75 isn't wasted--you just need to save it for indoor use**. The primary issue here really is the wind. Other mess-free extinguishers, like CO2, would have a similar issue. Each extinguishing agent has fires it is best suited to. Potassium-aerosol generators (like this) are legit, but they're normally used for built-in permanently installed indoor extinguishers where they don't have to contend with the elements.

[@gpassida]

I have always carried the small dry chemical type in my vehicles. There are many advantages to the Element but a fire in wind is not one of them. I was hoping I could carry it in place of the traditional ones but this test showed me what I needed to know.

[@christschool]

@@Apollo55_ Only use Halcyon in a vehicle fire, otherwise, you're going to be cleaning chalk like dust out of your car's engine for years.

[@Apollo55_]

@@christschool I think if your car is on fire you have bigger issues dude. And I assume you mean Halon, which is extremely toxic to breath, and I don't want that in my car.

[@colby3333]

Damn I bought one lol

[@ShitlordMcDoge]

Yeah i think i'll stick to an ABC extinguisher, thanks for saving me money

[@sellickusa]

Wow, like @DBR00 said, thanks for saving me from wasting my money.

[@britishfireworks]

Had to use one of these ones did literally nothing fire dies down until you remove the extinguisher and it flames up again

[@Torqu3d]

Nearly got me... I was looking at an option to replace my cumbersome heavy fire extinguisher in my vehicle but definitely not with these if they cant even put out a simple wood fire.

[@tatecore]

Commenting to boost this video. Seems like these devices could cost someone their house.

[@safety_news]

What happened No cut of fire Y ?

[@josequiroz5184]

thanks you just saved me some money

[@Scavage0001]

Maybe the fire is now safe to Touch?

[@hondahacks1014]

⁠ i just had to use mine to put out a fire under my hood. Didnt do anything to the fire luckily i had a 5lb abc extinguisher in the car

[@barronobeefdip5775]

just go buy a 2.5 pound fire extinguisher for a boat / rv. Tip if you are buying a new fire extinguisher ALWAYS check the gauge before buying it if the needle isn't in the middle green portion of the gauge the extinguisher isn't in proper operating pressures ( id needle is to the left its loosing pressure if needle is to the right its in an area that is too hot most likely and is gaining pressure ) an over pressurized extinguisher will shoot off but sometimes a little faster then it should thus giving you less time an under pressurized one might not even shoot off at all or yet again will result in less time then advertised or needed to put out the fire Second tip on the gauge if it doesn't say " throw away after use" it is REFILLABLE and you can take it to a local fire safety shop and get it refilled for normally far lesser then the cost of buying a new one! been a fire extinguisher tech for years now.. all these new fads and gimmicks always have a downside there is a reason that the design of extinguishers hasn't changed much in the last 50 years lol they just work and are easy to fix / recharge

[@CarMedz]

thanks for saving me $. glad I checked them out before buying from a vinwiki sham sponsored ad.

[@joshuawalker5044]

They shouldn't be able to sell this as anything other than a novelty item.

[@thatjokerperson7062]

Who knew removing only oxygen from a fire only works if it gets cool enough 🤯

[@von2079]

I predict a SERIOUS lawsuit and Hopefully NOT the loss of a LIFE.

[@EidonFreeman]

thats basically a smoke Bengal

[@Chuck91]

I like how he had to kick the fire to put it out loo

[@Divici02623]

Had high hopes for this🤦‍♂️

[@mahdiarian9188]

Thank you for test. I think thats good. But its seen bad

[@jimihendrix1575]

Pass.

[@TigDegner]

These are intended for enclosed spaces where they can smother a fire by saturating the air with CO2. I've seen [probably sponsored] videos showing them working in open environments, but this video is what you should realistically expect from them outdoors. Indoors they can at least buy you some time to get out safely, but it's good to have traditional extinguishers and fire blankets as well; use the right tool for the job at hand.

[@TAITAITAI777]

They should try put the bentonite clay...

[@carlosrodz1]

Some people are so gullible. So one person on the internet didn't know how to use a product and now you aren't going to buy it? I used one in my plane and it worked great plus I didn't suffocate with a powder or Halon extinguisher. You just have to read the instructions and learn how to use it BEFORE you need it.

[@VeronicaKingsley]

I also Was considering purchasing this to replace my ABC and Halon extinguishers. Appears to be Worthless for an oil gas fire as a car would have. Since I don't drink anymore, I think I would do better peeing on the fire.

[@kettle3035]

Wow the truth comes out…

[@Eunos_FD3S]

wow alot of people are really going to get really hurt trusting this thing.

[@kpopfan674]

I think I know what happened - because of the ridiculous design, it was actually blowing air at the fires, fanning the flames.

[@TakeAsNeeded4Pain]

I think it was the wind. The wind kept giving the fire a source of oxygen and the extinguisher couldn't snuff it out because of this. I'm thinking this might work in an enclosed space, but a common fire extinguisher is going to be your best bet.

[@matthewboggs4639]

Yeah I think they work better when it’s up under a car or in an engine bay where that discharge from the extinguisher can buildup a thicker cloud and smoother the flames. Out in the open it doesn’t produce enough smoke to be effective that way. I have seen real videos of them working but there are always variables.

[@227happy]

Omg this is such a bad example of the use for this extinguisher... its for closed space and not for windy conditions.... did he even read the instructions?

[@rustandoil]

Wow, that was quite a disappointing performance from this extinguisher, I was going to put one in my classic car, but I don't think I'll bother

[@Rikity]

I guess I'll just stick with my fire extinguisher

[@terraXR]

While this is an interesting test, it's not great. This would have been a slam dunk if other types of extinguishers were used under the same conditions so we could have results that can be compared. I'm left with wondering how well other extinguisher types would have performed under these same test conditions?

[@ecisnerosvivas]

Well, before taking a decision, take a look at this KZbin video: “WPFR tries out the new Element fire extinguisher for PNWHWDA”, the fire & rescue Captain Gary McVay demostrate the effectiveness of this firex…the results are completely different.

[@wayneisname4544]

It passed the tests on their KZbin channel.. 🤔

[@andykay4554]

Imagine some poor soul has this thinking it will work. Should be recalled

[@The_Slippery_Slope_NZ]

What a waste of money, thanks for the video.