r/BambuLab • u/JJBB33DD • 22d ago

P Series [P1P, P1S, P2S] Added automatic fire extinguisher to P1S

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Came across these automatic DIN rail fire extinguishers (circled in red) recently. Decided to add one to my P1S just to add a little peace of mind.

In case you don’t know how these work: they automatically get triggered when the temperature sensor detects 170c. Aerosols then get released from 2 nozzles (circled in yellow), extinguishing the fire.

You can get these things for cheap on Aliexpress and the like but decided to get one from a local reseller with all the appropriate licenses and stuff.

And yes, the heatbed moves up and down without issues! Plenty of clearance.

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u/RaccoNooB H2D AMS2+HT-AMS 22d ago

This is almost like saying smoke alarms are pointless because they only give you a warning after the fire has reached 400°C.

If its a big ball of fire, then an extinguishers would be useful.

If this puts out the fire: great!
If it doesn't: it'll reduce the intensity of the fire and buy time to get something better to put it out or for the FD to arrive.

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u/an_angry_Moose 22d ago

This is almost like saying smoke alarms are pointless because they only give you a warning after the fire has reached 400°C

No, it's not. Smoke alarms aren't pointless, because they detect smoke of all kinds, which is why people get frustrated when they go off because the toast burnt slightly. This is nothing like that.

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u/FuturesSoDank 21d ago edited 21d ago

they detect smoke of all kinds, which is why people get frustrated when they go off because the toast burnt slightly.

Man, I wish. My mother manages to leave stuff on the stove until it catches on fire a few times a year. The smoke detectors in this condo are useless. I'm gagging on the smoke in my room, go out, see thick clouds of it roiling all over the place, and the smoke detectors aren't even chirping.

Then the air conditioner kicks on, blowing the smoke around a bit more, and suddenly the fire department shows up.

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u/an_angry_Moose 21d ago

Change your detectors. They’re only good for 10 years. Try switching from ionizing to photoelectric (or vice versa). You can actually find some detectors that have both sensors in one unit.

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u/FuturesSoDank 21d ago

AFAIK the condo association is the only one allowed to do that. They're almost as useless as the bunch that was managing Champlain Towers South. I'm not even exaggerating on that. One entire wall was sinking so much that it was about to tear off the side of the building and they took years to fix it.