The best fire extinguishers, compared.
Top pick: 2 kg ABC powder with brackets Best value: 2 kg ABC powder with brackets – About £19.99 for 2 kg with Kitemark EN3 printed, and no numerical rating. Updated October 2026.
A fire extinguisher is a portable cylinder or a small pressurised can. The label’s fire class is how you match it to a fuel. A private UK home is not forced to keep one: article 6 of the (Fire Safety) 2005 excludes ordinary domestic premises. Says you might use an extinguisher only on a very small fire, or if it blocks your exit, and only if you will not put yourself in danger. Smoke alarms and an escape plan come first. Two are small cans and two are powder cylinders. None is a Class F kitchen unit or a extinguisher. Quality means a stated class and rating, and a mark such as BS EN 3 or a Kitemark only where the page prints one. The [fire extinguisher buying guide](/hub/fire-protection/fire-extinguisher/sub/fire-extinguisher-buying-guide) shows how to read class, rating, and size before you treat the stars as a fire result. Class A covers solids such as wood, paper, and furnishings. Electricity is a spark symbol, not a letter, so a title that says electrical is not a class rating.
A fire extinguisher is a portable cylinder or a small pressurised can. The label’s fire class is how you match it to a fuel.
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This unbranded 2 kg ABC powder cylinder is listed at about £19.99, with classes A, B and C in the title and BS EN3-7:2004+A1:2007 plus Kitemark EN3 in the bullets. The listing line is 4.8 from 89 reviews; the saved listing holds 23 UK texts, and those buyers call the price a bargain and say the size fits under a sink or on a response vehicle. The title includes a wall bracket and a vehicle bracket, and reviewers describe the bracket as straightforward to fit. Nobody in those 23 texts reports using it on a fire, and the page does not print a numerical rating such as 13A or 34B. There is no brand or manufacturer line and no pressure gauge in the bullets. One buyer found no expiry date on the cylinder, and the seller told them five years from purchase. Powder will fill a room and this listing does not claim Class F, so it is the wrong agent for a chip pan.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 2 kg ABC cylinder for a garage, a vehicle, or a hallway and you will not use powder on a chip pan.
Less suitable: You need a printed 8A-style rating, a named brand, or a clean agent around electronics.
Specifications
Common questions
Which fire classes does the title claim?
Class A, B and C, with ABC powder. The listing does not print a numerical rating such as 13A or 34B, and it does not mention Class F.
Does it include a wall mount?
The title says it comes with a wall bracket and a vehicle bracket. Reviews mention fitting it at home. There is no separate contents list.
Is a brand name printed?
No. The listing has no brand or manufacturer line. The bullets do print BS EN3-7:2004+A1:2007 and Kitemark EN3.
The Super Help SH2400 is a 400 ml can of flame-retardant fluid at about £11.99, and the item weight on amazon.co.uk is 530 g. The listing shows 4.6 from 2,753 reviews, the largest count in this set, and reviewers mostly describe fitting it in a boot, a Mini, a caravan, or a boat. The bullets include a bracket, which caravan owners say stays put in transit and still comes off when they need it. One buyer reports putting out a campervan battery fire within seconds, but almost everyone else says they have never discharged the can, so the stars are not a fire test. The page prints no class A, B, C, or F rating and no British Standard. A UK review says the bottle itself states it is not suitable for an electrical fire, a limit the Amazon bullets do not make obvious, and one unit arrived with the safety lids missing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small can in a car, camper, or boat and you will read the bottle label before you rely on it.
Less suitable: You need a stated class for furniture, a chip pan, or live electrical equipment.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say it can be used on an electrical fire?
The bullets do not answer that. A UK review says the bottle itself states it is not suitable for an electrical fire, and that this is easy to miss in the Amazon text.
Does it come with a bracket?
Yes. The bullets say the can comes with a bracket. Reviews also mention a carrier or holder for a caravan.
What fire class does the listing print?
None. There is no A, B, C, or F rating in the bullets or the technical table. The stated size is 400 ml.
The Ogniochron 1 kg ABC powder unit is the only listing here that prints a fire rating, 8A 34B and C-class, and amazon.co.uk shows it at about £23.42. The bullets also name a pressure gauge, an aluminium body, a 4 m discharge range, a refillable design, CE approved EN 3, RINA, and MED, and the manufacturer line is KZWM Ogniochron S.A. The item weight is 1.8 kg. The star line is 4.5 from 736 reviews, but the first 50 reviews in the saved listing are from Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden, so that sample is not a UK consensus. Those reviews repeatedly say the plastic wall bracket, base, or nozzle tab arrived cracked, and one buyer found the plastic clamp very hard to open. A single review describes a 1 kg unit putting out flames on another car. There is no Class F line. It is the top pick in this comparison when the printed 8A 34B rating is what you are buying, and a weaker pick if a broken plastic support would leave you with nothing to mount.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the only numerical fire rating in this set and you will check the gauge and the bracket on arrival.
Less suitable: You are choosing from UK review texts, or you need a kitchen-oil extinguisher.
Specifications
Common questions
What rating does the listing print?
The bullets say fire classes 8A 34B and C-class. They also say CE approved EN 3, RINA, and MED (Marine Equipment Directive).
Can it be refilled, according to the listing?
The bullets call it a refillable extinguisher with a pressure gauge. They do not give a service interval.
Are the visible reviews from the United Kingdom?
The first 50 reviews in the saved listing are from Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The listing star line is 4.5 from 736 reviews. That set is not a UK review sample.
The Metro HG 098-00 is a 600 g car extinguisher at about £14.28, with 4.5 from 103 amazon.co.uk reviews. The bullets limit it to classes B and C, say it is BSI certified to BS616 2002 and Kitemarked, and say it is safe for use on electrical equipment. They do not claim Class A, so this is not the listing for a sofa or for curtains. Fifty UK reviews, many from 2012 to 2016, say it fits a glovebox and that a bracket or fitting kit arrives with it, although the bullets do not list the bracket. The same reviews often call the plastic strap flimsy: it breaks on unpacking, from caravan vibration, or arrives already broken. One unit partly discharged in a stationary car with the pin still in, and one buyer says two units failed on an outdoor lawn-tractor fire and that there is no pressure gauge. Most reviewers have never set it off. Treat the words BS616 2002 as printed, and do not read them as BS EN 3.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a compact car unit for class B and C fuels and you will inspect the strap before you rely on it.
Less suitable: A sofa, curtains, a chip pan, or anyone who needs a pressure gauge.
Specifications
Common questions
Which fire classes does the listing name?
B and C only. The bullets do not claim Class A or Class F. They also say it is safe for use on electrical equipment.
What standard does the listing print?
The bullets say BSI certified to BS616 2002 and Kitemarked. They do not print BS EN 3.
Is it a small car unit?
The bullet calls it a 600 g car fire extinguisher. The package weight is 780 g. Reviews say it fits a glovebox. The bracket is described in reviews, not in the bullets.
This is not a lab fire test. Four amazon.co.uk listings are scored on the printed fire rating and classes, UK review evidence, any standard mark copied as printed, and price against fill and what the label claims. Unused units do not score as a fire result. The highest total is the top pick. The best price against fill and a printed mark, on a different listing, is the best value.
Printed fire rating and classes
45%A class letter and, where the listing prints one, a numerical rating such as 8A 34B. A title that only says multi-purpose scores low.
UK review evidence
25%amazon.co.uk stars and count, whether the texts are from the UK, and repeated defects. Unused units cannot score as a fire result.
Standard mark printed
15%BS EN 3 or a Kitemark line copied as printed. A bare CE line, or BS616 2002, is not upgraded.
Price against fill and label
15%Shelf price in GBP against kilograms or millilitres and against what the label actually claims.
Match the fuel first, then the size, then the price. A class letter without a number is weaker than a printed rating such as 8A 34B, and a star rating is not a discharge test. These four listings are two small cans and two ABC powder cylinders.
A fire extinguisher is a portable cylinder or a small pressurised can. You match it to a fuel with the class on the label. Class A covers solids such as wood, paper, and furnishings. Class B covers flammable liquids. Class C covers flammable gases. Class D covers metal fires, which none of these four listings claim. Class F covers cooking oils and fats. Electricity is a spark symbol, not a letter, so a title that says electrical is not a class rating.
ABC powder is not the agent for a chip pan or a deep fryer. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service say it is generally not for indoors and not for a chip pan. Water and foam spread the oil. Wet chemical, or a fire blanket, is the cooking-oil answer, and none of these four listings is that agent.
The Super Help bullets do not say whether the can suits an electrical fire. A UK review says the bottle itself states it is not suitable, and that this is easy to miss in the Amazon text. Read the label on the unit, not only the title.
Most reviewers say they have not discharged the unit. A 4.6 from 2,753 reviews, or a 4.8 from 89, is evidence about the parcel and the mounting, not about a test fire. One Metro buyer reports a discharge that did not work.
Match the extinguisher to the fuel before you match it to a price. Class A is solids, Class B is flammable liquids, Class C is flammable gases, Class D is metals, and Class F is cooking oils. Electricity is a spark symbol, not a letter. An 8A 34B line is a test-fire result. A title that only says multi-purpose, with no class, is not. In this set the Ogniochron bullets print 8A 34B and C-class. The 2 kg powder prints A, B, and C and does not print 13A or 34B.
Powder knocks flame down and then fills the room. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service say ABC powder is generally not for indoors and not for a chip pan. It is electrically non-conductive, which is not a free pass to spray a live consumer unit. BAFE, citing BS 5306-8, wants non-conductive media on live electrical equipment and the supply isolated first. CO2 leaves no powder, does not cool a deep-seated fire, and the horn gets dangerously cold. Water and foam spread chip-pan oil.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
The Fire Safety Order does not require an extinguisher in an ordinary private home, and smoke alarms plus an escape plan come first. If you still buy one, the Ogniochron is the only listing here with a printed 8A 34B rating. It is ABC powder, so it is the wrong agent for a chip pan, and you should check the plastic bracket on arrival.
You want a small can for a glovebox, a boot, or a caravan, and you should not treat it as cover for a sofa. The Metro HG 098-00 is the 600 g car listing, classes B and C, with BS616 2002 printed. Several UK reviews say the plastic strap breaks, so check it before you rely on it.
You want more powder for the money and you will not use it on a chip pan. The unbranded 2 kg ABC listing is about £19.99, with classes A, B, and C and Kitemark EN3 in the bullets, plus wall and vehicle brackets. It has no numerical rating and no brand line.
The Ogniochron 1 kg ABC powder is the top pick because it is the only listing that prints 8A 34B and C-class, with a pressure gauge and a named manufacturer. Check the plastic bracket on arrival, and do not treat 4.5 from 736 reviews as a UK sample. The unbranded 2 kg ABC powder is the best value at about £19.99, with classes A, B, and C and Kitemark EN3 in the bullets, and with no numerical rating and no brand. The Metro is a 600 g car can for classes B and C only. The Super Help is a 400 ml can with no class on the listing. None of the four is the right agent for a chip pan, and a private home is not required to buy one.
2 kg ABC powder with brackets
About £19.99 for 2 kg with Kitemark EN3 printed, and no numerical rating.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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