There was a fire...

[Kensington Reefer]

Holy hell, that's crazy! Glad you're ok!

How'd you get alerted? You're suddenly making me think through my garage and such not having a fire alarm, and debating buying a bunch of connected fire alarms.

Alerted by my wife’s nose!
Ring smoke n fire detectors are on the list!

 

[euod]

If you need any assistance or equipments this weekend don’t hesitate Erin.

Glad you got it contained.

 

[CaseyP]

Wow, glad it didn't get as bad as it potentially could have.

Did the pump catch fire while submerged? Or was it somewhere along the cord?

 

[Kensington Reefer]

If you need any assistance or equipments this weekend don’t hesitate Erin.

Glad you got it contained.

Thanks
It was time for some new stuff.....
You have seen it

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Wow, glad it didn't get as bad as it potentially could have.

Did the pump catch fire while submerged? Or was it somewhere along the cord?

Not sure of specific point of ignition but it completely melted the skimmer body...top to bottom!

 

[richiev]

Not sure of specific point of ignition but it completely melted the skimmer body...top to bottom!

Meaning it was on fire underwater?!?

 

[Arvin R]

Wow. Glad you're ok and that it was contained. This is a good check to get my power strips situated better for my frag tank in my garage. It was one of those rushing to get setup and then never actually got around to tidying up as I meant to. I'm pretty far from you but if there's any way I can help I'd be more than happy to!

 

[kinetic]

Holy crap Erin! I'm glad nothing worse happened.

Let me know if you need any help!

 

[Da_Neefer]

Yikes! Very happy that you caught it so quickly! I've got a BM Curve 7 Elite skimmer you're welcome to borrow if needed.

 

[PjFish]

Hi Erin , thanks for sharing hard to imagine what you and your wife were going through during the unfortunate incident..sorry!..looks like the fire crew had a quicker response due to your wife's nose and alertness!..Feel free to reach out if you need any help
Paul

 

[jepoy]

That's scary.. glad you guys are okay!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Wow. Glad you're ok and that it was contained. This is a good check to get my power strips situated better for my frag tank in my garage. It was one of those rushing to get setup and then never actually got around to tidying up as I meant to. I'm pretty far from you but if there's any way I can help I'd be more than happy to!

Yes, mind your power strips, but they were NOT to cause in this case.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Hi Erin , thanks for sharing hard to imagine what you and your wife were going through during the unfortunate incident..sorry!..looks like the fire crew had a quicker response due to your wife's nose and alertness!..Feel free to reach out if you need any help
Paul

Fire department didn’t do anything but see that I had put out the flames. Fortunately it was me doing the spraying. The FD would have been way more broad with their aim and I could have lost livestock.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Yikes! Very happy that you caught it so quickly! I've got a BM Curve 7 Elite skimmer you're welcome to borrow if needed.

Thank you for the offer, but not needed at the moment

 

[Apon]

That sucks, sorry to hear this.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

That sucks, sorry to hear this.

The “Arnold” leather lives!!

 

[Apon]

The “Arnold” leather lives!!

I told you it was a tough coral, but doesnt seem to harm other corals. Its used to touch my sps and nothing happened. Geez is it at 3ft now?

 

[Kensington Reefer]

So today begins the loss and damage assessment.
Any words from those that have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a fire and the insurance company?

Thanks to y’all for all the concern and kind words

 

[rdriggett]

So today begins the loss and damage assessment.
Any words from those that have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a fire and the insurance company?

Thanks to y’all for all the concern and kind words

It’s going to take at least 2-5x their time and cost estimate, unfortunately.

 

[JVU]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the insurance company tries to get out of it either because of the outdoor structure or the increased hazard of the numerous tanks/equipment. Probably worth rereading your policy so you can counter their arguments on their terms.