Disposable compressed gas air horns cannot be recharged or refilled, and the can is not recyclable. The WoodsCan Hornet battery powered air horn is unlike disposables in that it is battery powered, will run for 35 minutes per charge, and can be recharged up to 500 times.
At room temperature, the WoodsCan Hornet rechargeable air horn will only lose 10% of its charge per year, and it fully recharges in three hours, so it is a reliable addition to an emergency kit or in a wall-mounted air horn emergency station. Disposable gas canister air horns, on the other hand, tend to leak
Referring only to a handheld air horn, yes, they can be legally used in Canada for a variety of industrial air horn and recreational air horn applications. Having said that, local noise bylaws will apply for irresponsible use of air horns such as for pranks or late at night.
Yes. WoodsCan Hornet air horn batteries can be recycled through most local electronic waste programs.
A typical 8 oz disposable air horn will last about 90 seconds at best depending on how long it has been stored and slowly leaking and losing propellant over time, and there is a catch. Using it continuously will cause it to freeze-up, especially in cold weather, within about 10 seconds. When this happens the
The handheld WoodsCan Hornet rechargeable electric air horn uses a small electric compressor which pumps air through a mechanical trumpet to achieve in excess of 121 decibels of sound. This is the same sound at the same volume as disposable compressed gas air horns, but for a much longer duration (20 times longer) per battery charge than a single disposable gas air horn.
Disposable compressed gas air horns have proven to be unreliable and are extremely bad for the environment. A single 5 oz. can will only last a minute or so at best, it may not work at all in cold weather, and its sound volume diminishes the longer you use it. It also uses an extremely potent greenhouse gas as a propellant versus the WoodsCan Hornet rechargeable electric air horn only uses air, and it will reliably...
Yes. The Hornet air horn meets typical industrial safety signaling requirements and provides a consistent 121 dB of sound output which is audible across large construction sites.
Air horns are commonly used in construction as a form of communication across large and noisy sites, or in factories and warehouses. They are crucial for quickly notifying workers of dangers like fires, accidents, or evacuations, and are also used daily for traffic control and to signal routine safety drills. A battery-powered air horn called the Hornet, made by WoodsCan Industries, is now available that performs reliably in cold weather and doesn’t use compressed gas, making it more consistent and
In summary, a rechargeable electric air horn, like the WoodsCan Hornet air horn, performs best in a broad range of temperatures (hot and cold) versus aerosol canister air horns. Here's why: In cold weather, gas air horns lose pressure so they sound weaker, don't last as long, can freeze up, and may not work at