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life expectancy of fire extinguisher? HamNCheese 11-17-2006
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Posted by HamNCheese on November 17, 2006, 5:32 pm


I have a Kidde dry chemical home fire extinguisher. It is at least
10-12 years old. It has a gauge that still reads in the green. Does
this mean it's still safe and can be relied on, or do these things
need to be replaced after awhile no matter what the gauge reads?

Posted by m Ransley on November 17, 2006, 6:19 pm


If the gauge shows its good I would not worry.


Posted by GWB on November 17, 2006, 6:28 pm


On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:32:04 GMT, HamNCheese

>I have a Kidde dry chemical home fire extinguisher. It is at least
>10-12 years old. It has a gauge that still reads in the green. Does
>this mean it's still safe and can be relied on, or do these things
>need to be replaced after awhile no matter what the gauge reads?

I don't know, but I wouldn't wanna bet the house on it.
At my business, we are required to have them serviced annually.
If I were you, I'd be glad I never had to use it and pop for a new
one.

Posted by bob kater on November 17, 2006, 6:56 pm


actually the dry chem will settle to the bottom and vibration causes it to
settle and get stiff. Turn it over, hit it with a rubber mallet and right it
back to loosen up the chemical. not sure of the size but they are fairly
cheap to buy and yours shud have a date somewhere to tell you if its still
useable
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:32:04 GMT, HamNCheese
>
>>I have a Kidde dry chemical home fire extinguisher. It is at least
>>10-12 years old. It has a gauge that still reads in the green. Does
>>this mean it's still safe and can be relied on, or do these things
>>need to be replaced after awhile no matter what the gauge reads?
>
> I don't know, but I wouldn't wanna bet the house on it.
> At my business, we are required to have them serviced annually.
> If I were you, I'd be glad I never had to use it and pop for a new
> one.



Posted by Goedjn on November 17, 2006, 7:05 pm



>On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:32:04 GMT, HamNCheese
>
>>I have a Kidde dry chemical home fire extinguisher. It is at least
>>10-12 years old. It has a gauge that still reads in the green. Does
>>this mean it's still safe and can be relied on, or do these things
>>need to be replaced after awhile no matter what the gauge reads?
>
>I don't know, but I wouldn't wanna bet the house on it.
>At my business, we are required to have them serviced annually.
>If I were you, I'd be glad I never had to use it and pop for a new
>one.


THe Kidde Canister extinguishers for home use are usually
not servicable, and are warrentied for between 6 and 12
years old. Yours is due for replacement. You can
use the old one for practice. It's amazing how many
people don't actually know how to WORK a fire extinguisher...

--Goedjn



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