Fire extinguisher recall

[Knifemaker]

FYI

Recall of about 38 million units.



The one in my house is OK...still have to check the one on the boat ...

 

[El Toro Joe]

Thanks for the post...we have one of the ones in question...have to check to see if it's part of the recall, this thing has gotta be 20 years old.

 

[user 6393]

Thanks for the post...we have one of the ones in question...have to check to see if it's part of the recall, this thing has gotta be 20 years old.

I don't know about consumer FE's, but the ones we have for our business have to be recharged/re-certed, or both, every few years. 5 years max.

 

[steveoreno]

We should replace our extinguishers periodically anyway, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Uncle Hud]

Redneck firefighting technique: Throw the extinguisher into the fire. When the gases heat up, the extinguisher will explode, releasing the gases/powder that will put out the fire.

We don't need no stinking handles.

just kidding

 

[SacramentoMike]

I don't know how old mine is, but pretty old. Still, the gauge is in the green (OK) zone and it doesn't even have a date code, so I'm figuring it's fine. But I did check the model no.--it's not on the CPSC.gov list. Good idea to be careful though.

So thanks to Knifemaker. And when are we going to see you on "Forged in Fire?"