Question For Sid And Painless

[Friar]

Chaps, advice please...

I have a Co2 extinguisher which found its way home when I left my old job.

It was last serviced in 2006 and weighed 5.5kg

I have just weighed it and it still weighs 5.5kg

My question is, would this still be OK to keep around the house just in case?

Regards

Friar

[Sid]

Chaps, advice please...

I have a Co2 extinguisher which found its way home when I left my old job.

It was last serviced in 2006 and weighed 5.5kg

I have just weighed it and it still weighs 5.5kg

My question is, would this still be OK to keep around the house just in case?

Regards

Friar

Should be ok but as with anything out of it's service regime it becomes potentially unreliable. Having said that, a service for a CO2 is a weighing........not a lot else to do with it.

A lot of people buy fire extinguishers for home and car use and they don't get serviced although it is recommended to replace it after a specified period of years. Don't know what that period is for a CO2 because they can't be bought for domestic use, home ones usually contain powder.

Cheerzen

[Painless]

Chaps, advice please...

I have a Co2 extinguisher which found its way home when I left my old job.

It was last serviced in 2006 and weighed 5.5kg

I have just weighed it and it still weighs 5.5kg

My question is, would this still be OK to keep around the house just in case?

Regards

Friar

Should be ok but as with anything out of it's service regime it becomes potentially unreliable. Having said that, a service for a CO2 is a weighing........not a lot else to do with it.

A lot of people buy fire extinguishers for home and car use and they don't get serviced although it is recommended to replace it after a specified period of years. Don't know what that period is for a CO2 because they can't be bought for domestic use, home ones usually contain powder.

Cheerzen

Colin M8,

As Sid said I wouldn't rely on it but....... If you ever have a small electrical fire then try it first (less mess). Also I know that should you ever find an intruder in your house ( heaven forbid) you can smash him near to death with a fire extinguisher without fear of prosecution because any court would find your being in possession of and using such an item reasonable !

My M8 keeps a 9kg dry powder at the top of his stairs for just such an eventuality.

Cheers Mick.

[Perfesser]

Our dryer caught fire a few months back (another story) and it took an entire extinguisher to put it out.

Dunno the exact size but about 8" dia by 2 ft tall ABC - lots of yellow powder. It was so old I was actually surprised it worked. I did check the pressure gauge fairly regularly but it had to be 15 years old.