I was wondering how often a homeowner should service his fire extinguisher. My fire marshal said every 2-3 years would be fine, but I confess I was hoping he was going to say something more like 5-10.
I know that businesses in our township are required to service theirs every year, but I assumed that was overkill because of their stricter insurance regulations. (And also because they never seem to recharge them after use.)
I guess I'm resigned to the fact the they aren't going to last forever, but I think it's going to be difficult to persuade someone to either throw away (the little disposable models) or take in for servicing something in their home that often, when it looks exactly the same as the day they took it out of the box.
Although, I have to wonder, exactly what is going on inside that extinguisher that causes it not to work? The material doesn't really age, is there corrosion at work?
I know that businesses in our township are required to service theirs every year, but I assumed that was overkill because of their stricter insurance regulations. (And also because they never seem to recharge them after use.)
I guess I'm resigned to the fact the they aren't going to last forever, but I think it's going to be difficult to persuade someone to either throw away (the little disposable models) or take in for servicing something in their home that often, when it looks exactly the same as the day they took it out of the box.
Although, I have to wonder, exactly what is going on inside that extinguisher that causes it not to work? The material doesn't really age, is there corrosion at work?
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