FireTower@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoDo You Have a Fire Extinguisher in Your Home and is it Still Pressurized?message-squaremessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1321arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1314arrow-down1message-squareDo You Have a Fire Extinguisher in Your Home and is it Still Pressurized?FireTower@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareearmuff@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoI don’t use permanently pressurized fire extinguishers anymore, as they are hard to maintain and rarely reach a life span of 20 years. Make sure to check at least once every 3 years if the pressure is still in the green. If not, replace it immediately.
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoCan they be repressurized at all with a regular pump? Or is it something more in depth than that
minus-squareearmuff@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months agoIf you look at the gauge, you can see that the ideal pressure is 1344 kPa or 13.44 bar. If you own a pump capable of using at least 14 bar, you are good to go.
I don’t use permanently pressurized fire extinguishers anymore, as they are hard to maintain and rarely reach a life span of 20 years.
Make sure to check at least once every 3 years if the pressure is still in the green. If not, replace it immediately.
Can they be repressurized at all with a regular pump? Or is it something more in depth than that
If you look at the gauge, you can see that the ideal pressure is 1344 kPa or 13.44 bar. If you own a pump capable of using at least 14 bar, you are good to go.