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How to service and keep in service a dry powder extinguisher
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:42:31 +0930, Flying Tadpole
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:53:32 +0930, Flying Tadpole
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This is a device that may be called upon to save your boat, your life, or the
lives of others. If you need to hit it with a hammer, it is way past due for
replacement, regardless of what the 3 cent gauge says, or what you hear flowing.
A new extinguisher is about $20-$30. Jeez. Stick to insipid verse. You're
extremely no good at this.
BB
You're an even bigger fool than your repartee would suggest, and
you can't read either. What hammer? WHat hit? Throw away good
extinguishers because the powder has caked slightly?
If you can't loosen it with a bit of shaking, it should be replaced.
My
extinguishers come in at about $150 each, which is what you pay
for size and ruggedness (say, $US70).
Baloney! $30 each will buy you a certified extinguisher. The powder in your $150
extinguisher is prone to as much caking as that in a $10 extinguisher. The
reason I gave a figure of $30 is that you shouldn't be using the smaller units
that go for $10 - $20.
For other readers: 6 months is enough for the powder to cake
significantly, even with a bit of a shake from time to time.
Possibly, but not likely. Cost of the extinguisher will have little or no
bearing on this. If your powder cannot be loosened with a vigorous shaking,
throw it away!
The
how-to given IN FULL in my original post is straight out of
commercial (and professional) practice.
From 1950. That's why you need to put the words "retired" and "lapsed" in your
sig.
BB
Congratulations BB! Two brownie points for knowing what the
initials stand for. ANd yes, it _was_ a long time ago, though not
quite as long as that, leastways the moths haven't yet totally
consumed the pair of epaulletes I keep as a memento. I will say
the last time I had to go through a burning schoolroom at 2am to
make sure the idiot kids who lit the fire still weren't trapped
in there was a bit over thirty years ago.
Now, of course, all that's way behind me, and these days I only
have to worry about minor things like hazard and risk assessments
for crude oil fires. Still, it's simpler than sorting out
radioactive waste disposal, for which I give thanks.
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Flying Tadpole
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