Reply To: Old ball style fire extinguishers

[Buccaneer]

Many of the old fire extinguishers have service tags on them when they were
serviced / recharged last. I know years ago I took one of mine to the local
hardware store where a guy would come around occasionally to pick up
and service extinguishers……… no idea if anyone does that anymore.
Pretty sure the A/B/C extinguishers are all dry chemicals yet today.
Can’t remember, but D may have been liquid / water extinguishers.
You’re suppose to invert the dry chemical units upside down and wrap
with a rubber mallet occasionally, and shake it all about, to keep the
power chemicals “loosened up”.

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