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I have presented fire extinguishers to be tagged to a Florida Fire company. They indicated that the devices are old and need a 6 year maintenance inspection. What exactly is tested?

gatorback
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    Have you asked the company? – PhilippNagel Oct 29 '20 at 12:39
  • I did not because, I sensed I was receiving the "upsell" and would like a neutral third party to comment. Through this vendor, I would be better of buying a new extinguisher – gatorback Oct 29 '20 at 12:42
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    I guess my point is, this question is currently very open ended. It may be better if you ask them, and then present their answer here and ask if that is a reasonable things to do to a 6 year old fire extinguisher. – PhilippNagel Oct 29 '20 at 12:45

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This seems to be a well documented maintenance procedure. I don't know much about fire extinguishers, but a quick internet search presented the following information:

Six-Year Maintenance

Every six years, stored pressure fire extinguishers that require a 12-year hydrostatic test (e.g. dry chemical extinguishers) must be emptied and proper maintenance procedures performed [see NFPA 10(98), Sec. 4-4.3]. The exception to this rule is nonrechargeable extinguishers, which are required to be removed from service 12 years from the date of manufacture. Again, this maintenance must be performed by an approved extinguisher servicing company.

So it seems if the extinguishers are of the type that require a 12 year hydrostatic test, this appears to be a legitimate maintenance requirement. I guess it would also depend on if your locale requires you to follow the above referenced NFPA standard document or not.

PhilippNagel
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