Little fire extinguisher

[dombanks]

Pretty simple question really. Is The little fire extinguisher that was in the car for years any then the garagage for years still kosher? The writing is pretty worn on it but I think it says made in 1993 and guaranteed till 1998?

If its not then I'm happy to chuck it. All the seals are in place

[BEN99W]

I think the clue is in the 1998 bit. Id probably chance it a year or two past the guaranteed date, but not 15 years past...

Ben

[pistonbroke]

The powder inside will be congealed long since , chuck it .

 

to be honest the small extinguishers are almost useless any way , just about snuff a decent candle with them , you really need a 2\Kg size to be of any practical use IMO

[dombanks]

The age wasn't something I really thought about till her indoors asked how old it was. .... Anyway any idea it you should recycle them or what seems a bit of an odd thing to be just chucking away

[FILFAN]

only 1 way to find out

[SteveD]

let the f****r off then bin it ,simples

[pistonbroke]

Council tip will dispose of it for you

[Norman Verona]

I've got one somewhere that's older than that. It has Renault Boutique written on it and our Renault dealership closed in 1981. Probably 32 years old. Dos it belong in a museum?

 

It must be in the workshop somewhere and it was only this thread that reminded me.

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

Bin it. I had a plumbed in lifeline system that was due a service and Lifeline refused to touch it as it 10 years old claiming that the cylinder would be weak with age / internal corrosion and therefore deangerous to dabble with. I guess thats why factories and shops etc have their extinguishers checked annually

[pistonbroke]

You can get them re charged but not cost effective for the small ones , doubt even the 2Kg size is worth doing