Inherited several old fire extinguishers with new home.
How do I know if they work? If you fire them, will they work again? My only experience was 1972 when one fell and the exudement bruised the leg of my sixth grade teacher.
Two of them are new "spray can" types. One is more old fashioned.
How do you dispose? The garbage firm refused to take the older one.
The most common extinguishers for home use are dry chemical ABC. They will have a pressure gauge that should be in the green area ; a pin that should be secured in-place ; and a year of manufacture stamped into it - usually on the bottom. 10 years is the normal suggested replacement date. Your local fire department would be a great source of information and they might even take your old ones off your hands. I bought a dozen 5 pounders in 2014 and handed them out as Christmas gifts to family - kids, nieces & nephews were all getting into their homes around then. Gifts that you hope they never need to use ! John T.
Any of them the old brass ones?
Toss it in a recycle bin. I keep them in the normal spots plus one in my bedroom in case I have to fight my way out.
Simple. Start fires and see if each will put one out.
Cheap ones, no. Bigger ones, yes.
She might know.
I haven't seen the spray can types.
The should make them so you can throw them in the fire and burn them up.
And if it has any pressure left in it and if the recycling center heat sterilizes the scrap metal, the extinguisher might explode. I'd first discharge the extinguisher until nothing comes out and then recycle. Or, check the web for recharging options, precautions and locations.
Please explain. If you have a poor sexual encounter, how does a fire extinguisher help?
I could hit you on the top of your head with it and if the door was hot I might be able gain some time escaping the hotter stuff.
You spray her with enough foam and she won't chase you.
I have been told that the dry chemical ones after some time will tend to clump inside, and that periodically tapping them appropriately will reduce that tendency.
After discharging (releasing ALL pressure ) chop them open with an axe to make it obvious they are no longer a pressure vessel and garbage or scrap recyclers will take them. That's how I dispose of freon tanks and helium tanks (single use no deposit type)
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