Leighb
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As per title, I have several out of date/low pressure dry powder extinguishers and wish to dispose of them responsibly. I don't think I should just stick them in the dustbin. Any suggestions?
Light the fire by testing an out of date flare.Light a fire and practice using the extinguisher.
An interesting match, should we also be using last year's fuel?Light the fire by testing an out of date flare.
Light a fire and practice using the extinguisher.
Stick it in your car a gallon at a time. 5 tankfuls, gone.My current problem is the disposal of 5 litres of 5 year old unleaded. I'm not daft enough to use it as a firelighter, not blasé enough to pop it into the petrol tank along with some fresh.
Stick it in your car a gallon at a time. 5 tankfuls, gone.
When the pressure guage is no longer in the green!What do you define as being old when applied to a fire extinguisher?
What James said, plus another when I removed to check it found a “use by” date on the rear of 2007!!When the pressure guage is no longer in the green!
Exactly what I did with one of mine a year or so ago. Needle was well in to the green sector but the extinguisher was a few years beyond its ‘use by’ date. The paltry stream of powder that came out convinced me that a) replacement was necessary and b) even In their prime they were unlikely to be hugely useful in fighting a substantial fire.Just fire them into the skip. At least you will then know if they would have worked.