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I would expect them to be UL listed, but my intent is not to discount UL as a legitimate agency (especially given their commitment to the fire service). My intent is to inform posters on this board of what I do know and what I have experienced in my frequent occupational encounters with fire...

It may be, but I would never advise anybody to trust a nearly 40 year old extinguisher that hasn't been serviced at some point in its life. If you want a Halon extinguisher, my advice is to take yours to an extinguisher company and ask them to sell you a newer one. If your current extinguisher...

Hey brother, glad to see some other firefighters on here. I love your "railroad" cartridge unit. They are great extinguishers. Are you using the smaller carbon tetrachloride unit as an extinguisher or decoration? They have been banned since the 1950s due to the toxicity of the extinguishing agent.

For your kitchen I would recommend a 5lb. ABC under the sink, and a 10lb. ABC mounted on a wall for the garage. You could get a couple quality used 1984 or newer ABCs of this size for around $75 at our place, last time I checked prices. Some people will argue about using ABC extinguishers in...

CO2 cylinders don't have any lifetime retirement age like some do (SCBA bottles for firefighting is one example that does), so usually they get hung onto for a long time. We get 100+ year old CO2 cylinders in on a weekly basis. They have to be hydrotested every 5 years, but other than that you...

It depends on the size of the space, but every 75 feet is the minimum by NFPA 10 standards. That said, my shop is 32x40 and I have 3 extinguishers in it. I have a 10lb. ABC hung on each end so I don't have to run the full length of the shop to grab one. I also have a 20lb. ABC on the floor near...

Haha, yeah, that is a bit overkill for a home shop. Wheel units or "wheelies" as we call them are a bear to service. Some of them can be discharged into the hoppers we use for ABS extinguishers, but a BC like that would have to be flipped upside down with a forklift and have the old powder...

Generals are very good extinguishers (quality heads along with a very thick walled cylinder), but they were bought out by Amerex in 2001 and they decided to stop making parts for them, so that's why I put them as middle of the road. The 10lb. and 20lb. Generals have a very large valve stem...

For those who are wanting to stick with their Kidde extinguishers, make sure you don't have a 1991-2000 10lb. version with a plastic head. The heads are known to fail and become a projectile, and can cause considerable damage when they do let go. rlitman, it is definitely wise to look at the...

First, I just want to make sure you know that Purple K is a high performance BC extinguisher. I assume you know that, but just want to make sure you're not relying on it should you need it for a Class A fire. As long as it is in the green, you are good. It may have leaked down slightly since it...

Buckeye is becoming popular because of their price, but they are just as bad, if not worse, than Kidde when it comes to leaking from the factory. Gauges are the first place we look for leaks on Buckeyes. The necks leak on them too, partly because the heads are over torqued from the factory...

We call the cartridge units "railroads" because that is who uses the majority of that type of extinguisher. They are heavy as hell, but they are great extinguishers. They are harder to find than standard dry chem extinguishers and can be more expensive to service, though. I'd feel great about...

Unfortunately I hear this a lot from people who own Kiddes, thinking they are alright. I cannot tell you how many Kiddes come into our shop that appear to be in good working condition on the outside, only to find that the gauge is stuck in the green/charged zone of the gauge when it really has...

Depends on the department, but most do not service extinguishers. On my department, we carry ABC, CO2 and water cans on our apparatus, but they are seldom used and knowledge of them is minimal because of that. In my experience, you'd be better off going straight to an extinguisher company...

Typically 195 psi, but some small (2.5lb. usually) extinguishers are only 100 psi.

I've been looking through several threads recently about extinguishers and thought I'd shed some light on the topic. I'm a professional firefighter in Little Rock, Arkansas and on my days off I work for a fire extinguisher service company where I am a licensed technician. This will be long, but...

I'm well aware they are made by Rockwell, but they are not portal axles. Portals are typically found under Unimogs. These axles came from US Military M35 6x6 trucks. These are top loader axles, but not portals.

No sir, 2 1/2 ton Rockwell axles.

I apologize, I misspoke. No permits are required since it is outside the city limits. The building is professionally made and the slab will be done by a professional, I just wanted some advice so I could get an accurate bid instead of the inaccurate ones I had been getting.

Metal trusses, wood purlins. The footers will likely be 16x16" with #4 rebar. The truss guy deferred to the concrete contractor because he isn't familiar with the soil conditions in my part of the state and they are much different than his region.