Be aware that the white "marine" extinguishers are completely identical
in all ways to the ones at home depot except for the color. All of the
ratings, corrosion resistance, etc are the same. There is nothing
special about the "marine" ones except the geometrically multiplied
price, and that they are white to look yachty.
Bill Bina
On 8/3/2016 6:25 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote:
Hopefully, many of you already know this but I guess I just missed
this one somehow.
Saw a recent article on a sailor getting cited by USCG for an expired
fire extinguisher. I didn't know they expired. I don't think it's
actually in the USCG regs, it's in NFPA 10, "Standards for Portable
Fire Extinguishers". The USCG incorporates by reference the
inspection and expiration requirements of NFPA 10.
Without digging into it to see if it's REALLY a USCG regulatory
requirement or just USCG "guidance", I really don't want to argue with
a Coastie over it. I plan to inspect the ones on the boat and look
for a date this weekend.
Anyway, a cursory look at NFPA 10 says that extinguishers expire 12
years from date of manufacture. I looked at the one at my house and
could not find a date.
Being cautious, I was at Walmart today and I pulled a couple out of
the box and, sure enough, there was a year stamped on the bottom and
wording on the label to effect that it must be removed from service 12
years after date of manufacture. I bought a new one for the house.
I suspect the ones on the boat are so old they possibly don't have a
date at all. I suspect I'll be buying a couple new extinguishers this
weekend. :( Boats like ours generally require two B-1 extinguishers.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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