| [GMCnet] Restoration. Dry chemical fire extinguisher's need serviced in RV's [message #298471] |
Sat, 02 April 2016 01:28  |
BobDunahugh
Messages: 2465
Registered: October 2010
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Karma:
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Was thinking where to mount the ones inside. Made me think of how many people have them. And there never serviced. When there mounted in RV's. There exposed to vibration all the time. This causes the chemical powder to settle into a mass that can't be expelled if the extinguisher is needed. Sort of like a bag of flour, or sugar after a period of time. It's why I have to have all the extinguisher's at our commercial building serviced by a licensed extinguisher company. And every 5 years they have to be dismantled. And recharged. It's simple to avoid that problem with our units in our GMC's. Flip it upside down. Use a hammer to tap on the bottom. Then shake for about 3 minutes. By then the dry chemical is fluffed up. And ready for service. And get yourself in the habit of checking the gauge before each trip. ( Disclaimer ) Have a licensed service provider do it. Bob Dunahugh
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
|
|
|
|
GMCforum
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
