About how much does it cost to refill a fire extimguisher?
I was wondering how much it costs to recharge a 5 to 10 pound ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher.
A typical recharge will run you about $18 for a 5lb. unit and about $25 for a 10Lb. unit, if it is the rechargeable type.
(I work for a company that recharges them all the time.)
ABC Fire extinguishers DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESSURE TESTED to recharge them. Where are all of you people getting this?
Stored Pressure fire extinguishers of the dry chemical type in decent condition are only subject to a hydrostatic pressure test at a 12 year interval. (NFPA 10).
New units of the good “rechargeable” type are about $35 for a 5 lb. unit and about $50 for a 10 lb. unit. So it makes sense to recharge them unless they are coming due for thier test. In that case, it’s about a wash on a 5lb. unit, the 10 lb. is worth testing and a recharge, that would only be about $40.
I never heard of a fire department recharging their own stored pressure dry chemicals. In fact, most of the area fire departments bring us their dry chemical units for recharging. But apparently they do where nixmaster lives. Even if they had the capability, I wouldn’t think they’d want the liability of doing the work for the public.
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