What Maintenance Does Your Fire Extinguisher Need

1. What Maintenance Does Your Fire Extinguisher Need? To maintain your commercial building code, you will need to schedule fire equipment maintenance visits from a reputable fire equipment inspection company. Fire extinguishers require monthly maintenance so you can operate them when you need them most. In this blog post, we will explain what kind of repairs fire extinguishers need, so you can keep your building safe and up to code. For more information on what fire protection equipment your building needs to be repaired, we recommend contacting your nearest fire protection company. Why is maintenance of a fire extinguisher important? You only have moments when a small fire spreads and destroys the building. When a fire breaks out, the last thing you need is a closed fire extinguisher or a partially empty one. The maintenance of a fire extinguisher is the difference between an isolated and widespread fire in your commercial building. Why recharge fire extinguishers? The pressure inside a fire extinguisher affects how well the fire can be extinguished. For this reason, you need to make sure that your fire extinguisher is always fully charged and ready to go.

2. If one of the following is correct, your fire extinguisher will need to be recharged. ● A fire extinguisher was recently used to put out the fire ● The fire extinguisher was accidentally discharged ● The fire extinguisher was recently tested ● Fire extinguishing gauge reveals low pressure Since fire extinguishers are used at critical moments in the event of a fire, it is important that they be regularly repaired. The fire protection contractor knows how to recharge fire extinguishers so they can be ready in an emergency. What happens during the monthly fire fighting equipment inspection? The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) inspects all fire extinguishers on a monthly basis. The Fire Safety Inspector first checks the fire extinguishers to make sure they are comfortable and easy to access. The inspector will check that the fire extinguisher is fully charged and that

3. you are using the proper type of fire extinguisher for specific fires in your building. A firefighting equipment inspection includes checking the equipment's construction date and records of previous maintenance visits. The fire extinguisher will be inspected for physical damage and necessary repairs will be made to the fire extinguisher to ensure that it is in working order. At the end of the test, a new tag with the test date is added to the Extinguisher. While there may be other stages to the inspection, it describes most of the things that fire protection contractors inspect when visiting repairs. If you have multiple fire extinguishers in your commercial building, we recommend signing up for a more affordable Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Plan. Fire inspectors in the fire process are committed to assisting customers in keeping commercial buildings safe and up to fire code. If you would like to know more about the legal requirements of your fire extinguisher, please visit our website.