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Originally Posted by LittleDog
We have had an old fire extinguisher in our kitchen for many years and I'm sure it needs to be replaced. How do I do this? Do I need to take it to the fire station and turn it in or else how do I do this?
Thanx
John
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I would recommend checking with the both local fire department and the sanitation department just to be sure as the rules in Florida may be different. If the fire extinguisher is a disposable (i.e. non-refillable), then you might be told to discharge it to remove the pressure and de-valve it. The sanitation department would most likely require it so that they don't have a pressurized cylinder in their equipment that could rupture and hurt someone.
Great question though, something that many of us probably haven't thought about. If you could post what you find out, it would be great. We should have extinguishers in our homes and cars and they do expire.