This is only the annual. Every 6 years you WILL need a professional to replace the media inside the tank. Every 12 years a cylinder test is required.

It has to be performed by someone permitted annually. You can't perform maintenance on your own and after watching this video it is now crystal clear why that is the case. In a millisecond he should have pulled that extinguisher from service.

you're paying for the liability to be on them not you lol

If the gauge is not a threaded type gauge and only retained by a wire clip then all it takes is to turn the gauge in any direction which can possibly cause it to then lose pressure.

hi can you send me the inspection sheet the you use

@@mellyomukuenambura5081 Good morning. Did you ever get a fire extinguisher inspection form?

Yes. There is no wavering on 12 year hydro test

Yes you would still have to do the Hydrotest in 2020. Usually what I do for customers in cases like this is if its within two years I will go ahead and hydrotest it so they dont have to pay twice. For example if the FE was new in 2008 and nothing was done to it until 2019 (assuming the FE is in good condition) then I would go ahead and perform the hydrotest on it(1 year early). If I only did the 6yr then the customer would then have to pay AGAIN for the recharge and hydrotest the next year. By going ahead and doing the hydrotest on it in 19 it saves the customer from basically having to pay twice in back to back years for the recharge. Also, doing this would also change the 12 year hydrotest cycle for the FE. The new test dates would now be the 6yr maint. test would now be due in 2025 and the 12yr hydrotest now due in 2031.

Hhahahahah truth

No

Zachary Rivera Agree 100%

Same observations. Looks to me like a non rechargeable extinguisher.

It is definitely a rechargeable extinguisher based upon the red pressure guage.

I wouldn't call it a "zip tie" either. That can be confusing.

Ehhhh. That looks like an aftermarket label. That's not a factory Ansul label. The person who applied the "new" label probably put it on crooked. If not, I agree.

that is lev4 inspection

No. Everyone is being kind. This guy has no clue.

same with trucks they pass inspection and then there flying off tire kills someone on the highway road. Point being dont skip any steps to save time. Peoples lives are on the line.

Imagine weighing every extinguisher in a building with 100+ fx

@@billt689 If you don't weigh them then you are not following NFPA 10.

@@jayhouse345 we don’t weigh them unless they need maintenance it if they r just getting a tag

@@billt689 You can "hefty" weigh them for the monthly inspection, but if you are not weighing them during the annual maintenance you are not following NFPA 10.

@@ricardovega6252 Since you are asking this question that tells me you have not read NFPA 10 and the manufacturer's service manual.

We had a customer that would install zip ties rather than contact us to service the unit so they could save money. OSHA cited them for each extinguisher they had put zip ties on. Prior to OSHA, the local AHJ had contacted us as to why we were using zip ties instead of tamper seals. Myself and the AHJ met with the district manager of the company. I informed the district manager that I was obligated to remove our tags from the zip tie units. I had a hand held digital scale attached to the pull pin and the scale registered 27 pounds of pull before the zip tie broke. The district manager authorized our firm to correctly service every store in her district. Two days later the main office authorized us to provide service in everyone of their stores in the state and to be the ones to provide new Class K extinguishers rather than the stores provide them due to gauge damage from being shipped horizontal instead of vertical.

It might be a requirement for the company

Around the 1:50 mark he mentions it

Landon Street OR 28 o-ring ?😂

It’s Not always the o-rings, it could be a different head from another unit that has different threading. Never mix up heads, or your extinguishers won’t be aligned properly.

@@FireAlarmTech7. some fire extinguishers are really hard to align back ,like the sentry fire extinguishers,those you need to tighten really hard

I'll take you out to the land fill and have you crawl up on a D-9 dozer when its 20 degrees just to find a part broken on a 20 lb. ABC. Slog back to the cold truck to make a repair and walk it back. Yeah its a license to print money. Right now I'm wiping my ass with 20s only because I ran out of 50s.

Wrong.

Pretty sure thats is a incorrect statement. But this whole video is full of incorrect statements so don't worry about it. Needs to be removed.