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The fire extinguisher in my garage is almost 20 years old now and the pressure gauge is right at the edge of the red zone. That means it's time to order a new one!
Decided to get two because it seems like a good idea to have one out by the grill (and they're a better deal that way) 👍
Very excited because this means I get to ~~play~~ teach the kids how to properly use a fire extinguisher with the old one! Been a while since we used the fire pit out back...
Unfortunately, that creates friction for [what I suspect is] the majority of folks who aren't used to shopping at places other than big-box department or grocery stores. I, for one, have no idea where any actual suppliers near me even are. I mean, sure, I could do a maps search for "fire extinguisher stores" or something, but even then I have no good way of knowing which ones are open to the public (as opposed to doing B2B stuff).
Buying a two-pack of First Alert extinguishers when I happen to notice it on sale at Costco is way less hassle. (Speaking of which, do you have opinions about that brand?)
Kidde and first alert are kinda on par with each other, why they are sold at the big box stores.
Anything with a metal head that’s serviceable, I have a strike first in my home, one of the cheaper “commercial” call them brands.
If you don’t know any, condos and stores have them, look at one of their service tags and give them a call, most shouldn’t have an issue making a sale and potentially repeat service business.
Fire code requires their service, so most commercial places should be following along, but that depends on also how much your FD and jurisdictions cares to enforce the rules.