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- From: Kurt.Ullman@f290.n231.z1.fidonet.org (Kurt Ullman)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Fire Extinguishers
- Message-ID: <726624839.AA31722@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 10:23:01 -0800
- Sender: UUCP@remote.halcyon.com
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- BG>The problem of the dry chemical powder compacting in the
- extinguisher
- BG>is especially bad for extinguishers carried on vehicles or mounted
- in
- BG>areas exposed to a lot of vibration. The vibration assists gravity
- in
- BG>speeding the compaction process.
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- How often would people on this echo suggest one takes the
- extinguisher and "shakes it up". Do you need to turn it upside down
- once
- a year...every six months, etc.???
- * Origin: The RoadHouse BBS <ASP> 1-317-784-2147 (v.32bis)
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