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At a former job that the company was going out of business, I grabbed an old fire extinguisher with a plastic handle. It was one that can't be recharged. It was going to the dumpster like everything else left behind. I pointed it at the inside of the dumpster and squeezed the handle. It was dead. It did not even make a noise. I went home and checked my old extinguisher. I was ready to pay to have it recharged so I aimed it at the trash can. Nothing. I took it to an extinguisher company, They looked at it for a second, and declared it trash. They sold me one that was designed to be able to be recharged.
Unless you have a Halon extinguisher that is still sloshing around if you shake it, replace it if it has been hanging there for years. Especially if it has a plastic handle.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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