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December 21, 2020
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Fire Extinguisher Service in Los Angeles

Fire Extinguisher Service in Los Angeles

You may have noticed there are tags hanging your fire extinguishers. That’s the State Fire Marshall’s way of making sure your extinguishers are up to code and up to date. A fire safety company must be licensed in order to do the inspection and maintenance on your fire extinguishers.

  1. Old Extinguishers: If your extinguishers are 6 years old from the manufacturer’s date, the stored pressure requires a hydrostatic test that will last the extinguisher another 6 years. That means the extinguisher’s chemical contents must be emptied and proper maintenance procedures should be performed [NFPA 10(98), Sec. 4-4.3] After the hydrostatic test, a white ring as placed around the collar including the new date tested. Once the extinguisher is over 12 years old and is non-chargeable, it should be replaced.
  2. Annual Maintenance: your extinguisher can be tagged for annual certification unless:
    • Extinguisher has been repaired by soldering, welding, or use of patching compounds
    • Extinguisher cylinder or shell threads are damaged
    • Corrosion has caused pitting, including corrosion under removable name plate assemblies
    • Extinguisher has been burned in a fire
    • When a calcium chloride extinguishing or incorrect agent has been used in a stainless steel shell.
  3. Recall: some extinguisher such as the Kidde brand with plastic handle and parts is under recall program and must be replaced regardless of age.

How to Use A Fire Extinguisher

Los Angeles Extinguisher Service

We are available for extinguisher service in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. Maintenance is required by the Fire Department, the State of California, or often Insurance companies.

We can give you a quote on maintenance and new extinguisher pricing. Call us at 818-259-4412 we are happy to schedule an appointment on fire extinguisher maintenance and fire extinguisher service You can also e-mail us at [email protected].

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smoke detector testing
December 17, 2020
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My Smoke Detector Keeps Beeping

My Smoke Detector Keeps Beeping

You may have noticed that your smoke detector keeps beeping. It’s keeping you and your neighbors up at night and it’s an absolute nuisance. There are a few things you want to check to find the problem as to why it’s beeping.

  1. The Battery is Backwards: Make sure the battery is installed correctly. Those 6 volt batteries can be confusing. If you can’t see small characters, as someone for help to line up the positive and negative ends of the battery. I can’t tell you how many times batteries were installed backwards.
  2. The Battery is Old: If the battery is burned out, it will make the smoke detector beep. Buy a new 6 volt battery. Get a pack of a few so you don’t always run out of them!
  3. The Smoke Detector is Old: Sometimes once a smoke detector gets too old it becomes defective and putting in a new battery won’t even help. Just replace the smoke detector!
  4. Disconnected Wiring: sometimes the wiring inside the J-box got disconnected. Call a professional such as KO Fire Protection if you don’t have knowledge of basic low voltage electrical connections.

Dual Carbon Monoxide Smoke Detector

Now more than ever we’ve been doing smoke detector testing and smoke detector inspections. Its important to have a standard smoke detector in each bedroom and a dual carbon monoxide/smoke detector in hallways and corridors that sit between your kitchen and your bedrooms. Why? If there is a gas leak in your home, the carbon monoxide detector will pick it up before it gets to your bedroom where you and your family are sleeping. This is of vital important that these are in working condition.

carbon monoxide smoke detectorFor property owners and property management companies, your insurance company will make sure you test your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors. The process can be tedious to schedule and enter every unit in a building, but its worthwhile and important for life and property safety. Call us at 818-259-4412 we are happy to explain the process to you and provide you with a quote on smoke detector testing. You can also e-mail us at [email protected].

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