Nov 04, 2017
If you own a fire extinguisher then reading this may save your life
Out of the corner or my eye I spied a small article on our local online news service. If you own a Kidde fire extinguisher than you must read this article. We own four fire extinguishers ( 2 of them in the RV ) and 3 of them were made by Kidde. So I did what the article suggested and one of them is not reliable so I filled in the online form and very simply they are sending us out a replacement within three weeks.
More than 40 million fire extinguishers — including some 2.7 million sold in Canada — are being recalled because they may not work in an emergency.
Some of the recalled models have been on the market for more than four decades. One death has been linked to problems with the extinguishers made by Kidde, according to a notice Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
I suggest that you read the article as soon as you can and check your extinguishers. Remember that this affects both the US and Canada.
I am curious if any of you have a defective extinguisher.
By the way I did speak to a Kidde agent earlier today ( I was more than impressed that she returned my call on a Saturday ) and she informed me that their units last a very long time, they have units manufactured in 1973 still working. Good to know as we were wondering if we should replace some of ours.
So please take five minutes to read the article and check out your fire extinguisher. The life you save may be your own. Also please pass this on to your family and friends.
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I saw this on the news and immediately ordered the replacement. And it didn’t take any time at all.
Thanks for the tip ours are a Garrison.
Contessa I did hear about this on the news but missed the contact info. Do you have the website for replacement? I remember they said replace if it is red, black and silver, which mine is. Thanks, Ruth
The website is mentioned in the article but here it is.
http://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/
Thanks…remember I did not see or read the article..only heard it on the news and they did not mention the website. I will check it out. Thanks again.
Ruth
Sorry I thought that you had read the blog and seen that I had highlighted the second sentence above with the info.
Hope your units are fine.
I saw an announcement about the fire extinguishers last week, checked, and both of mine are subject to the recall. I’ve had them for about 15 years. yikes!
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