Inspection, Maintenance, and Hydrostatic Testing periods for Portable Fire Extinguishers
National Extinguisher Service offers the following timetable for the inspection, maintenance, recharging, and testing of portable fire extinguishers. The section and paragraph numbers listed in parenthesis refer to NFPA 10-Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2018 edition.
Extinguisher Type | Inspection (7.2.1.2) | Inspection by Certified Individual (7.3) | Maintenance/ Internal Exam. (7.3.3.1) | Hydrostatic Testing (8.3.1) |
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Dry Chemical (Stored Pressure) | 30 days | 1 year | 6 years | 12 years |
Carbon Dioxide | 30 days | Maintenance & Conductivity test at 1 year | 5 years (hydro) | 5 years |
Halogenated (Halon) | 30 days | 1 year | 6 years | 12 years |
Halotron | 30 days | 1 year | 6 years | 12 years |
FE-36 | 30 days | 1 year | 6 years | 12 years |
Water (Stored Pressure) | 30 days | 1 year | 5 years (hydro) | 5 years |
Wet Chemical | 30 days | 1 year | 5 years (hydro) | 5 years |
AFFF (Liquid Charge Type) | 30 days | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
FFFP (Liquid Charge Type) | 30 days | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
Dry Chemical (Stainless Steel) | 30 days | 1 year | 5 years (hydro) | 5 years |
Dry Powder | 30 days | 1 year | 6 years | 12 years |
Dry Chemical (Cartridge) | 30 days | 1 year | 1 year | 12 years |