Is your fire extinguisher a potential killer?
Fire extinguishers are meant to preserve life but used in the wrong way they can be just as dangerous as the fire itself, more even.
Monarch Fire News
The right fire extinguisher for chip pan fires, hot oil and fat fires
5 changes to Fire Extinguishers that could affect your insurance cover
We hope you have been notified by your current supplier of changes to BS5306:8. If not please take a minute to read this to check you still meet with the British Standards, as failure to do so can invalidate your insurance.
No Extinguisher, no insurance payout. The fire wasn't the only disaster!
Checking you have the right fire protection required by your insurance could save you a fortune in the long run. The initial cost and subsequent maintenance of fire extinguishers will pale in significance if your insurance won't pay out, as one of our farming clients found out recently...
If its never been used, does a fire extinguisher need servicing?
You might be tempted to think that if its never been used a fire extinguisher must be OK, and doesn't need checking. Luckily for one client we disproved that theory before he faced a real fire with his 'good as new' fire extinguisher!