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Harvard
Explorer
Dec 31, 2014

Nine year old RV Fire Extinguisher Still Serviceable

We happened upon a highway scene where a 1/2 ton was disabled because of a front wheel bearing failure. The hydraulic fluid was on fire and the driver was trying to douse the flames with bottles of dr...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jan 01, 2015
I have 4 fire extinguishers in my RV. 2 foam 2 powder one is the little one Damon put in the other is a 25 pounder.

You need to do regular maintenance to insure the powder ones work,, Others have described it but basically you bounce it around to break up the powder a few times every so often, check the pressure gauge and visit the Fire Extinguisher Service Place from time to time.

you got lucky.

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