KIDDE RECALLS MORE THAN 4.6 MILLION FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Kidde is recalling more than 4.6 million disposable fire extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada because the plastic valves may not fully discharge when the lever is pressed and released.

The company has received 11 reports of extinguishers failing to discharge, but no injuries have been reported.

The recall includes 31 models of the extinguishers with Zytel black plastic valves. They are red, white or silver, and either ABC or BC rated.

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[Cal Carpenter]

1. thanks for posting

This is something I wouldn't have looked twice at a couple years ago, but now I've got a small business with annual fire safety inspections

We're all good - ours aren't the disposable type, but of course I didn't notice that word in the OP until after I went to the Kidde website and checked our model number. LOL.

[ga_girl]

2. Kidde seems to be responsible

I noticed that the Kidde extinguisher in the garage was showing low on the pressure gauge last fall. When I bought it, I printed a label with the purchase date, warranty time frame, and expiration date and stuck that to the extinguisher. A call to Kidde with that information resulted with them sending me a replacement at no cost.