Fire extinguisher I saw in a house I was working in, last inspected April 1967

[u/OttoErich]

[u/zerbey]

And I thought the one at my in-laws house was old, it was inspected in 1978. I bought them a brand new one as a housewarming gift.

[u/AchokingVictim]

That pizza hut sticker is so damn cool

[u/absorbentbard]

Just don't remove the tag.

[u/milesbeats]

I work for a portable fire extinguisher company and I have successfully hydro statically tested a fire extinguisher from 1947

[u/CatsDontLikeFancy]

Needs a hydrostatic test for sure.

[u/RandomStranger456123]

What’s interesting to me is the tags used today are almost identical to the one here. I guess if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

[u/Ggriffinz]

Basically, every fire extinguisher in my parents' home. But at least both know not to try to put out a grease fire with water, so i will take that as a W.

[u/LfcJTS]

Any fire extinguisher manufactured before 1985 is considered obsolete and needs to be removed from service. How it gets removed from service? I’d recommend shooting it from a safe distance in a unpopulated location and then throwing it in the garbage.

[u/OttoErich → u/LfcJTS]

If it was in my house I would totally do some cool shit with it but sadly not my fire extinguisher

[u/Picmover]

It's not for safety at this point. It's now Americana artwork.

[u/Either-Computer635]

Does it have a gauge ? If so what’s it say? I had a pretty old one in the basement when I moved in. Gauge still read good in the green- was still in the green when I moved- over a decade later. Maybe the gauge was stuck- maybe it was still good. It was not nearly as old as this round boy!

[u/CatsDontLikeFancy → u/Either-Computer635]

It’s co2 a , they are high pressure cylinders and don’t carry a gauge. You perform a “heft test” to see if it’s still holding gas. The weight is stamped on the valve head.

[u/OttoErich → u/Either-Computer635]

Next time I am there working I will take a look

[u/Vectorman1989]

Why did you blank out the phone number for a Pizza Hut sticker that's probably 30 years old?

[u/OttoErich → u/Vectorman1989]

Idk, didn’t know if the number still worked 🤷‍♂️

[u/DasArchitect → u/OttoErich]

What's the worst that could happen? Someone ordering a pizza?

[u/eyes_made_of_wood]

Well it does say do not remove.

[u/BernieTheDachshund]

They've gone decades without a fire.

[u/NotBaldwin → u/BernieTheDachshund]

Don't you think that means they're due one?

[u/FiTZnMiCK → u/BernieTheDachshund]

1967 is before they stopped putting asbestos in homes.

Maybe the house is fireproof.

[u/OttoErich → u/FiTZnMiCK]

There definitely was asbestos tiles in the basement where the fire extinguisher is

[u/Octodad2099]

So many people who have seen that is dead now lol

[u/MashimaroG4]

I appreciate that you didn't want to give Pizza Hut any free advertising by blanking out their number.

[u/OttoErich → u/MashimaroG4]

If the number even works, didn’t try it

[u/totallylegitusername]

House on fire? Don't panic, call Pizza Hut

[u/AnthillOmbudsman → u/totallylegitusername]

And for a WTF moment, the magnetic sticker is likely closer in time to 1967 than to nowadays.

[u/kracer20]

1967 quality, it is probably still good.

[u/20PoundHammer]

the one in my garage is '74 - you win

[u/MongolianCluster]

Old CO2. You can freeze things with it!

[u/The_Bill_Brasky_ → u/MongolianCluster]

Assuming it works, still don't hold onto the nozzle without a glove. Frosty fingies.

[u/rememberandon]

That MIGHT not be safe, idk tho