Fire Extinguishers Sold at Retail Stores - Fire Safety Learning Center Your partner for the sales and servicing of fire extinguishers and other safety equipment. Connected Fire Safety Services 3047 N Lincoln Ave #400, Chicago, IL, 60657 P: 773.741.1359 F: 773.270.3848 Email: sales@connectedfire.com Fire Safety Portal (Log-in) HOME SERVICES Overview Fire Extinguishers Emergency Lighting / Exit Signs Smoke & CO Detectors Interior / Exterior Bulbs Fire Safety Portal LEGAL COMPLIANCE PROCESS & PRICING Understand the Process Pricing Details Estimating the Costs Fire Extinguisher Only Servicing Calculate Extinguishers Needed Evaluate Your Equipment Fire Extinguisher Cabinets Re-Certified Fire Extinguishers FAQ BLOG CONTACT US Home BLOG Fire Extinguishers Sold at Retail Stores Saturday Sep 24th, 2022 Fire Safety Learning Center Articles and other information related to fire safety equipment and procedures in Illinois. Navigation Home Categories Font size: + – Print Bookmark Fire Extinguishers Sold at Retail Stores Friday, 29 July 2016 Fire Safety Expert Fire Extinguishers 3499 Hits Customers often ask about the difference between the fire extinguishers sold at retail stores like Home Depot, Menards or Costco and those sold and installed by commercial fire safety companies. On the surface, residential units and commercial units can appear similar. To make matters more confusing, the fire extinguishers sold at retail stores may use the term "commercial" on the packaging. In reality, these types of fire extinguishers cannot be realistically used outside of personal use. (Inside your home, garage, etc.) Don't waste your money purchasing fire extinguishers from retail stores if your aim is to provide fire protection to a common area of a building or any type of commercial use. These units do not meet code for commercial applications and are only designed to be used inside of your home. All extinguishers must be certified and tagged by a licensed fire extinguisher technician prior to placing into service. In order for a technician to certify and tag an extinguisher, the unit must meet certain criteria including the ability for the technician to obtain replacement parts. (This is a requirement of NFPA 10) Even if the fire extinguisher's box lists the unit at "rechargeable", it is not possible to obtain replacement parts and properly service the vast majority of the extinguishers sold at retail stores. These extinguishers are not made for commercial applications and will almost certainly have "for home use" or "for home protection" listed to make this distinction. With our re-certified extinguishers, clients can purchase legitimate, commercial fire extinguishers for the same cost (or less) than the residential-type extinguishers sold at these retailers. Licenses required to install, service and maintain... Expected Life of a Commercial Fire Extinguisher About the author Fire Safety Expert View author's profile More posts from author At Connected Fire, we are passionate about fire safety. Our hope is that the information provided through this blog will help you protect your property, residents and business. Please feel free to email any questions that you may have to support@connectedfire.com and we'd be happy to help. Recent posts Friday, 17 September 2021 Don't Risk Non-Compliance Thursday, 05 August 2021 Fire Safety Tips for Property Owners Friday, 23 July 2021 Highly Flammable Everyday Items Topic Categories General 118 Fire Extinguishers 37 Emergency Lighting 12 Smoke Detectors 9 Carbon Monoxide Detectors 9 GET SOCIAL Twitter Facebook Address: 3047 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, 60657 Phone: 773.741.1359 Fax: 773.270.3848 Email: sales@connectedfire.com © 2021 Connected Fire Safety Services. All Rights Reserved. A subsidiary of Connected Property Management. TOP