Fire Extinguisher hung inside Wall Cabinets/Boxs
Fire Extinguisher hung inside Wall Cabinets/Boxs
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I have searched around and can not find any information on regulations for or against hanging fire extinguishers inside of a fire extinguisher wall cabinet.
I have a few different types.
The ones that have a twist handle and the door is opened to access the F/E is not so much an issue.
The ones that have the plastic/glass breakaway seem to me to create an issue. Once the breakaway is well...broken away the opening is large enough to grab the F/E which is sitting freely in the box. The ones that are mounted on a bracket inside the box seem to create a bit more effort to pull out.
I would like to be able to present something definitive to my supervisor who seems to have a pet-pieve on hanging these things or drop the issue all together.
Thanks
Scotty
I have a few different types.
The ones that have a twist handle and the door is opened to access the F/E is not so much an issue.
The ones that have the plastic/glass breakaway seem to me to create an issue. Once the breakaway is well...broken away the opening is large enough to grab the F/E which is sitting freely in the box. The ones that are mounted on a bracket inside the box seem to create a bit more effort to pull out.
I would like to be able to present something definitive to my supervisor who seems to have a pet-pieve on hanging these things or drop the issue all together.
Thanks
Scotty





RE: Fire Extinguisher hung inside Wall Cabinets/Boxs
So does your supervisor want the cabinets???
And if so which one???
The other thing to look for is Ada compliant cabinets
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RE: Fire Extinguisher hung inside Wall Cabinets/Boxs
.....looking in NFPA 10 (2010) it says the following:
6.1.3.4* Portable fire extinguishers other than wheeled extinguishers shall be installed using any of the following means:
(1) Securely on a hanger intended for the extinguisher
(2) In the bracket supplied by the extinguisher manufacturer
(3) In a listed bracket approved for such purpose
(4) In cabinets or wall recesses
Based on that I would interpret that they don't need to have a hook when inside a cabinet.
RE: Fire Extinguisher hung inside Wall Cabinets/Boxs