Thanks Brian, I was aware of the Kiddie recall, but failed to add a checking of the extinguishers to my to-do list.
I just checked the two extinguishers on my boat, and both are affected by recall. Kidde is sending out replacements. I believe I purchased these originally at either Walmart or Home Depot. They are the standard white mariner extinguisher which are also available at West Marine. To those who have not yet checked their units, it is simple to check via the web link given below. Nothing to mail in or send, it is all do online and takes only a minute or two to complete. - Paul E. 1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Feb 2, 2018, at 12:27 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 12:22:59 -0500 > From: "Nauset Beach" <nausetbe...@optonline.net > <mailto:nausetbe...@optonline.net>> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Subject: Stus-List Kidde Fire Extinguisher Recall > Message-ID: <006001d39c4a$78f966c0$6aec3440$@optonline.net > <mailto:006001d39c4a$78f966c0$6aec3440$@optonline.net>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I do not recall if this was mentioned on the list before or not, but read in > the Boat US magazine last night that Kidde has recalled over 40 million fire > extinguishers with plastic handles or plastic push buttons manufactured > between January, 1973 and August, 2017. According to the US Consumer > Product Safety Commission the extinguishers can become clogged and fail to > operate, and the nozzle cap can become detached. > > > > Apparently free replacements with metal handles can be requested. > > > > More information on the recall can be found at: > https://inmarmarketaction.com/kidde/ <https://inmarmarketaction.com/kidde/> > which has links to separate pages for > the US and Canada. > > > > Brian >
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