Keep your Fire assets safe with a test from The Local Guys! 🔥

How often do I need to test my fire extinguishers? So In Australia, every six months, and in New Zealand it's every 12 months. For fire extinguishers, we test the weight of the extinguisher, the pressure, the overall condition, then the environment that it's in as well, including signage accessibility. We check the pressure because this is a pressurized cylinder. It's got a powder or a liquid in there, and we need that pressure so that when we squeeze it, it's got the ability for that powder or that liquid to go out and sh on the fire. We check the weight because that lets us know how much of that fluid or how much of that powder is actually in the cylinder and if it's the correct amount. There's three different types of fire extinguisher tests. The first one is the six monthly test that goes through and checks the pressure, the overall condition of the actual extinguisher itself. Then there's a 12 monthly test. It's very similar to the 6 monthly test, just with a few extra things included in there. And then there's a five yearly test. That's where the entire fire extinguisher is completely pulled apart, all of the liquid or the powders taken out. It's hydrostatically tested, put all back together again, new powder, new liquid, and then all the O rings are replaced. Now there's that option to do that, or there's the option to just straight up replace the fire extinguisher, which is our recommended version of it. It means our clients get a brand new extinguisher and cost wise, it's pretty much the same as doing the level 4, 5 yearly test anyway. We give you a full asset register and compliance report and then we also keep it on file for a minimum of seven years for you as well. All of our technicians have the ability to replace failed extinguishers. Not only will they provide a quote, they'll also arrange for delivery and install and then also the first test as well. So that's commissioned, in and ready to go. So your compliance stays tip top.