How to Refill a Fire Extinguisher (Water Only)

This video will teach you how to refill a 2.5 Gallon Class A water can. This process will not work for any other type of fire extinguisher.

Minimum adjustable wrench size 2"
Link for appropriate size below

Links to different types of fire extinguishers listed below!

-Class A Extinguisher (Water)

-Class A,B,C Extinguisher (Dry Chem.)

-Class K Extinguisher (Wet Chem.)

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[METALMANWii]

I've been filling mine with Gasoline?

[joesbarbecue]

I went to Amazon to purchase a few of these, there were tons of 5 star reviews. The rest were a bunch of one star reviews, I had to wonder what could possibly be the problem with these things?
I had to laugh my ass off as I read the biggest complaints were from morons who were upset because these were sent empty and not charged!🤣

[blackmaxima]

About once a year, I’ll empty mine out, break down the valve head. Clean everything. Put some white grease on the valve stem. Check the shrader recharge valve. Sometimes they get gunked up with calcium. It helps to have a tire valve stem tool to take it out and soak it in vinegar for a while. Then put it all back together and recharge. I keep one on each floor in the house.

I’ve seen repair kits on eBay for certain brands like your Amerex there, and Badger. With new o-rings, new gauge and schrader valve and valve parts for like $15. I have to get a few.

[shalenaross]

Oh I'm excited. I found one of these in my grandpa's old garage and I'm glad to know it can be reused over and over. Its held pressure for over 15 years and was able to spray water!

[tonyprovo]

Nicely done. I have one of these and need to remember to bring them indoors in the winter to keep from freezing and to only use them on paper and wood fires.

I saw on a forum to add dish soap to the water to create foam when used to get more value out of the water volume.

[stinkyelk]

Mine doesn't have a Schrader valve installed. How do I recharge that?

[middletnpyro]

Your only supposed to tighten the nut hand tight! Never use a wrench!

[edge]

The nut on mine has a small thru hole on one side that leaks air. is that supposed to be there?

So when you say (water only) does that mean I shouldn’t use paint instead?

[lilMundothegoat]

To release the PSI in a quicker manner flip the bottle upside down, (I would take the hose off) get control of the end of the hose and apply pressure on the operating lever.

[Froe]

Thanks, I’m going to put diesel in mine

[supersoggycheese]

This is very helpful! So I can do this at home and it's safe and "official?"

[johna]

Great video thanks, What do I search for when looking for one of these fire extinguisher on eBay or Marketplace?

[OverloadedSolutions]

Hiya mate. I have refilled 2 fire extinguishers. Both water. When I refill to an appropriate level of water I screw the top back on as tight as human hands possibly and when I recharge them the air goes inside the bottle but the pressure gauge doesn’t go up. I am using a hand pump tho. But I can’t figure out why the gauge isn’t moving. Any idea why?

[Fredengle]

these water cans are horrifcally expensive maybe you can tell me if you have any ideas on this I think I would rather take purple k or baking soda type and try in on a class a fire and take the risk that maybe it will flare up and I can put soapy water on anything that flares than use abc because abc is horrble to clean up any ideas ?

[jakedawson]

Great video, if i could just ask what size compresser you use to pressureize this ? I have a family member who loves and owns a few extinguishers, we bought him a compresser but its 8 bar rated, and i think the pressure in the green section of the guage is 13.5 bar, so when we try to fill with air it only pressurises so far, and then it stops, im unsure though if its rhe attatchement or the compressor thats not up to the job,
Thanks

[el.de.la.trokaamarilla]

How can I fix the gauge, I bought a used one and the meter does not change when I fill it ?