Amazon.com: Customer reviews: First Alert 1038789 Standard Home Fire Extinguisher, Red

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Just get it already!!!

April 5, 2018

Hopefully, we'll never have to find out how good this is, but we are immensely grateful we had two extinguishers 6 months ago when our electric water heater started a fire in our utility room. We had full on blazing! The second extinguisher was just starting to run out when the fire department arrived. If it wasn't for having two and my hero of a husband, we would have lost everything. We now have four extinguishers. Kitchen, utility room, living room hidden in basket near the fire place and one in the back of the house. Since writing this review I realize we don't have one in the garage. Got one more to order.

Fire was contained in the utility room, but smoke, soot and ashes affected the whole house. Contractors will hopefully have everything done in a week or so.

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WRX guy

I really need to verify that I got ripped off?!

September 26, 2018

First of all, I got sent a product that is completely defective. The gauge on this reads that it needs to be recharged. This is especially aggravating due to it being a safety hazard. But, the horrors continue. This product won’t let me return it without contacting the “company”. Amazon need to accept responsibility. They won’t even let me add a photo proving what I’m claiming! This is a safety item. I’m baffled. I will continues to try to contact Amazon directly. DO NOT NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

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It is sturdy and the gauge shows full pressure. Should last 15 seconds

December 2, 2018

Style: Home Use, 1.25 galColor: RedVerified Purchase

I guess I can't really review this without using it, which thankfully I have not had the occasion to do. It is sturdy and the gauge shows full pressure. Mounting strap and bracket are a little tighter than I would like in an emergency.

BTW, I've read that you should avoid those 2-lb. spray bottle-type fire extinguishers that lack a gauge because you don't know if they've lost pressure, which is the most common cause of fire extinguisher failure. And testing them is not a good idea because you're eating into their 5-10 seconds of spray. This one is 5 lbs and has 15-20 seconds of spray.

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Baby Jocko

Hard to give a review on something you hope you will never have to use

January 8, 2019

Style: Home Use, 2.50 galColor: WhiteVerified Purchase

So, I'll just say that it looks good sitting in the corner.

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Doris S.

A worthwhile purchase

September 9, 2019

Style: Home Use, 1.25 galColor: PewterVerified Purchase

I bought 2 of these to keep in my vehicle. They say 'home' but they're rated A,B,and C. Automotive is only rated B and C yet costs a little more. So these are more full coverage. The only thing I didn't really like was that the pin is held in by a small plastic zip tie. I do like that they are reusable and most fire departments will refill them for free.

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Tim Fleck

Kept In Vehicles

September 28, 2019

Style: Garage UseColor: RedVerified Purchase

These come with a plastic clip to mount to the wall and hang there. I mount them in my vehicles so I use a more sturdy holder with a latch. Haven’t had to use them yet. They are decently sized: Not those rinkydink 5 inch ‘car’ advertised models but obviously not a normal sized extinguisher. Have had one outside in a truck bed through winter and summer and it’s a bit faded in spots but charge level is just fine.

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Mike C.

Bought two for our RZR

April 27, 2019

Style: Garage UseColor: RedVerified Purchase

Yeah....so this looks cool! Not much to say about these....because I haven't had to use them, so I don't really know how well they work!

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TrykaTop Contributor: Pets

Seem substantial

February 8, 2019

Style: Home Use, 1.25 galColor: RedVerified Purchase

As others have said, we hope to never have to use this. We purchased two. These are substantial and come fully charged. We've made a note to to take them down to our local fire station to have them checked every year. The reviews were mostly positive on this brand. I had a family member, who's familiar with extinguishers, take me through a dry demonstration on how to properly discharge if needed.

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Brianosaurus

Great safety addition

September 5, 2019

Style: Home Use, 2.50 galColor: WhiteVerified Purchase

I installed this in a short-term rental. It's exactly what I needed, except the mount is a little less secure than I'd like. It's too easy for a child to get off the wall, so I ended up mounting it about 12 inches higher than recommended.

Unfortunately, I found out a week after I bought this that my local warehouse club sells the same model with a more secure mount (has a metal strap with buckle around the canister) and the price is 20% lower.

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Ben

Good for home use, not for keeping in the car

February 17, 2019

Style: Home Use, 1.25 galColor: PewterVerified Purchase

Seems like a good quality standard extinguisher. Comes with a wall-mount bracket. I'd hoped to keep it in my car and fashion a bracket or harness to mount it in my trunk, but the safety pin and trigger assembly is metal-on-metal with poor tolerances and rattles a LOT. Looks like this will just stay in the garage.

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Charles S. Ward

Fire! Fire! Fire!

March 4, 2019

Style: Home Use, 1.25 galColor: RedVerified Purchase

Let's hope you never have to use it. However, if you cook. . . if you are an aspiring chef and you feel you just have to master the flambe then you need this. Amazon makes it affordable and easy to protect yourself, your family, your pets and your neighbors from a possible catastrophe.

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Karen Lea Lo

... First Alert Rechargeable Standard Home Fire Extinguisher is very nice. it is lightweight and looks to be fairly ...

June 21, 2018

Style: Home Use, 1.25 galColor: RedVerified Purchase

The First Alert Rechargeable Standard Home Fire Extinguisher is very nice. it is lightweight and looks to be fairly easy to use. I have not had a situation that necessitated its use, but I now feel I am prepared. it is like insurance. You hope you never have to use it, but it is comforting to know you have it if needed in an imergency.

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