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Separate from the annual tag, every stored-pressure dry chemical extinguisher has to be opened up for internal 6-year maintenance. That clock runs off the cylinder itself, not off the day you buy it.
Two quick questions. Most people answer no to at least one.
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Inspector came through two weeks after it showed up and didn't blink. Tag was current, invoice had the serial on it, done. Beats waiting half a day for a service window.
Salon · Clearwater
Ordered three for our trucks. Each came boxed on its own, packed well, gauges all in the green. The question about whether you already have a bracket saved me fifteen bucks I'd have spent by accident.
Food truck operator · Tampa
Exactly what was described — reconditioned, not new, and they say so up front. Took four days to reach Ocala. Would've liked tracking sooner but no complaints on the unit.
Church office · Ocala
Called first because I wasn't sure a mailed tag would fly. They walked me through it and sent the license info. Fire marshal accepted it without a question.
Storage facility · Jacksonville
Two units for the front and back of the building. The placement guide was more useful than I expected — I'd had mine hung too high for years.
Daycare · Sarasota
The parts of NFPA 10 that actually come up, in plain language. General reference to help you plan — not an inspection, and not a code determination. Your local fire marshal has the final say.
For Class A hazards, nobody should have to walk more than 75 ft to reach an extinguisher. Floor area sets a second limit depending on how your space is classified.
| Hazard class | Min rating | Sq ft / unit of A | 3-A covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light — offices, churches, classrooms | 2-A | 3,000 | 9,000 sq ft |
| Ordinary — retail, light manufacturing | 2-A | 1,500 | 4,500 sq ft |
| Extra — woodworking, auto, paintnot this unit | 4-A | 1,000 | — |
Our 5 lb unit is rated 3-A:40-B:C, which doesn't meet the 4-A minimum for extra hazard spaces. If that's your shop, call us — we'll tell you straight.
Shipping, certification, inspections and what happens next year. If yours isn't here, call 877-WET-FIRE and a real person picks up.
Orders are processed and out the door within 2 business days. Once it ships, most Florida deliveries arrive in less than a week — often much sooner depending on how far you are from Tampa Bay.
We don't pre-box inventory. Your extinguisher is pulled, inspected and tagged the day it ships, which is why the tag date matches your shipment and not your order date.
$8 per extinguisher. Each unit ships in its own box, so if you order three, you'll get three boxes and pay $24 in shipping. Brackets and signs ride along in the same box as their extinguisher at no extra shipping cost.
No. We're a Florida-licensed fire equipment dealer and we ship to Florida addresses only. Our service tag is issued under our Florida license, and other states have their own licensing and tagging requirements we're not able to satisfy from here.
We ship to Florida commercial addresses. Fire extinguishers travel as a regulated material (UN1044, limited quantity, ground service only), and commercial delivery keeps that simple and reliable. If you run a business out of a residence, call us and we'll sort it out.
Yes, when it's done correctly. Yours ships as UN1044, limited quantity, ground service in a purpose-built carton with the required limited-quantity marking. It never travels by air.
Check the gauge when it arrives — the needle should sit in the green. If it doesn't, don't use it, take a photo and call us.
Both are certified and tagged by us under the same Florida dealer license, and both are equally compliant the day they arrive. The only real difference is how long you have before the swap-out date.
Brand new — $91.44. A factory-new cylinder, never filled or placed in service. Its 6-year clock starts at manufacture, so you get a guaranteed full 6 years.
Reconditioned — $69.50. A used cylinder we strip, internally inspect, recharge, refit with new seals and a new tamper indicator, then certify and tag. Part of its 6-year clock has already run, so it arrives with 4 to 6 years left — most are a full 6. The exact date is printed on your invoice.
If you want the longest runway and don't want to think about it again for six years, buy new. If you want compliance today at the lowest price, reconditioned does the identical job.
Separate from the annual tag, every stored-pressure dry chemical extinguisher has to be opened up for internal 6-year maintenance, and hydrostatically tested at 12 years. Those clocks run off the cylinder itself, not off the day you bought it.
We call the 6-year one the swap-out date because for most small businesses it's cheaper and faster to swap the unit than to have it torn down and rebuilt. Either way, we only ship cylinders with real runway left, and both dates are printed on your invoice so nothing sneaks up on you.
It's the UL rating. A covers ordinary combustibles — wood, paper, cloth. B covers flammable liquids. C means it's safe on energized electrical equipment.
The numbers are relative capacity. A 3-A unit handles three times the Class A fire a 1-A unit does, and 40-B indicates roughly 40 square feet of flammable liquid fire. This is the standard extinguisher for most small businesses.
Twelve months from the month punched on the tag. NFPA 10 requires annual maintenance by a licensed servicer, and the punch tells your inspector when that clock started.
We punch it the day your unit ships so you get the full year, not a partial one.
Separate from the annual tag, a stored-pressure dry chemical extinguisher needs an internal 6-year maintenance and a 12-year hydrostatic test. Those clocks run off the cylinder itself, not off your purchase date.
We only ship cylinders with years of runway left on both, and both dates are printed on your invoice so you know exactly when each comes due.
Only if you don't already have one. If you're replacing an extinguisher that's currently hanging somewhere, the bracket on your wall almost certainly fits — brackets are sized by cylinder weight, not by brand.
If it's a brand-new location, you need one. That's why we ask instead of just adding it.
NFPA 10 calls for a means of indicating the extinguisher's location wherever it isn't obvious — behind equipment, around a corner, inside a closet or alcove. If yours will hang on an open wall in plain view, you don't need one at all.
If you do, there are two kinds and they solve different problems:
An arrow sign mounts above the extinguisher and points down at it. This is what you want when the unit is visible but easy to walk past — a long wall, a busy stockroom, anywhere someone scanning the room needs their eye pulled to the right spot.
An "Extinguisher Inside" sign goes on the outside of whatever is hiding it — a cabinet door, a closet, a utility panel. Use this one when the extinguisher can't be seen at all until something is opened.
Both are $10 and ship in the same box as your extinguisher.
The tag is what matters, and ours is a real Florida service tag. It's prepared and affixed by the permitted technician who performed the service, under our dealer license, and it carries the serial number, the technician's name and permit number, the service performed and the punched month — everything Chapter 69A-21 requires.
Your invoice lists the same serial number with the services performed, which is what an inspector or insurance auditor will ask to see. Keep it with the unit.
That said, your Authority Having Jurisdiction has the final word on your building. If your inspector has a question, have them call us directly.
Because we're a licensed fire equipment dealer, not a general retailer. Every extinguisher we certify gets recorded by serial number against the business it was placed in service for, and that record goes on your invoice.
The address you give us at checkout has to be the address where the extinguisher will actually hang — not a mailbox, not a corporate office in another city. That's why we verify it and ask you to confirm it.
It depends on your square footage, your layout and how your occupancy is classified. The general rule for Class A hazards is that nobody should have to walk more than 75 feet to reach one — measured along the path they'd actually walk, not straight across the room.
Our placement guide covers the basics, but we're a supplier, not your fire marshal. Your AHJ determines what your building requires and can require more than the general rule suggests.
For most light and ordinary hazard spaces — offices, salons, retail, churches, daycares, storage — a 5 lb 3-A:40-B:C is the standard choice.
It is not enough on its own for extra hazard occupancies like woodworking shops, auto repair or paint operations, which require a 4-A minimum. Commercial kitchens with fryers also need a Class K unit in addition. Call us and we'll point you at the right thing even if it isn't this.
You are. We supply certified equipment; we don't inspect your property, survey your hazards, or determine placement. Mounting height, travel distance, signage and quantity are the property owner's responsibility, and your fire marshal enforces them.
We give you the reference material and a mounting guide because it genuinely helps — but it's general information, not a fire protection design.
There is no sales tax on the fire extinguisher itself. Florida made extinguishers permanently exempt under HB 7031 (2025), effective 1 August 2025 — the same law that exempted smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms.
Wall brackets and locator signs are not covered by that exemption, so those are the only things on your order that get taxed.
Florida charges tax at the rate where the order is delivered, so it depends on your county: 6% state plus your county's discretionary surtax, which runs from 0% to 1.5%. Pinellas comes to 7%, Hillsborough to 7.5%. County rates are published by the Florida Department of Revenue on form DR-15DSS.
Once you pick your address at checkout we show you the county, the exact rate, what it applies to and what it doesn't — before you pay.
Three options, and you're free to use any of them:
If you're in our local service area, we'll come to you. You can also walk into either shop, which is the cheapest option:
Largo — 1035 Highland Ave N, Largo, FL 33770
Tampa — 1505 W Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
Or take it to any licensed fire equipment dealer near you — an annual tag is standard work that any of them can do.
We'll email you the month before yours comes due so it doesn't sneak up on you.
Check the gauge and the cylinder as soon as it lands. If the needle isn't in the green, the tamper seal is broken, or there's visible damage to the valve or shell, don't use it. Photograph the box and the unit and call us at 877-WET-FIRE. We'll make it right.
Unused units in original condition can be returned — call us first so we can arrange proper shipping, since these can't just be dropped in a box and mailed back without the right markings.
Once a unit has been discharged, tampered with, or had its tag removed, we can't take it back as a return, though we're always happy to recharge and recertify it.
Yes. If you're outfitting multiple locations or need more than a handful of units, call 877-WET-FIRE and we'll quote it. We also handle full service contracts, kitchen suppression systems, exit and emergency lighting, and everything else on the fire protection side.
Call us. We'd rather talk you into the right thing than sell you the wrong one.