myfishybuisness Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 i took my old fire extinguiher to get its tested and filled, and a new tap put on it ( as old one was not a tap) it was guna cost $215 for it all, and i just brought one from hwff for 200, it is the same size, how can they justify $215 , and also anyone know where i could get it done cheaper , bottle is 7.5kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 the cost of repairing something is very simple: parts cost + labour cost = charge amount the manufacturing of new products by several thousand at a time is often going to be cheaper especially when there are so few components in something like a fire extinguisher. we repair more complex & expensive things like our cars becuase they generally fail with a part that costs a fraction of the over all value of the vehicle & the labour is not enough to make it viable to repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 The bottles from HHF are old fire extinguihers with new taps fitted. I scrached the paint off the side of mine and you can see the old fire extinguiher directions underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I have a recycled fire extinguisher but it was modified with a proper tap when I got it last year. This past May when I went to get it refilled at Air Liquide, they said the tap needed to be upgraded since that old style was known to explode. Some guy in Oz had water backflow into the cylinder and the wet valve couldn't handle the pressure and it exploded. So that caused an industry wide change of the valve types in both Oz and NZ. Anyway...they took the old tap off and put the new one on. Took 5 minutes, didn't cost me anything and the tap looked exactly the same as the old one... :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I have a recycled fire extinguisher but it was modified with a proper tap when I got it last year. This past May when I went to get it refilled at Air Liquide, they said the tap needed to be upgraded since that old style was known to explode. Some guy in Oz had water backflow into the cylinder and the wet valve couldn't handle the pressure and it exploded. So that caused an industry wide change of the valve types in both Oz and NZ. Anyway...they took the old tap off and put the new one on. Took 5 minutes, didn't cost me anything and the tap looked exactly the same as the old one... :dunno: As in the same one I have? Hopefully they do that for me next time. I'd rather not have an explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 lol, seriously, I can't imagine how water got into the cylinder, through the regulator and one way valves and all that, but anyway, Air Liquide is good about it. A refill is only $30 so even if you took it in early for a refill, it would not break the bank or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 A refill is only $30 so even if you took it in early for a refill, it would not break the bank or anything. wow I only pay $10 :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 :roey: Pfft Oh well, at least the guys are nice. On another note, I was remembering, and I think the 'new tap' was just an insert that they put in, which explains why it looks exactly as it did when it went in. :gigl: :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Oh well, at least the guys are nice. So that's how they justify the extra $20 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 So that's how they justify the extra $20 :lol: lol its all about the service you should know that p44 :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 wow I only pay $10 :thup: A-Town, where do you get yours filled, and do they fill it on the spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 A place in grey lynn cant remember the name. yes they do it on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 A place in grey lynn cant remember the name. yes they do it on the spot. If you happen to remember can you let me know? I live in Grey Lynn but have been going to argus at westhaven and they do it overnight which isn't ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 :smot: :smot: :smot: :smot: , ok guys , does anywhere do taps cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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