LIFECYCLE COST COMPARISON

The True Cost of Traditional Service

Fire extinguishers are essentially loss leaders for safety equipment sales and service companies. The extinguishers get these companies in the door so that they can then provide the highly profitable maintenance and service inspections that you pay for every year.

While routine, these services can easily over time add up to a cost of six times the initial price of the extinguisher. That's money that could stay in your business.

In addition to annual service fees, traditional extinguisher maintenance requires:

• Business interruptions every time a technician visits
• "Escort" service through sensitive areas of your facility
• Surprise maintenance invoices for mandatory inspections
• Extended downtime while extinguishers are off-site for service
• 6-year teardown and 12-year hydrostatic testing fees