Firebottle - buy new vs recertify

[turbogrill]

Hi,

 

I our Lifeline Zero 2000 firebottle needs a recertification.

 

Recertification costs $115 + shipping + hassle

New one costs $240 with shipping to my door.

 

So for about less than $100 extra I get a brand new bottle instead of a reused old one.

 

Is it this expensive to recertify them? (This is with lifeline)

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by turbogrill

[jakks]

The bottles are good for 10 years before they require further testing. Assume you swap it out then and you get 10 years of use and require 4 recertifications (every 2 years). You'd save ~$400 over an 10 year period.

 

Yes, that is about the going rate for recertification on them.

[TimS]

Numbers look right and it is a hassle to ship bottle for recertification.   I selected to replace my SPA bottle instead to ease the hassle 

[Team Infiniti]

One could always sell the out of cert, but still viable bottle, to recoup even more $$

 

[ETR]

Yeah it’s a pain to box well and send them in, and I believe they have to be emptied for you to ship.  I sent mine for recertification last year, and the place said “eh it’s supposed to be depressurized but we get a lot that are still full…”

[atxe30]

is there a recycling process for the bottles? i'm in similar boat, but prefer to recycle whenever possible. think my bottle is steel so should be doable....but is there a service to recycle?

[turbogrill]

57 minutes ago, atxe30 said:

is there a recycling process for the bottles? i'm in similar boat, but prefer to recycle whenever possible. think my bottle is steel so should be doable....but is there a service to recycle?

 

You empty it in Franks garage and then you throw it in the dumpster.