Description WARNING: NEVER LEAVE CARBON DIOXIDE TRAPPED IN A WHEELED CO2 EXTINGUISHER HOSE ASSEMBLY. Amerex Wheeled Carbon Dioxide extinguishers are equipped with a shut-off at the extinguisher horn. If the horn shut-off is closed before the extinguisher cylinder valve is shut off, CO2 gas will be trapped in the hose assembly. The CO2 gas can [...]
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Tech Tips # 13A
Description In 1982 the Department of Transportation United States Coast Guard declared itself out of the fire extinguisher testing and approval business. Quite simply it stated that Underwriters Laboratories, in their listing and rating process, had been subjecting extinguishers to testing sufficient to qualify them for “Marine” approval. Since that time others have been recognized [...]
Tech Tips # 18
Description The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released new regulations in an effort to clarify the regulations on periodic inspection and testing of cylinders. Document HM220A was issued as a final rule with an effective date of October 1, 1996. The document can be found in the May 28, 1996 Federal Register (Vol. 61, Number [...]
