In a message dated 03/23/2001 4:46:08 PM Pacific Standard Time,
crothfuss@coastalnet.com writes:
<< Since everyone has to deal with this annually, has anyone else run into
this sort of problem? Since it's doubtful that I'll find "standards" for
use of halon in a land-speed application how the devil am I gonna get these
bottles properly inspected and certified as the rulebook requires?
Help!
Chuck Rothfuss
ECTA
Pole Cat Hollow, NC
/ >>
Chuck,
Roy Creel is the SCTA Fire Systems Guru. I've never had any experience
with any "standards" for the systems. All I've come into contact with is the
hydrostatic testing to make sure the bottle won't burst when pressurized.
My bottles are non-refillable aluminum, which brings up the "Catch-22" of
hydrostatic testing every few years. You have to empty them to test them,
rendering them unusable since they cannot be refilled.
The average fire extinguisher service facility won't even weigh them if
they are due for testing.
I finally found an aircraft Halon refilling station that would certify
the weight of the bottles without haggling about the hydrostatic test.
The legislation that refilling systems "hand-their-hat's-on" regards the
hydrostatic testing is the law that prohibits transportation of out-of-date
pressure vessels on the highway. In reality, this legislation evidently
applies only to transportation on certified "common-carriers" and doesn't
apply to transporting in private vehicles.
Ardun Doug King
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