Just got back from 3 days in Nevada so this may have been answered...........I
ran into the same thing once (just once, apparently a CYA move) and my answer to
him was that "the standards only apply to commercial use & my use is private" He
got the supervisor & the boss said I was right so they weighed & certified the
bottles.
Ed
Chuck Rothfuss wrote:
> List,
>
> First let me say that I really appreciated all the folks that helped me
> out with the fire suit dry cleaning issue. Thank you for the sound advice.
>
> This years newest setback for me seems to be fire system recertification.
> Last year I'd had my bottles inspected and weighed without any problems. I
> was told that one was approaching 20 years of age and would require
> hydrostatic testing in 2002. ...Well, this year I called a new (and
> apparently better informed) company who came to my work place to inspect the
> bottles. After numerous phone calls and checking of regulations I was
> informed that they couldn't inspect my bottles since I could provide no
> "standards" for the operation of the system in my application.
>
> "Standards"??? I just want it to put out a fire. I thought that was the
> whole reason for fire systems. Every piece of racing hardware I've ever
> seen contains the standard disclaimer that starts out with "Auto racing is
> inherently dangerous...." So where do I go from here?
>
> I did learn something in all this. Fire bottles used in fixed system
> (computer room, boats, etc.) have no requirement for hydrostatic testing,
> regardless of age. (others require hydrostatic testing every 12 years) I
> also learned that while I could have my 1301 halon recovered and reused
> after this testing, the same could not be said for my old smaller 1211/1301
> (mix?) agent bottle.
>
> 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
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