Amerex 13259 Owner's Service Manual

OWNER'S SERVICE MANUAL
INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND RECHARGE
All fire extinguishers should be installed, inspected and
maintained in accordance with the National Fire Protection
Association standard titled "Portable Fire Extinguishers", NFPA-
10 and the requirements of local authorities having jurisdiction.
When maintenance is indicated it should be performed by trained
persons having proper equipment.
pressure vessels and must be treated with respect and handled
with care. They are mechanical devices and require periodic
maintenance to be sure that they are ready to operate properly
and safely. Amerex strongly recommends that the maintenance
of portable fire extinguishers be done by a trained professional –
your local authorized Amerex Distributor.
Amerex Corporation makes original factory parts available to
insure proper maintenance – use of substitute parts releases
Amerex of its warranty obligations. Amerex parts have machined
surfaces and threads that are manufactured to exacting
tolerances. O-rings, hoses, nozzles, horns and all metal parts
meet precise specifications and are subjected to multiple in-
house inspections and tests for acceptability.
substitute parts available that are incorrectly labeled as UL
component parts, some are advertised as Amerex type. None of
these meet UL requirements and all of them void the Amerex
extinguisher warranty and UL listing. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE.
RECHARGE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANY USE
REFERENCES IN THIS MANUAL
NFPA-10 Portable Fire Extinguishers
CGA C-1 Methods for Hydrostatic Testing
of Compressed Gas Cylinders
CGA C-6 Standard for Visual Inspection
of Compressed Gas Cylinders
AMEREX CORPORATION – P.O. BOX 81 – TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173-0081
Phone: 205/655-3271
e-mail: sales@amerex-fire.com
Printed in U.S.A.
NO. 13259
Fire extinguishers are
AVAILABLE FROM
National Fire Protection Association
P. O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
Compressed Gas Association
1235 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 501
Arlington, VA 22202
Fax: 800/654-5980
Web Page: http://www.amerex-fire.com
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