where to recharge fire extinguisher?
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Yes, it happened to me. Someone tripped my fire extinguisher despite me saying DO NOT press the red button then he did it anyway - freaking **** me off! Now I got a mess in the cabin and all mop up and I spray down the engine bay with water. Do I need to do anything else other than cleaning up the seat, interior and engine bay once it's spray by the fire retardant?
Where do I recharge the fire extinguisher and how do I disconnect the tank? Any input is greatly appreciated
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Where do I recharge the fire extinguisher and how do I disconnect the tank? Any input is greatly appreciated
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Unscrew the connector and then unplug the wire. Press the hose in toward the bottle along with the locking collar. Hold the collar in and pull the hose out. Should come out relatively easy so don't force it. If it still feels locked retry pressing in the collar.
Ron at http://www.discoveryparts.com/?gclid...FRMS2god82gUYA can refill the bottles.
Ron at http://www.discoveryparts.com/?gclid...FRMS2god82gUYA can refill the bottles.
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We service the SPA AFFF fire systems at OG Racing. Since you are in California, it would be 5 days shipping each way via UPS Ground. If you want to find someone closer, call SPA in Indianapolis and they should be able to tell you if they have a dealer on the west coast who is set up to service the bottles. Their number is 317 271 7941.
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Unscrew the connector and then unplug the wire. Press the hose in toward the bottle along with the locking collar. Hold the collar in and pull the hose out. Should come out relatively easy so don't force it. If it still feels locked retry pressing in the collar.
Ron at http://www.discoveryparts.com/?gclid...FRMS2god82gUYA can refill the bottles.
Ron at http://www.discoveryparts.com/?gclid...FRMS2god82gUYA can refill the bottles.
We service the SPA AFFF fire systems at OG Racing. Since you are in California, it would be 5 days shipping each way via UPS Ground. If you want to find someone closer, call SPA in Indianapolis and they should be able to tell you if they have a dealer on the west coast who is set up to service the bottles. Their number is 317 271 7941.
It was her ... I wish. If it was her then she deserve some spanking. It happend at my body's shop's BBQ yesterday: https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...make-over.html
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The fail safe way to prevent this in the future is to unscrew the wire from the power supply box (the small rectangular box with the toggle switch that is marked "active, inactive, and test). That way there is no possibility that the switch could be turned to active, then the button pushed. Put a sticky note on the steering wheel to as a reminder to reconnect before going on track. I do this because I have kids in the house.
Definitely call SPA since they can tell you if they have a west coast dealer that services the systems.
Definitely call SPA since they can tell you if they have a west coast dealer that services the systems.
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The fail safe way to prevent this in the future is to unscrew the wire from the power supply box (the small rectangular box with the toggle switch that is marked "active, inactive, and test). That way there is no possibility that the switch could be turned to active, then the button pushed. Put a sticky note on the steering wheel to as a reminder to reconnect before going on track. I do this because I have kids in the house.
Definitely call SPA since they can tell you if they have a west coast dealer that services the systems.
Definitely call SPA since they can tell you if they have a west coast dealer that services the systems.
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Does your fire system have the arm/disarm switch inside? You should leave it disarmed until you go out on track.... :-)
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Yeah, it has the same switch inside. I should have left it off but I thought to myself what if it caught on fire for some reason ... did not want to jump inside to turn it on. I will put some sort of safety pin outside.
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PS: Werks 2 in Burbank services your fire bottle....