Recharge Halon?
 

don't ask me how - but while admiring my new motors in a drunken haze :drink: in PIB, the glass eye got smashed & the halon released CO2 (no mess thank god) are these rechargeable or am I looking for a new one??

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

ANy local fire extinguisher place should be able to hook you up..

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

Wondered about that myself for when the time came. Don't know of any fire extenguisher refill place locally nor have i heard of one. Under what would one look under in the yellow pages? Perhaps the local fire department could steer me....?

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

MIne blew in my face .. no kidding .. thank heavens I had glasses on ....(the drinking type came very shorty after :D )

I went back to my supplier with my tail between my legs and he said "We don't bother refilling them .. just buy a new one"
So that's what I had to do .... $490 OUCH !

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

I talked to fire extinguisher place--got same answer.

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

that must have been scary - :eek: I did'nt know what the hell happened?? the tank froze up like a Popsicle for like the next hour.

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

They don't produce Halon any more (Ozone depletion concerns).
That's probably why you're having a hard time getting it refilled.
They still sell Halon extinguishers though. I found a website with more info:
http://www.h3r.com/halon/faq.htm

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

In my instance I regret to inform you it was a case of "tinker itis" .

I was trying to remove the remote control pin/lever as it was only ever going to be a fully automatic setup ...
Needless to say , it's the last time I'll f*&#k with one of them.

Yes , Liberator21 is correct .. mine was an FE241 NOT a halon type.

I'll tell ya this though .... there was not a bit of residue or mess anywhere to clean up after .. and it was a big unit that went off.

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

No they are not refillable. It is a D.O.T. issue and a U/L listing issue. I work for a fire extinguisher company and get asked that question all the time. I have talked to the manufactures and they cannot refill them either.

Just need to buy a new one.

Boat US or West Marine is probably your best bet. They buy so many that they get a bigger discount on them then we do.

Mark

Re: Recharge Halon?
 

I think some are refillable with recycled 1301 halon. Try sea-fire marine 410-687-5500. Or the web site