This page aims to provide
the reader with the reasons why our
service
sometimes requires the refilling of extinguishers.
As mentioned in the service page,
our BS EN ISO 9001:2015 certification certifies that we undertake the
service to the standards laid down in
BS 5306-3 - the main standard
applicable to the servicing of portable fire extinguishers.
As part of this service, an extinguisher
refill will generally be required whenever there is grounds for the
engineer to suspect that an extinguisher has been either fully or
partially discharged since its last service. The most obvious example
here is when the unit has been used to prevent fire. However, there are
many other situation in which extinguishers can become in need of
refilling. These include:
- discharge of an extinguisher through misuse or vandalism
- other breakage of an anti-tamper indicator
indicating use
In order to keep the cost to our customers to a minimum, we sometimes
operate a service exchange program. In these cases, when extinguishers
require refilling, they will generally be swapped for comparable units
that have already been refilled. In this way, the expense of a re-visit is
avoided.
|
