OWNERS SERVICE MANUAL
NO. 05608
INSTALLATION, OPERATING AND SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS
for
AMEREX
STORED PRESSURE
WHEELED & STATIONARY
125/150 POUND
DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
WHEELED STATIONARY
Model 488 ABC (AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE BASE) Model 476
Model 489 REGULAR (SODIUM BICARBONATE BASE) Model 477
Model 490 PURPLE K (POTASSIUM BICARBONATE BASE) Model 478
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✸✸✸ RECHARGE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANY USE
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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. Fire extinguishers are 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 Corp. 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 which 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. There are substitute parts available
which are incorrectly labeled as U/L component parts, some are advertised as Amerex type. None of these meet U/L requirements and all of them void
the Amerex extinguisher warranty and U/L listing. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE.
REFERENCES IN THIS MANUAL: AVAILABLE FROM:
NFPA-10 "PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS” National Fire Protection Assoc., Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
CGA C-1 "METHODS FOR HYDROSTATIC TESTING Compressed Gas Association, Inc.
OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS" 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway
Suite 501
CGA C-6 “STANDARD FOR VISUAL INSPECTION Arlington, VA 22202
OF COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS”
AMEREX CORP. AMEREX CORP.
AMEREX CORP. AMEREX CORP.
AMEREX CORP.
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TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173-0081 TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173-0081
TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173-0081 TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173-0081
TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173-0081
Phone: (205) 655-3271
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❖ Fax: (205) 655-5112
E-Mail: sales@amerex-fire.com
Internet Web Page: http://www.amerex-fire.com
Printed in U.S.A. OM05608Rev.F-7/98T
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