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Originally Posted by Alfa02
I don't know if anyone has posted this before, but Halon fire extinguisher's should never be mounted on there sides, always straight up & down or within a few degree's (5 percent or less), or the seal will deteriorate and leak. Tom.
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What I was told by the company that performs our annual building inspection
about Halon is it's corrosive to aluminum fittings and can cause seals to fail (takes years).
Mounting angle should not exceed 40 degrees.
He also said dry chemical extinguishers can "cake" if left in the same
orientation for long periods of time. Answer was to invert and give
a thump or two to break up the contents.
Most importantly was don't let an extinguisher freeze.