Guest steve Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 can anyone confirm if the new hydrotest from after the first hydrotest for CO2 extingusihers has changed from 5 years to 10 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 It's been every 10 years since BS5306-3:2000 and the brief requirement for 5 year extended service on CO2 brought in the 2000 edition was repealed in the 2003 edition. Since then we've had 2009 & 2017 editions, the latter being current. The traditional regime in the 20th Century was 10 years from new unless there was a full service history in which case the test could be delayed until 20 years from new, unless the extinguisher was discharged between 10 & 20 years in which case it had to be tested before recharge. After the first retest the second was a fixed 10 years then the third and any subsequent tests were at a fixed 5 year interval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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