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© Copyright 2012 Badger Fire Protection
Introduction
This manual is designed as a guide for trained personnel having the appropriate equipment and
materials to properly perform the operation, after use, inspection, maintenance, service, recharge
and testing of Badger fire extinguishers
The service instructions are written and intended for use only by properly trained and certified
service personnel already familiar with standard industry fire extinguisher safety procedures and
practices Completion of the manufacturer’s factory fire extinguisher service certification school is
recommended
Any modification, reproduction or distribution of this factory service manual or any part of its con-
tents is prohibited without written permission
All fire extinguishers should be installed, inspected, maintained and tested in accordance with the
National Fire Protection Association Standard titled “Portable Extinguishers” (NFPA-10) and all the
requirements of the local authority having jurisdiction
The instructions in the National Fire Protection Associations Standard for portable fire extinguishers
(NFPA-10), the Code of Federal Regulations and the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) pamphlets
are not generally repeated in the manual except where they may emphasize or clarify a point Hy-
drostatic testing of fire extinguisher cylinders for example, is amply covered in NFPA-10 and CFR-49
part 180 209 which reference procedures in CGA pamphlets C-1, C-2 and C-6A
NFPA
Government Printing Office
Compressed Gas Association
1 Batterymarch Park
P.O. Box 371954
1235 Jefferson Davis HWY
Quincy, MA 02269
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
Arlington, VA 22202
(617) 770-3000
(202) 512-1802
(703) 788-2700
www.nfpa.org
www.bookstore.gpo.gov
www.cganet.com
General Information
Badger CO2 wheeled extinguisher models are self-expelling hardware designs, which utilize DOT
specification agent cylinders These models are charged with carbon dioxide as the extinguishing
agent Carbon dioxide is a clean agent that discharges as a cold gas, heavier than air, which
displaces oxygen to extinguish fire
At normal operating temperatures between indicated on the nameplate, these extinguishers are
engineered to effectively discharge the full contents of the carbon dioxide agent charge
Never attempt to recharge a Badger carbon dioxide fire extinguisher with any other agent than
that specified on the original nameplate
Descriptions
These hand portable fire extinguishers consist of the following basic parts:
1. Agent cylinder
– High-pressure DOT specification cylinders contain the proper carbon dioxide
extinguishing agent charge
2. Cylinder discharge valve assembly
– consists of an operating hand wheel, pressure safety
relief and discharge outlet fitted with an anti-recoil device to permit the actuation and con-
trolled discharge of the extinguishing agent from the cylinder
