I did a gas install just before Christmas about 6 years ago, as halon was becoming obsolete,

We handed the system over on a Monday, gave a general demo and then everyone in turn on an individual one-on-one basis,

This one guy "Bill" one of the senior Computer Opps, had been on the serious pop the night before, (Friday night)

First job on Saturday was to transfer from auto to manual, he used the wrong key, and couldn't work out why?

He saw next to the key slot a BIG orange button with a plastic spring loaded flap over it, he and everyone else had been warned what the consequences of hitting this button would be,

it was marked "release" Oh yes he dumped all 8 FM200 cylinders. in his "Condition" hungover, big headache etc.... he mistook release to meal "key release" oops.

Very Expensive mistake.

From that day on he's known as "Halon Bill".

Edited November 7, 200718 yr by 1019641

I worked with an engineer who had just finished doing a routine inspection on a 39 bottle Inergen system, started fitting solanoid back on and heard a hissing noise WOOPS !!

SugerLand..... green and white on loch promenade...

We're based on spring valley - just behind B+Q

We did Graylaw's unit just up the road from your place.

SugerLand..... green and white on loch promenade...

We're based on spring valley - just behind B+Q

Used to do the fire alarm and halon system in what was Shorts aero deisgns out there (forget what it was called after that), the extinguishing system in the gov buildings on Bucks Road,Littlewoods and the IOM Bank in Onchan - used to enjoy the jolly over there (although they always lost me test pole on the plane on the way back).