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Re: Halon Fire Suppression
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David Harvey <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:04:53 -0700
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Erin,

I am no expert in this, but it is my understanding that there is a
market in recycled Halon just as there is in recycled Freon.

Can anyone else confirm that?

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California

On 6/28/06, Erin Blake <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We had an accidental Halon dump in the 1980s or early 90s (before my
> time here) and there were no lasting effects that I know of.
>
> But may I ask how you are able to get your system recharged? I was told
> that because Halon is now a prohibited "greenhouse" gas we could never
> recharge our system if it went off again. Instead, we'd have to get a
> completely new system because there's still no "drop in" replacement for
> Halon (i.e. there are other things, but they require different sized
> pipes, tanks, number of heads, etc.)
>
> Thanks,
>
>    -- Erin.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Erin C. Blake, Ph.D.
> Curator of Art & Special Collections
> Folger Shakespeare Library
> 201 E. Capitol St. SE
> Washington, DC 20003-1094
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