Professional Refill/Re-Certification of Electrically-Actuated Fire Bottle
NOTE: Before you send us your SPA Technique fire suppression system bottle, please print, fill out, and submit this Discovery Parts SPA Technique Re-Certification Form.
SPA AFFF systems must be inspected and re-certified every two years. This service includes inspection of the bottle, dip tube and firing head; refilling with SPA AFFF fluid; nitrogen pressurization to factory specification; and FIA recertification when applicable.
Additional charges apply if replacement of the firing head or other parts is required.
SPA AFFF Refill & Re-Certification Details:
- Bottles that are not more than two years past the service-due date can be serviced.
- Bottles that are more than two years past their service-due date cannot be serviced (SPA and FIA requirement).
- Bottles over five years old must be hydrostatically tested before service at an extra cost (DOT requirement).
- Bottles over ten years old cannot be serviced (SPA and FIA requirement).
- Bottles originally designed for gas (Halon / FE-36) or dry chem (powder) cannot be retrofitted with AFFF.
Please print, fill out, and submit this Discovery Parts SPA Technique Re-Certification Form.
Shipping Your Fire Bottle
If your fire bottle has been completely discharged, you can ship it to us empty via overnight, two- or three-day air, or ground. Once your bottle is serviced by Discovery Parts, however, DOT regulations require that we return your fire bottle via ground shipping. It can not be returned via air transport.
Return UPS or FedEx ground shipping is included with this service.
In Store/Same Day Fire Bottle Service
Fire suppression systems can be dropped off at our store at Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, GA, or at our mobile trackside support vehicle at any race event our trackside support staff are attending.
Same-day service can be performed at our Dawsonville, GA, store for an additional $50 charge. Same-day service is available during regular store hours, Tuesday through Friday. Please call ahead at (888) 748-7223 to inquire about same-day service availability. Our trackside support vehicles are not equipped to perform same-day fire suppression system service.
Do Not Discharge An Intact Fire Bottle
If your SPA Technique electrically-actuated fire system certification has expired and it needs to be re-certified, our refill and re-certification service is typically all you will need.
Do not discharge your fire bottle if it is still charged. If you discharged your SPA electrical fire system, you will need to either replace or re-arm the electrically actuated firing head. You can re-arm the firing head with the SPA-SP-02-001.
A Note About Old Fire Bottles
Older bottles with a single welded seam around the middle fail the new hydrostatic test about 99% of the time. Newer bottles with welded seams at each end have a much higher passing rate. If you have an older bottle, it is likely that the DOT will not allow us to refill it. In that case, we usually have new replacement bottles in stock and ready to ship.
Shipping Your Bottle To Discovery Parts
- Create an account at Discovery Parts
- Ship your bottle, insured and with tracking, to:
Discovery Parts SPA Recharge
20 Duck Thurmond Road
Unit B-2
Dawsonville, GA 30534
