What the annual catches
Most extinguishers pass the annual visual without comment. The ones that don’t usually fail on the same handful of things: gauge reading low, seal broken, hydrostatic date expired, signs of corrosion or physical damage. This unit’s pressure had drifted below the green band and was due for a recharge cycle.
The service
The extinguisher came back to our shop, was inspected internally, recharged, weighed, sealed, and re-tagged. Back on the wall the same week with a fresh annual tag.
What’s on a Paragon tag
Date inspected, technician initials, next due date. The tag is the AHJ’s primary visual cue during a walkthrough — illegible or missing tags are the fastest way to fail a fire-marshal walk, even when the underlying device is fine.
