Introduction - Smoke Guard M200 Installation Manual

Doc #2401 – M200/M400 Installation Manual
1.0 – Introduction
This is the official installation manual for the Model 200 and 400 Smoke Curtains from Smoke Guard,
Inc.
NOTE: This model shows a Model 400 (without a backup battery). Installation of the Model 200 is identical
but it does not have a door closer mechanism or door springs.
The Smoke Guard Models 200 & 400 Smoke Curtains (M200/M400) are motorized smoke protection systems
housed above an elevator. The M200 & M400 systems are rated to UL 1784 according to the requirements of
smoke and draft control assemblies defined in NFPA 105.
The smoke detector or other initiating device is part of the building smoke and fire alarm system and not a
component of the Smoke Guard system. In the event of an alarm, the initiating device signals the controller to
activate a DC motor as well as a damper and clutch (model dependent) to deploy a protective curtain. The
curtain unrolls to the floor with the curtain magnets adhering to either the elevator frame or auxiliary rails to
seal the opening. When not in use the M200/M400 is retracted into a housing unit which maintains the aesthetic
of the facility in which it is installed.
The system will also deploy in the event of a sustained power loss, with the exception of the M400 when
optioned with a battery for backup power. This can prevent fault deployments in the event of AC power loss.
However, the battery is for emergencies only.
Installation of the Smoke Guard system requires a moderate amount of construction and electrical experience as
well as a variety of tools and hardware, both standard and specialty. Installers should be comfortable drilling
through various materials (metal, sheetrock, wood, etc.), utilizing anchors appropriate for the backing material,
using a hand riveter, and terminating low voltage wires. Below is a list of tools and hardware required in
addition to the material supplied by Smoke Guard:
• 25-foot tape measure
• Permanent marker
• Portable hand drill or driver
• Portable angle-head drill or attachment (for hard-lid installations)
• Drill bits (1/8" for rivets, remaining sizes depend on anchors utilized)
• #2 Philips bit
• Flat and Philips head screwdrivers
• Hand riveter
• Chalk line
• 4-foot magnetic level
• Torpedo level
• Tin snips
• Portable bandsaw
• Wire strippers
• Utility knife
• 5/16" and 7/16" combination wrenches
• 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 5/16" ball head hex wrenches
• Grounded extension cord
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