Fire Extinguisher-Automatic - Regal 53 SC Owner's Manual

FIRE EXTINGUISHER- AUTOMATIC
OVERVIEW
The Fireboy automatic fi re extinguishing system is located
in the bilge at the forward engine bulkhead. See the illus-
tration. The system uses a environmentally friendly agent
HFC-227 which has been approved by the EPA and CE
certifi cation to replace the old Halon agent. This system is
formulated only for use in the engine space or bilge of your
vessel. HFC-227 is approved for "stalling" diesel engines.
Pressure
Gauge
Actuator
Cylinder
OPERATION-AUTOMATIC
Fireboy systems are not nor are they intended to be explo-
sion suppression devices. Boat owner's still need to take
normal precautions for checking gasoline fumes and
using blowers.
Read the information in chapter 4 regarding the dash in-
stalled portion of the fi re extinguisher system. When the
system actuation starts you may hear a loud sound similar
to that of small arms fi re, followed by a rushing air sound.
The system will show actuation whenever the ignition key
is ON and the indicator light is OFF. The actual actuation
time when a fi re occurs is dependent on the severity of
the fi re.
When the automatic fi re extinguisher activates IMMEDI-
ATELY SHUT DOWN ALL ENGINES, POWERED
VENTILATION (BLOWER), ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
AND EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS.
DO NOT OPEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
IMMEDIATELY!
Allow the agent to "soak" the compartment for a period of
time and wait for hot metals and any fuels to cool before
inspecting for the fi re cause. Premature opening of the
engine compartment allows an in-rushing of oxygen and
could result in a fl ash-back. When the engine compart-
ment is opened have approved portable fi re extinguishers
ready to use.
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