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Re: European Fire Extinguishers

Michael Winand
 

We installed the fireboy system, it is safe for the engine, as if it were to go off it won't destroy the interior of the engine,  the system has a auto shut down of the blowers and the engine. 
It has override in case you need to start the engine again. 
Michael Nebo sm251 

On Fri, 22 Oct 2021, 5:08 am Bill Kinney, <cruisingconsulting@...> wrote:
Richard,

Before discharging the CO2, it is critical that you shut down the engine, generator, and blowers.  In a perfect world, this would be done automatically as part of the discharge process.  If the engines and blowers are running, they will very quickly remove the CO2.  With the fire location still hot, even if it was initially put out,  it will likely re-ignite right away.  This is just as important for boats with the older halon systems.

If you DO extinguish a fire with a CO2 or halon discharge, it is important NOT to open the engine room hatch for 20 or 30 minutes to allow things to cool off before reintroducing oxygen.  And before going down inside, be sure to run the ventilating blowers to be sure there is enough oxygen to breath.

Bill Kinney
Sm160, Harmonie
Annapolis, MD, USA

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