Everglades 455 CC, Owner'S Manual

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Safety Equipment
1.7 Automatic Fire
Extinguishing System
The aft systems/generator compartment is
equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing
system. The equipment has been chosen and lo-
cated to provide sufficient volume and coverage of
the entire compartment area. While the system
ensures excellent bilge fire protection, it does not
eliminate the U.S. Coast Guard requirement for
hand held fire extinguishers. The automatic fire
extinguishing system is automatically activated
when the temperature in the engine compartment
reaches a specific temperature, usually around
165
0
F.
A system status enclosure is mounted in the
systems compartment near the extinguisher. It
has fuses for circuit protection and a see-through
cover to easily observe the circuit board mounted
LEDs, which indicate circuit board and Fireboy ex-
tinguisher status, or that a fault condition exists.
The boat is equipped with an indicator light at the
helm. Under normal circumstances, whenever the
ignition is turned on, the green indicator light will
glow. This indicates that the system is operat-
ing and ready for activation if necessary. If the
indicator light does not glow when the ignition is
turned on, either the system has discharged or
there is a problem that should be corrected before
using the boat.
The green light on the fire extinguisher panel will
go off and an alarm will sound if activation should
occur during the operation of the boat. You may
also hear a rushing air sound as the extinguishing
agent discharges.
There is a pull station in the mezzanine that pro-
vides a means to manually activate the system.
Pull the handle firmly to discharge the extinguish -
ing agent,
Typically, the extinguishing agent will shut down
the generator when it discharges. If the generator
continues to run, it should immediately be shut
down manually, provided it is safe to do so. You
should also shut off the blowers and the main
battery switches.
When sufficient time has elapsed for the fire to be
extinguished and a flashback is no longer possible,
find and fix the problem, then activate the battery
switches and the engines can be restarted.
Automatic Fire Extinguishing System
In The Aft Systems Compartment
Fire Extinguisher Panel In Helm
System Status Panel & Fuses