User's Manual

Operation
September 2013 5-2 P/N 81-CO2MAN-001
1. Immediately evacuate all personnel from the hazard area. Close all doors.
2. Operate the manual electric station.
3. Call the fire department immediately.
4. If the system is provided with a reserve cylinder(s), see Paragraph 5-6.
5. Contact a Kidde Fire Systems distributor for service.
5-3.3 Systems Equipped with Remote Nitrogen Actuator
1. Immediately evacuate all personnel from the hazard area. Close all doors.
2. Proceed to remote nitrogen actuator station for the appropriate hazard.
3. Operate the control head mounted on the nitrogen actuation cylinder.
4. Move the ball valve, installed in the actuation piping downstream of the nitrogen cylinder
to the OPEN position.
5. Call the fire department immediately.
6. If the system is provided with a reserve cylinder(s), see Paragraph 5-6.
7. Contact a Kidde Fire Systems distributor for service.
5-4 EMERGENCY OPERATION
5-4.1 Local Manual Operation - All Systems
1. Immediately evacuate the hazard area. Close all doors.
2. Proceed to the cylinder(s) for the hazard.
3. Remove the locking pin from the cylinder control head(s).
4. Rotate the local manual release lever to the “released” or “open” position.
5. Proceed to hazard area stop (directional) valve if one is installed. Remove the locking pin
from the stop (directional) valve control head. Rotate the local manual release lever to the
“released” or “open” position.
WARNING
If the pressure operated time delay fails to operate, operate the manual bypass
installed on the time delay to immediately discharge the system.
WARNING
If the pressure operated time delay fails to operate, operate the manual bypass
installed on the time delay to immediately discharge the system.
CAUTION
This manual control is not part of the normal system actuation mode and should
only be used in a last resort, emergency condition.
WARNING
If the pressure operated time delay fails to operate, operate the manual bypass
installed on the time delay to immediately discharge the system.