Fike Epaco - 4.0 Decommissioning Procedure

EPACO USER’S MANUAL
Page: 18 P/N E06-091 (Rev 0) Release Date: January, 2010
4.0 DECOMMISSIONING PROCEDURE
The following procedure must only be performed by a Fike qualified Service Engineer, who has been
assigned to prepare and complete the decommissioning of the above referenced Explosion Protection
System. Each step in the listed procedure must be adhered to and completion/acceptance of this form is
mandatory. The Service
Engineer must check off each of the following steps. In the case of non-compliance, the observed
discrepancy must be corrected before completion of the system decommissioning.
Steps / Description
1. Use Fike system/project component location
diagram to record and verify the locations of
all Fike system components for each zone
and system.
 pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
2. Control panel to be disarmed/shutdown.  pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
3. All suppressor/valve actuators to be shunted.  pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
5. Each suppressor/valve container to be
depressurized.
Note: Do not ventilate nitrogen in a confined
space.
 pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
5. Power supply to the control panel to be
isolated by the customer and disconnected to
prevent accidental reconnection. Fike to
verify.
 pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
6. Control panel battery to be disconnected and
removed for proper disposal.
 pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
7. Each actuator is to be removed and placed in
a storage housing, to be either stored on site
or removed for proper disposal.
 pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
8. Verify that all suppressor/valve gauges are
reading zero, replace fill valve cap loosely.
 pass  fail
 Remark/
Note No.
ATTENTION: SYSTEM IS NOW DECOMMISSIONED AND READY FOR DISMOUNTING BY THE
CUSTOMER.