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Kidde Fire Systems FM-200 ECS Series User Manual

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b. The safety cap must be installed in the valve outlet AT ALL TIMES except when the cylinders are connected into the system
piping or being filled.
c. The safety cap is intentionally chained to the cylinder valve to prevent loss while in service and must not be removed from its
chain.
Protection Cap.
A protection cap is factory installed on the actuation port and securely chained to the valve to prevent loss. The cap is attached to the
actuation port to prevent tampering or depression of the actuating pin. No attachments (control head, pressure control head) are to
be connected to the actuation port during shipment, storage, or handling.
INSTALLATION
THIS SEQUENCE FOR CYLINDER INSTALLATION MUST BE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES:
1. Install cylinder into bracketing.
WARNING
!
Discharge hoses or valve outlet adapter must be connected into system piping before attaching to cylinder valve
outlet to prevent injury in the event of discharge.
2. Remove safety cap and connect all cylinder valves into system piping using flex hose or valve outlet adapter.
3. Remove protection cap and attach control heads, pressure control heads, pilot loops, etc. as required.
WARNING
!
Control heads must be in the set position before attaching to the cylinder valve actuation port, in order to prevent
accidental discharge.
REMOVAL FROM SERVICE
1. Remove all control heads, pressure operated heads, and pilot loops from cylinder valve, and attach protection cap to actuation
port.
2. Disconnect cylinders from system piping at the valve outlet. Disconnect valve outlet adapter, if used.
3. Immediately install safety cap on valve outlet.
WARNING
!
Do not disconnect the cylinder from system piping if the safety cap is missing. Obtain a new safety cap from Kidde.
4. Remove cylinder from bracketing.
WARNING
!
Failure to follow these instructions, and improper use or handling, may cause serious bodily injury, death, and
property damage.

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Kidde Fire Systems FM-200 ECS Series Specifications

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BrandKidde Fire Systems
ModelFM-200 ECS Series
CategoryFirefighting Equipment
LanguageEnglish

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