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User Manual Series F-BO-AFE70
Important information for the installer for the use of a Purging unit
in a fire detection system
Fire detection systems are designed to protect people and property from the dangers of a fire.
Therefore, they have to be planned, installed and put into operation very carefully by trained per-
sonnel.
For the handling of compressed air or for the installation of a compressed-air system, country-spe-
cific qualifying examinations or approvals may be required. In addition, for the installation, com-
missioning and maintenance of the Automatic Purging Units F-BO-AFE70, you must follow the
special precautions listed below.
Before starting any work on the Purging unit, the supply voltage of the Purging unit as well
as the compressed-air supply must be reliably interrupted, and measures must be taken to
ensure that they are not switched back on!
Only turn on the compressed-air supply after finishing all mounting, installation, connec-
tion and parameterisation work in the course of commissioning, as described starting on
page 40 in Chapter 10: „Commissioning and function test". Turning on the compressed-air
supply at an earlier time can result in serious personal injuries or damage to property,
depending on the condition of the system and the environment.
When carrying out any work, do wear suitable personal protective gear, for example, wear
eye protection and hearing protection when working with compressed air.
Take care that fingers, other parts of the body, and objects never get into the pipe connec-
tion openings. During the Purging process, the valve that is integrated into the Automatic
Purging Units F-BO-AFE70 is closed with high velocity and great force. As a result, parts of
the body or objects, which are in the valve body, can be seriously injured or even severed or
destroyed respectively! In addition, the Purging unit can be severely damaged or destroyed
as a result.
Only expert service specialists and trained employees are allowed to plan, install, modify, main-
tain and service a fire detection system.
Fire detection and/or extinguishing systems must be checked and serviced regularly by trained
personnel in order to maintain their functionality, on the one hand, and to avoid false alarms to
the greatest extent possible on the other.
Parts of a fire detection or extinguishing system that are experiencing a fault, are not able to per-
form their functions efficiently or can not do so at all. Therefore, faults must be repaired immedi-
ately by a trained and authorized specialised company.
In addition to the careful and expert manipulation, the safe operation of aspirating smoke detectors
requires, above all, the proper transport, storage, installation and commissioning.
The special requirements for the installation of a fire detection system are not described in this User
Manual.
Before installing, commissioning, servicing or using the product described in this User
Manual, you have to read the User Manual carefully and, in particular, you have to
note and subsequently follow the information given on pages 3 and 4 as well as in
Chapter 1.5: „Important tips" from page 8 onwards.
Furthermore, the pictographs that are described in Chapter 1.3: „Types of symbols"
from page 8 onwards are very important for you – these pictographs are used fre-
quently throughout the User Manual to remind you of dangers that may arise in case
of improper use of the product, as well as to point to valuable tips.
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