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Special Announcement: We now have refrigerator fire protection capability!! Last year, we did a special fire detection/suppression system installation with an EG-400-5 detection system. We re-programmed the microprocessor so that all five sensors were active and could trigger the suppression system. This allowed us to put fire detection and suppression capability in the refrigerator flue. Please call us for more details (888-349-0704)
Special Pricing: because of the continued troubled economy, we are extending our show special pricing on our fire suppression system for a limited time. We have chosen not to publish the substantial reductions in pricing. Please call us for the most recent prices (888-349-0704)
Engine and Generator Fire Detection AND Suppression System This system was developed by RV Safety Systems and is made in the USA! Please note: while this system was developed for the RV market, it has a broad range of possible applications including stationary generators, logging equipment, etc. Please call us to discuss your application (888-349-0704)
Major System Components:
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This system is designed to continuously monitor the engine and generator compartment's temperatures and automatically extinguish a fire. The system is very fast reacting and will extinguish a fire before it becomes fully involved. The generator can now be operated when you are away from the RV without fear of losing of the vehicle and its contents or exposing your pet(s) to disaster. If the monitor detects a fire, it triggers the RValve™ which then dispenses highly effective Cold Fire® fire suppression material. Our system can safely shut down the generator and/or the propane system if a fire is detected. Our complete kit contains the generator shut-off module and the propane detector/solenoid valve kit that shuts off the propane in the event of an engine or generator fire. In addition, the propane system will also shut off the propane if a leak is detected. The system mounts the pressure supply system in one of the bays and then dispenses the Cold Fire® racing based fire suppression material very accurately via two swirl head nozzles for the engine compartment and one swirl head for generator compartment. System Details: The two major components of the system are the EG-400™ fire detection system and the RValve™. They are described below. EG-400™ or EG-400-5™ The EG-400™ or EG-400-5™is the fire detection system. Both units were developed by RV Safety Systems. They are active alarm systems which continuously monitors the temperature of both the engine and generator compartments and display the selected compartment temperature. The system provides an audible early warning alarm as well as triggering the RValve™ and fire suppression system if a fire is detected. Major features of the detection system are: The EG-400™is a two sensor system that monitors the engine and generator compartment temperature. The features of this system are listed below.
The EG-400-5™ has all of the features of the EG-400™ plus three additional channels to monitor owner selected locations. We now have three versions of this model.
For detailed information on the EG-400™, click here For EG-400™ owner's manual/installation instructions, click here For EG-400-5™ owner's manual/installation instructions, click here
RValve™ The RValve™is the heart of the fire suppression system. It was jointly developed with Safecraft Inc., a leader in developing fire suppression systems for racing and military vehicles. The valve has a proprietary design which incorporates a high-flow spool valve. The valve is activated electrically by the EG-400™ if a fire is detected. It can also be mechanically activated in the event of a major electrical system failure (please note: the mechanical valve must be held in the open position to completely discharge the pressure vessel. For more information on the RValve™, click here For the fire suppression system installation manual, click here If all of the information on this, and other referenced, pages is confusing (it was written by an engineer for crying out loud), please check our FAQ document (updated 9/10/07). This document should concisely answer most questions. click here We recently did a "full blown" installation with very high level of "attention to detail" on a gorgeous new coach. I consider this to be the best installation that I am aware of. We have documented that installation with several photos, brief description of the installation of each system component, and links to hardware suppliers. click here Most of our installations use one or more of the "Bosch Type" mini ISO relays. A data sheet for that relay is shown here
We market our system at three levels: The basic system $1695 (add $200 for the EG-400-5):
The complete system $2195 (add $200 for the EG-400-5) (see photos below):
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The complete system installed ($4995) We will install the complete system in your coach. Please contact us for an appointment
If the system is owner-installed, they will need to furnish:
Why be concerned about engine fires? On Friday July 13, a fellow RV owner and vendor to the industry (Motosat products) had a devastating fire that started in the engine compartment. Their story is posted at: http://swaimquest.com/Coach_Fire.aspx. This page is a must read! It really makes you think about how you would address a similar problem.
Gary and Karen Swaim's fire 7/13/07
On Sunday June 29, 2008 there was another motorhome fire involving a top-of-the-line motorhome. In addition to the total loss of the vehicles, the owners now face having to pay for the fire department to fight the resulting forest fire! (click here for details)
Motorhome fire in B.C. 6/29/08
Why be concerned about generator fires? Statistics suggest that engine fires occur far more frequently than generator fires. However, generator fires can occur when we are away from our RV and thus can result in a total loss of the RV. Many inverter/generator systems have an auto start feature than often starts the generator when we are away. Some folks leave their generator running when they leave to keep the RV cool or to provide a cool environment for their pets. We were vendors at the FMCA International Convention in Perry, GA in March of 2007 and had a friend who experienced a major generator fire when they were away from the coach (we were having dinner with them). Fortunately, some folks close by had extinguishers and were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to the rest of the coach. The photo below is their coach:
Testing of the system
We have tested the system in a
generator box. The box had two 16 inch diameter pans with about 1/2 inch
of diesel fuel/gasoline mixture.
The box effective dimensions were 44
inches long by 24 inches wide by 32 inches tall. That is a typical size box for
a 10-12 KW RV diesel generator. The system was
plumbed so that one head was in the box and two heads were outside the box
(simulating their being in the engine compartment). The head and sensor were at
the top of the compartment, approximately in the center.
The full test
from ignition to complete extinguishing took less than one minute and almost no
damage was inflicted on the generator box. The spray pattern of the
nozzles every effectively distributed the Cold Fire® and the fire was out within
10 seconds of activation. The fire detection system was very responsive,
detecting a fire in less than 20 seconds of ignition. The 40 second
discharge time was well in excess of that needed to extinguish the fire, which
would virtually eliminate any re-ignition of the fuel. Please Note: We proudly use Cold Fire® in all of our fire suppression systems and handheld extinguishers. Cold Fire® is an environmentally friendly, extremely effective fire extinguishing agent. It is non-toxic and non-corrosive and is UL listed (2N75) as well as EPA SNAP approved. Cold Fire® is approved by most automotive racing sanctioning bodies and is considered an acceptable substitute for toxic foam and Halon.
Contact us for more information: Email: jim@rvsafetysystems.com Phone: 303-478-3501 or 888-349-0704
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