| Fire Suppression with Onan BF 4.0? [message #306099] |
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Matt Colie
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Registered: March 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
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Has anybody that uses the APU had a successful installation of a fire suppression system in a 23ft with an Onan BF?
I am trying to decide if I should even try again. I have now blown off the third (and last) bottle for the APU. All three in different places with different mounting. This is getting to be a PITA and be of zero value.
When first taking my coach into the local boat yards, I was required by the yard owners to have a huge insurance coverage. I talked to several companies and their costs were astronomical. One agent said that fire was the big issue and RVs go up all the time. When we talked, I asked if a fixed fire system in the coach where ever fuel is used would make a difference. He got a hold of carriers and wrote a policy based on that and it was affordable. So, I put the system in. It was 2007 or 8. As long as I didn't run the APU long on hot days, it was OK. Then we were at a dry camp venue when it was 90°+ and I wanted to run the A/C. The sudden stop also took out the bridge. The bridge can't be replaced in a 4.0 with the unit installed. The new bridge is higher PIV and has held on trough the subsequent events.
The bottle in the engine bay has been just fine.
So, if you have ever had one in a 23 with 4.0 please let me know what you have done.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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