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ESL Wireless Smoke Detector
Planning for Emergencies
Develop a plan to prepare for emergency situations. Discuss and rehearse your plan with everyone by doing a fire drill every
few months.
WARNING
Emphasize that no one should enter a building where sirens are sounding.
Guidelines
• Understand how to use your fire system.
• Know the normal state of doors and windows: open, closed, or locked.
• Escape fast! (Do not stop to pack.)
• Use a different escape route if closed doors feel hot to the touch.
• Crawl and hold your breath as much as possible to help reduce smoke inhalation during your escape.
• Meet at a designated outdoor location.
• Emphasize that no one should return to the premises if there is a fire.
• Notify the fire department from a phone in another building.
Your Floor Plan
When establishing your escape routes, consider the following guidelines:
• Have a drawing for each building level.
• Show all exits (two exits per room are recommended).
• Show the location of stairwells and fire escapes.
• Show the location of all components of the fire system.
• Show the locations of all fire extinguishers, hoses, ladders, etc.
Maintaining the Detector
The smoke detector is designed for easy field service and
maintenance. When installed and used properly, it requires
minimal maintenance.
The smoke detector should be tested weekly. See Testing the
Detector Sensitivity and Smoke Testing the Detector.
When a detector requires maintenance, it extinguishes its LED
and sends a signal to the control panel as described in the
following table.
7. Line the new field replaceable optical chamber up with
the optical base and snap into place both sides of the
optical chamber.
8. Replace the detector cap as follows:
-Line the detector cap up with the smoke detector.
-Insert the detector cap into the smoke detector and
turn clockwise approximately 15 degrees. It should snap
firmly into place.
9. Observing the proper polarity, put the batteries back in
the detector and replace the battery compartment cover.
10.Reattach the detector to its mounting base.
11.Test the detector sensitivity and reconnect all alarm
notification appliances. See Testing the Detector
Sensitivity.
Important !
The control panel alarm and all auxiliary functions should
be verified for a complete test of the system.
Signal
Action required
Trouble signal
Smoke detector sensitivity range is too high
and the detector needs cleaning. See
Cleaning the Detector.
Low battery
Batteries in the detector are low. Replace
the batteries.
Optical
base
Figure 6. Detector Parts
Optical
chamber latch
Detector cap
Optical chamber
Alignment
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