d. Make sure to return test knob back to its normal position.
e. If your alarm sounds during this test it means the alarm's senstivity
has become too high and may cause false alarms.
f.
This could mean your alarm is dirty and should be cleaned as de-
scribed in the maintenance procedure below.
g. To check for proper smoke entry into your alarm's sensing chamber,
Edwards recommends using the Home Safeguard Smoke Alarm
spray. This test should be performed once a year and should be
sprayed from a distance no closer than 12 inches from the smoke
alarm.
MAINTENANCE
After your alarm has been in operation for a period of time or if it was in-
stalled prior to the completion of all building construction, your alarm may have
become more sensitive due to dirt build-up in the alarms optic sensing cham-
ber which could cause nuisance alarms or could cause activation from small
amounts of smoke build-up.
If this should occur, following this simple washing procedure will restore
your smoke alarm back to its original condition.
IMPORTANT: Failure to follow full cleaning instructions could result
in damage to this smoke alarm.
DO NOT remove all alarms at the same time for cleaning
.
1. Turn off electrical power to the alarm.
2. Twist the alarm counter-clockwise to remove it from its mounting plate.
3. Unplug the connector from the back of the alarm. Do not remove the wire
connection; leave the connection for your replacement alarm or jumper
plug.
4. Select three (3) standard size wash buckets and fill them each with one
gallon of normal tap water (
distilled or de-ionized treated water
is recommended as a final rinse
if water is extremely hard in
your area
).
5. Add 1/8 cup of Ivory dishwashing liquid to the first bucket of water
and allow it to mix thoroughly, then place one dirty alarm into the soap
water mixture until it becomes completely covered or submerged.
NOTE: If the alarms are exceptionally dirty, you may wish to first wipe off
any excess dirt before washing alarm so as not to dirty the wash water
too quickly.
DO NOT open alarm for cleaning.
WARNING: ONLY IVORY DISHWASHING LIQUID IS TO BE USED. OTHER
BRANDS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED AND MAY CAUSE YOUR ALARM TO
MALFUNCTION.
6. Allow alarm to soak for approximately 10 minutes (longer if extremely dirty).
Then agitate for 5 or 10 seconds to flush out any remaining dirt left inside
alarms housing.
7. Remove alarm from wash water and transfer directly to one of the first
rinse buckets containing clear water. Again, allow alarm to become com-
pletely submerged, agitate once more for 5 or 10 seconds to remove soap
residue.
8. Finally, transfer alarm to your second and final rinse bucket, repeating
method found in Step 7, then remove alarm to a clean dry area for a period
of 48 hours to allow it to thoroughly dry.
WARNING: SMOKE ALARMS ARE TO BE AIR DRIED ONLY. DO NOT
PLACE ALARM IN OVEN, MICROWAVE OR USE A HOT AIR BLOWER
TO ACCELERATE DRYING TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE
TO YOUR SMOKE ALARM.
IMPORTANT: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE WASH AND RINSE
WATER AFTER FIVE (5) ALARMS. IF YOUR ALARMS ARE EXTREMELY
DIRTY, WATER SHOULD BE CHANGED MORE FREQUENTLY.
In the event you experience difficulty in the cleaning of your smoke alarm or if
you have any questions, please contact Edwards or your local distributor.
WARNING:
If the smoke alarm does not work properly, do not try and fix it yourself. This
will void your warranty. DO NOT TRY TO FIX IT YOURSELF.
IMPORTANT: Edwards recommends alarms be tested a minimum of
once a week.
WARNING: Never use an open flame of any kind to test your alarm.
You may ignite and damage the alarm as well as your home. The test
feature of your alarm accurately simulates smoke conditions and test the alarms
functions as required by Underwriters Laboratories.
WARNING: Do not cover, tape, or otherwise block the openings of your
smoke alarm. These openings are designed to allow air to pass through
your smoke alarm, thus sampling the air around the alarm.
FAILURE TO REGULARLY CLEAN THIS SMOKE ALARM WILL RESULT
IN FALSE ALARMS. A BUILD UP OF DUST CREATES AN OBSCURA-
TION THAT SIMULATES SMOKE. THIS MEANS THE UNIT WILL GO
INTO ALARM WITHOUT A FIRE CONDITION.
For further information, regarding frequency of cleaning and testing, refer to
NFPA 72, NFPA, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Providing Purchaser or Distributor notifies us promptly if within two (2) years from date of
shipment from Edwards Company, equipment or parts manufactured by us fail to function
properly under normal use because of defects in material or workmanship demonstrated
to our satisfaction to have existed at the time of delivery or because examination proves
them not to be operating within the specified limit of calibration, the Company, reserving
the right to either inspect them in your hands or request their return to us, will at our
option repair or replace at our expense F.O.B. shipping point, such equipment or parts
determined by us to be defective, if returned transportation prepaid by Purchaser. Specific
products may carry a greater or lesser warranty but if so they will be so identified.
Replacement parts and factory repairs are warranted for a period of ninety (90) days from
date of shipment from the Edwards Company.
The foregoing shall not apply to equipment that shall have been altered or repaired after
shipment to you by anyone except our authorized employees or agents and the Company
will not be liable in any event for alterations or repairs except those made with its written
consent. Purchaser shall be solely responsible for determining suitability for use and the
Company shall in no event be liable in this respect. The equipment or parts manufactured
by others but furnished by us will be repaired or replaced only to the extent of the original
manufacturer's guarantee. No guarantee whatsoever is given as to electronic tubes, and
the Company shall have no repair or replacement obligations as to these. Our obligations
and liaibilities hereunder shall not be enforceable until such equipment has been fully paid
for. Purchaser agrees that if the products sold hereunder are resold by purchaser, he will
include in the contract for resale, provisions which limit recoveries against us in accordance
with this section. THE FOREGOING OBLIGATIONS ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS
AND LIABILITIES INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED IN FACT OR BY LAW, AND STATE OUR ENTIRE AND
EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY AND BUYER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM OF DAMAGES
AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OR FURNISHING OF GOODS OR PARTS, THEIR DESIGN,
SUITABILITY FOR USE, INSTALLATION OR OPERATION. WE WILL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, AND OUR
LIABILITY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EXCEED THE CONTRACT PRICE FOR THE
GOODS FOR WHICH LIABILITY IS CLAIMED.
Edwards Signaling
90 Fieldstone Court, Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone: 1-203-699-3300
