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Circulation Procedures for Staff: Resetting door alarms

door alarms at the stairway exits

 

  • Flip the switch on the panel in Technical services to silent.
  • Go to the location of the door indicated by the light panel.
  • Take with you the keys in the key cabinet marked Door Alarm (# 5)
    • Purple is for the old alarm
    • Green is for the new alarms
  • Insert the key in the door alarm, below the alarm box, attached to the “Emergency Exit Only” bar.
  • Push to the right with all your might on that mechanism.
  • Re-lock the mechanism. (see the bolt on the right hand side).
  • Reset the panel in technical services.
    • Flip the switch to normal.
    • Take the small key that is hanging on the panel door (*); insert it in the control panel switch, turn to the right and back to the left.

Put all the keys away.

door alarm at pods exit

 

 

  • Insert the key,
  • Turn it to the right,
  • Turn it to the left,
  • Turn it to center.
  • Remove the key,
  • Wait 45 seconds for beep, beep, beep, and the alarm is re-armed