SECTION 24—ALARM TEST
Perfecto280 Part No 1148070
SECTION 24— ALARM TEST

Alarm and Sensor Tests

DANGER
Topreventelectricalshock,ALWAYSdisconnectconcentratorfromelectricaloutlet
beforeservicing.
Checkalarmsperiodicallyforproperfunction.

Power Loss Alarm

Withtheunitrunning,removethelinecordfrompowersource.Thepowerlossalarm
modeshouldsoundtheaudiblealarmIMMEDIATELYorwithin30seconds.
NOTE:Withtheunitunpluggedandinoperableforashortperiodoftime,thebatteryfreecircuit
willbedrained.Ifpowerfailurealarmdoesnotsoundwithunitunpluggedandpowerswitchon,
thebatteryfreecircuitisdrained.Itwillrechargewhenunitispluggedinandswitchedon.

Low Pressure Test

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 24.1onpage 81.
1. TherearetwoseparatefailuremodesforLowPressure:
•Lowproducttankpressure.(Pressureintankdropsbelowapresetvalue,typically
7p.s.i.).
• Failuretoreachthesetpointpressurewithinaprescribedtimelimit,orTimeout
Failure.
Test One
1. Withunitrunning,setflowatmaximumrating.
2. Whenthemainvalveswitches,pullthestemonthecompressorreliefvalveoutasfar
asitwillgoandholdit.
3. Thelowpressurealarmshouldactivatewithin30seconds.RefertoSensO2Alarm
Thresholdonpage 83forshutdownmode.
Test Two
1. Withunitrunning,setflowatmaximumrating.
2. Removethepressuresensortubing(tiewrap)fromthetopoftheproducttank(not
shown).
3. Thelowpressurealarmshouldactivatewithin30seconds.RefertoSensO2Alarm
Thresholdonpage 83forshutdownmode.