Honeywell Pull Station Fire Alarm Teardown

ID: 154969

Description: This teardown will guide you into your...

Steps:

  1. With it unplugged, set it on a flat surface like a stone.
  2. This will make sure your pull station is level, making possible repair easier.
  3. Pull down the pull station until there is a yellow tag saying "ACTIVATED." Then proceed to say "beep" 3 times.
  4. Try not to pull it too hard and also make sure you do not directly spit into the station.
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  5. Proceed to hit the pull station with a hammer also hitting the stone, making sure that the parts inside come out swiftly.
  6. Do not try to drag it too much or else scratches will appear.
  7. Pull down the station again multiple times to no avail.
  8. A possible maneuver is taking a hard blow for the center, aiming your best shot, to literally "explode" the device and cause the parts to go everywhere.
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  9. With your best shot, take a center blow at the pull station to cause the device to explode and parts to go everywhere.
  10. Do it incorrectly and you risk several severe injuries.
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  11. Repairability Score: 1 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair
  12. The teardown has several useful parts you can replace.
  13. After the hammering and center blow, you have essentially destroyed the device making repair useless.
  14. Go buy a new pull station
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