16. Service and Guarantee
If after reviewing this manual you feel that your smoke alarm is defective in any
way, do not tamper with the unit. Return it prepaid for servicing to: Kidde Safety
Europe, Mathisen Way, Colnbrook, SL3 0HB, UK – Email: [email protected], or
refer to your installer or Landlord.
Guarantee
Kidde Fyrnetics guarantees to you as a purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm
will be free of defects in material, workmanship or design under normal use and
service for a period of 6 years, excluding any loose batery supplied. This extends to
10 years on Hard Wired Rechargeable/Long Life, products (from the date of installation)
including the back up battery/powercell.
The Guarantee is not assignable. Our liability to you, under this guarantee is limited
to repairing or replacing any part which we find to be defective in material, work-
manship or design, free of charge to the customer, who is situated within the UK,
upon sending the alarm with proof of date of purchase, postage prepaid, to Kidde
Safety Europe, Mathisen Way, Colnbrook, SL3 0HB, UK.
The terms of this guarantee will not apply in the following circumstances: If alarm
has been damaged, modified, neglected, dismantled, contaminated, abused or
altered after the date of purchase, or if it fails to operate due to incorrect selection,
siting, installation, maintenance or inadequate AC or DC electrical power,or damage
caused by failure to abide by the instructions supplied.
The liability of Kidde Fyrnetics, arising from the sale of this alarm or under the
terms of this guarantee shall not in any case exceed the cost of replacement of the
alarm, in no case, shall be liable for consequential loss or damaged resulting from
the failure of the alarm or for the breach of this or any other guarantee, express or
implied, or for damaged caused by failure to abide by the instructions supplied.
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.
Kidde Fyrnetics makes no guarantee, express or implied, written or oral, including
that of satisfactory quality or fitness for any particular purpose, with respect to the battery,
except built-in rechargeable/Long Life cells.
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Symptom
1. Green L.E.D. not lit
2. Frequent nuisance
alarms
3. Alarm chirps every 40
seconds
4. Alarm does not sound
when test button
pressed and held.
5. Interconnected alarms
do not sound when
test button is pressed
and held.
Possible cause/solutions
a. Loss of mains power – check at Consumer Unit
for Blown Fuse or tripped Circuit Breaker.
b. Check cables at back of alarm are correctly
seated/wired in and the alarm is pushed fully
home. (see “Battery Changing” section).
See sections 4d and 7.
See section 5 (if the hush button has been pressed
the unit will chirp for 7 minutes to indicate it is in
hush mode).
See parts 1a and 1b above.
See part 1b above – consult a qualified electrician
or your Landlord to remedy as soon as possible.
15. Troubleshooting
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Always turn off the mains supply to AC alarms before checking connections etc..
