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3.3 Replacing your Alarm
The entire Alarm must be replaced if:
• The Alarm is giving a low battery indication (see the Indicator summary Tables & Troubleshooting section)
• The Alarm fails to sound when the Test button is pressed.
• The Alarm is giving and End-of-Life indication (see the Indicator summary Tables & Troubleshooting section)
• The Alarm is installed for over 10 years (check the Replace By date marked on the side of the Alarm).
DO NOT PUT THE ALARM INTO A FIRE
The Alarm should be disposed in a safe and environmentally sound manner at your local recycle
centre. Contact your local authority for further advice.
How to remove the Alarm
How to remove the Alarm
Twist off the Alarm
If tamperproofed
Remove Alarm
Twist the head of the Alarm anti-clockwise while
holding the mounting plate with the other hand
With the screwdriver still inserted, twist the head of
the Alarm anti-clockwise
If there is no movement and you cannot get the head
to turn at all, the Alarm may have been
tamperproofed. In this case locate the removal latch
and insert a flat-bladed screwdriver horizontally about
10 mm into the centre of the removal latch
Alarm Removal Latch
The Alarm will then disengage from the mounting
plate. Ensure that you hold the Alarm head at all
times so that it does not fall on the ground
a
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Twist off the Alarm