Driven Designs Inc. PPS User Manual
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POOL PATROL PA-25 & PA-30
TROUBLESHOOTING
Pool alarm will not work.
Low or missing battery. Replace battery with a new 9V alkaline.
Pool alarm makes a chirp sound occasionally.
The battery voltage may be low. Replace battery with a new 9V alkaline.
Pool alarm was working and is now it is not.
Oxidation can build up on the sensing post. Lightly clean with steel wool.
Pool alarm gives false alarms.
Check that the alarm is not near the filter or pump. Be sure the filter inlet
is pointed downward. See Figure 8 page 12. Try decreasing the
sensitivity. Follow the SENSITIVITY ADJ on page 8.
Water can be heard inside pool alarm.
Remove battery and return the pool alarm and receiver to Driven
Designs for service.
The LED on the receiver does not light.
Be sure wall transformer is plugged into a 110VAC outlet and the power
jack is plugged into the receiver. Check that the ON/OFF switch is ON.
Receiver is turned on but does not work when the pool alarm is
triggered.
Receiver may be too far from alarm. Relocate. Receiver may be in a
building with metal siding or with foil insulation. Relocate near a window.
Alarm sounds for no apparent reason.
A neighbor may have the same alarm. Place the receiver in ID mode
and train the transmitter to the receiver. See RECEIVER and Mode
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