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Swift alarm activation

MDD10 replied on 20/05/2018 17:36

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MDD10

Caravanner from West Yorkshire

Posted on 20/05/2018 17:36

i received an email from Swift several weeks ago warning me that some alarm systems they had fitted had been set to the highest level of sensitivity and were giving false activations.  I checked it and in fact was set to the least sensitive so assume the dealer changed it idurimg PDI.  However, I activated the text messaging service via Swift Command and I find they that the alarm is activating most days whilst in storage,  at all different times of the day.

Does anyone have any obvious areas to look at?  I am trying to avoid taking the van back to the supplying dealer as it takes half a day in total, and quite frankly I am sick and tired of taking the thing in for warranty repair work for a van that is now a year old with quality control and build from Swift that is disgraceful

 

Thanks in anticipation

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stevealf replied on 20/09/2018 10:20

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stevealf

Caravanner

Posted on 20/09/2018 10:20

Agh, have a Sargent on my van I get at least one alert a day. I phoned Sargent who said replace the batteries etc and they'd email a manual, which never arrived. I ignore the alerts now, at least I know where it is

johnmjpm replied on 30/10/2018 15:49

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Posted on 30/10/2018 15:49

I had 4 Alarms fitted to a Swift challenger LUX 2017 as they sounded like someone trod on a mouse totally useless quality shameful got rid off, 

Tigi replied on 30/10/2018 19:37

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Tigi

Posted on 30/10/2018 19:37

My Stinger 310 went off repeatedly have had two new PIR`s and a control box but not resolved. Provided I leave it solely on tilt (pet mode) its been OK.

JohnM20 replied on 31/07/2022 18:51

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Caravanner from Derbyshire
Posted on 30/10/2018 19:37 by Tigi

My Stinger 310 went off repeatedly have had two new PIR`s and a control box but not resolved. Provided I leave it solely on tilt (pet mode) its been OK.

Posted on 31/07/2022 18:51

I have found what was triggering mine. It was direct sunshine through the Heki onto the PIR. I've overcome this by having the bed slats pulled out about 3" to make sure the PIR is always shaded. So far, after several months, no problem except for once when I found the slats had been accidentally pushed completely back.

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