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    On the AirWick Freshmatic, what is the meaning of the flashing red light?

    this device has brand new bateries, brand new refill can and after the first squirt the green light becomes flashing red and stops working.Can you give me a clue of what´s going on?

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    It's sensing something, my first thought was battery but, it could think it's low on fluids.  Take it back to the store and replace it...............

    F-117

    Do you understand now why, we men will always need a woman around?
    mycatsmom

    girls rule.boys drool ;-)

    The red light is the warning it needs a re-fill, yours must be faulty.

    You got 30 seconds before it explodes and paints you red

    The new design Airwick Freshmatic is actually a bit smarter than the old one. It has a small light sensor inside the unit (near to the actuator) that looks at the nozzle on top of the container. If you have an original Airwick canister you will see black stripes on the side of the nozzle and when these move past the sensor (when the nozzle is depressed) it tells the unit that you have an original canister and "all is well". However, if it doesn't detect the strips (which it won't if you are using cheaper replacements) then it shuts down and the red light comes on.....!


    In addition, Airwick have changed the size of their containers (made smaller) and reduced the size of the recess in the Freshmatic unit so it is very difficult to fit non-original containers which are larger.


    There are some fixes for the problem. One is to take the spray nozzle off an original container and put it (with the stripes) on a non-original container. The other is to either stick a label on the side of the nozzle and put on stripes with a felt tip or put stripes directly on the nozzle. You will have to force the larger container inside the Freshmatic unit however........

    Riche123

    Thanks, Your answer sure by passed Air Wick's and Your RIGHT>


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