Smoke detector guaranteed

If you bought a Honcywell
smoke and fire dstector piter
January 1, 1979, youf in-
vestment has already ap-
preciated because the
Honeywell detector now has

a “lifetime” performance
guarantee.

The offer of the no-strings-
attached guarantec, = an-
nounced recently by
Honeywell Limited on all its
smoke and fire detectors
sold in Canada after January
1, is considered the strongest
pledge ever made to support
a consumer product.

The unprecedented offer
— an industry first — in-
cludes a full warranty that
Provides for a free
replacement if the detector
fails to operate under
normal use and service for as
long as it is owned by the
original purchaser.

According to William G.
White, manager, Residential
Division, Honeywell
Limited, Scarborough,
Ontario, consumers are used
fo money-back guarantees
and product replacements

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on a variety of food and drug
items.

“There has never been a
guarantec of this magnitude
offered for any smoke and
fire detector,” he said. “The
consumer, often confused by
a bewildering display of
detectors and with no ap-
parent distinction of choice
— other than brand name
and price — now has a clear-
cut reason to buy the
Honcywell product,”

The Honcywell Lifetime
Guarantee states that a
Honeywell smoke and fire
detector, excluding its
battery, “...which is sold to
the original customer after
January 1, 1979, is warranted
by Honeywell to be free

from defects in  work-
manship and = materials,
under normal use and

service, for as long as it is
owned by the _ original
consumer. If, at any time
during the warranty period,
the smoke detector is
defective or malfunctions,
Honeywell will repair or
replace it (at Honcywell's
option) within a reasonable
period of time.”

“Smoke detectors are
important life-saving
devices,” said Mr. White.
“Each year some 850
Canadians die in fires while
more than 3,000 others are
injured annually. More than
twice as many fatal fires
occur in private homes —
mainly one and-two-family
dwellings — as occur in
apartments, office buildings
and institutions.”

Fire loss in Canada during
1976, the latest year for
which statistics are
available, was $500,894,435.
Annual cost of fires in
Canada is estimated at 326
per person. While the figures
vary from province to
province, almost 25 per cent
of fire death victims are
children under 10 years of
age.

The primary cause of fire
deaths — a massive 74 per

cent — is the result of
breathing fire geses or
products of combustion.

Only 24 per cent of fire
victims dic as the result of
burns. Smouldering _ fires,
caused by faulty electrical
wiring, malfunction in

electrical appliances, faulty
heating equipment and
careless smoking, account
for 57 per cent of fire starts
in private homes.

“Using a smoke and fire
detector would help prevent
many of these deaths and
injuries,” said Mr. White.
“This guarantee expresses
the complete confidence we
have in the quality and
reliability of our products.”

Honeywell entered the
Canadian retail marketplace
for the first time ever in 1978
with its dual ionization
chamber detector — _ the
result of 15 years of research
— and has already
established itself as a prime
smoke and fire detector
supplier in Canada. National
distribution was achieved in
just onc year.

Honcywell is a recognized
world leader in automated
control systems and is the
second ‘largest company in

the computer and = data
processing industry. The
company has been

established in Canada since
19%).

Newsstand
locations

Every Saturday mo . the Sunday News
Real Estate Showcase will be on_over 100
newsstands—including all North Shore real estate
offices, major hotels, shopping malls, retail
outlets in the following areas:

North and West Vancouver
Vancouver

Richmond
Burnaby

Surrey

Delta

New Westminster
Langley

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