As my blood pressure seemed to have stabilised after being on BP medication for a while I stopped using the monitor every day. Left it on the shelf over Christmas, then last week put in new batteries and now it refuses to take my blood pressure.
It starts up, the cuff tightens, then PFFFF - it just releases all the air and displays a BP of zero.
Is this something that can be rectified/reset or is the only solution to buy a new machine? It's a Lloyds own-brand model KD-525.
These things are exceedingly sensitive to battery condition and the release of air as the cuff tightens is a common indicator that all is not well.
Are you absolutely sure that all four of the new batteries are up to snuff?
edit: tried the rest of the batteries and got the same result. Aren't these machines supplied with generic batteries (not Duracell or Ever Ready) so own-brand should be OK?
These things are exceedingly sensitive to battery condition and the release of air as the cuff tightens is a common indicator that all is not well.
Are you absolutely sure that all four of the new batteries are up to snuff?
In case of interest, I bought this one at Argos recently, which is approved by the BHS, and am very happy with it. Very reasonable price I thought, especially as Argos were offering free same day delivery at the time.Thanks for the replies. A bit of Googling threw up the fact that this model is not recommended by the BHS or the NHS so I've decided to order a new one.
Otherwise I'm going to spend money to prove whether it's the batteries or the machine, and then probably end up buying a new model anyway.
Is this something that can be rectified/reset or is the only solution to buy a new machine? It's a Lloyds own-brand model KD-525.
The manual says there's a battery indicator on the display. Does it show low battery?
Have a look at the battery terminals to see if there's any corrosion, although that's unlikely after only a few weeks.
The trouble-shooting section also suggests the connectors might not be air-tight.
If that's a symptom of battery problems fair enough, but nothing on the machine suggested that was the case.
The manual I looked at was for a different model number, although I'd searched for KD-525. But a separate review for the KD-525 mentioned that it had a battery level indicator.
How does it normally work; how do you usually turn it on? The review mentioned there were two controls: On/off and Start. Presumably you press On, the display comes on, but press Start and it turns off? What happens if you disconnect the cuff and press Start? (I assume it does disconnect; otherwise don't pull it off!)
I've ordered a new blood pressure monitor because I tried all the batteries in a brand new 12 pack and the old machine consistently failed to work.
Thanks for the help but a new machine looks like the best option.
Those Lloyds ones are rubbish. I had one once and could never get it to work properly.