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Tue Sep-13-11 07:48 PM
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Smoke alarm keeps chirping. Can't figure it out. |
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It isn't the battery cause I changed it. It is wired and ran with electricity with a battery backup. They are apparently connected because when one goes off they all do. It went off this morning and there was no smoke or anything.
Any ideas?
Thanks...
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Tue Sep-13-11 07:56 PM
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1. Check it for spider webs. |
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Tue Sep-13-11 08:16 PM
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Wed Sep-14-11 10:30 AM
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10. Yep. We had to replace all of ours... |
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chirping is gone. This was after I kept trying new batteries. Of course, they all chirped at different times.
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Wed Sep-14-11 11:24 AM
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13. Mine seem to like to start chirping at 4am |
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Wed Sep-14-11 03:08 PM
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17. They never chirp during the day... |
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never!
2:00 am - chirp!
3:15 - chirp!
3:22 - chirp!
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Tue Sep-13-11 08:17 PM
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Tue Sep-13-11 08:22 PM
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4. Sometimes you just have to buy a new one. |
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I guess failing with a false alarm is better than failing with no alarm.
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Wed Sep-14-11 01:57 PM
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16. How long should a smoke alarm last? |
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Wed Sep-14-11 03:16 PM
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18. FEMA says 8-10 years. |
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http://www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/alarmsWow. That's a lot of smoke alarms going into the trash.
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Tue Sep-13-11 08:28 PM
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5. Submerge it in the bathtub. |
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Tue Sep-13-11 08:34 PM
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6. The last time I changed the battery in mine it began to churp. I got used to it. Whatever you |
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Wed Sep-14-11 08:16 AM
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Wed Sep-14-11 09:59 AM
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8. This used to happen to me in my apartment in Dublin, OH |
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It took me ages to figure it out. The apartment came with an alarm system that I never subscribed to and for reasons I never found out, it had a "smoke alarm" button. About once every 2-3 months, the smoke alarm would start chirping and I had to press the "smoke alarm" button on the freaking alarm system I did not use. Don't know why, never asked, I just know it worked.
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Wed Sep-14-11 10:13 AM
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9. Is it just a smoke detector or smoke and carbon monoxide combo? |
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Wed Sep-14-11 10:57 AM
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Remove the covers and blow out with canned air. Or get out the vacuum cleaner, extension nozzle and soft brush. Use the vacuum to suck, not blow.
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Wed Sep-14-11 11:08 AM
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12. Sometimes high humidity sets them off. |
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Wed Sep-14-11 11:25 AM
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Wed Sep-14-11 01:55 PM
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15. During their mating season, one chirps to get the others chirping. |
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Wed Sep-14-11 03:40 PM
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Wed Sep-14-11 03:42 PM
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20. Agree with others in the thread - dust/particulate on the sensor(s) |
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Blow it out carefully with compressed air.
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Wed Sep-14-11 04:12 PM
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21. Maybe you have ghosts? |
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Many of those ghost pictures make them look like smoke...
So couldn't they set one off?
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Wed Sep-14-11 04:37 PM
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22. when I plug my iron in my smoke alarm always chirps once or twice |
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they must be on the same line (or something)
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