2006-06-26 12:50:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Some smoke detectors detect lack of oxygen, not smoke. They can be triggered by innocent things like hairspray so you need to think whether there i something you are doing that is setting them off. If not, see above answers.
2006-06-26 12:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by PALADIN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar situation with a house that I installed air conditioning in. It seems that this particular unit was being triggered for some strange reason by a rise in air pressure of the room that the smoke detector was in. If you have central air conditioning and you notice it occuring only with the doors closed, you may need to install a transfer grill, return grill, a louvered door or change your smoke detector. Hope that helps.
2006-06-26 23:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by chump 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are probably very old. We had a problem like this at our previous house. It would go off any time of the day or night for no reason at all and the only way to shut it off was to tear it off the ceiling, wait for a while then hook it back up again. When we got tired of this and phoned the fire department to find out what gives, we were told this is a VERY COMMON problem with old detectors (ours was 20 yrs old). As they get older they get hyper-sensitive.
Long story short, there's nothing wrong, it's just old. Pitch it and get a new one.
2006-06-26 12:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had this happen in my rentals when they were hard wired and there was no heat or fire. My electrician said they need to be vacuumed out every now and again because dust gets inside of them causing a false detection. One unit he had to completely rewire because the 10 year tenant was a smoker and the stuff inside of the unit, on the wires and covers was simply to gunky for the vacuum or canned air to blow off. Any liquid cleaner would have damaged the unit. If yours are battery operated, change the battery and have a look at the guts to determine whether it needs a cleaning. Ones around cooking areas are subject to a lot of grease accumulation and if that is the case, replace the unit.
2006-06-26 12:58:43 · answer #4 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have to agree with the first part or the person before me but on the second part sometimes the battery on the smoke dector will cause it to go off at random times. Check the unit well and besure that you are not useong a cheap brand of battery.
2006-06-26 12:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by rgibson15206 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either the batteries are low, the detector is faulty (old) or, if wired in, the wiring needs attention.
2006-06-26 12:53:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should replace a smoke detector ever 5 yrs. battery every year.... ck those dates
2006-06-26 13:10:50 · answer #7 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check for smoke! They will detect it before you can. If it isn't from smoke then it is a defective unit.
2006-06-26 12:52:49 · answer #8 · answered by NubbY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will beep when the batteries are low.
2006-06-26 14:29:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummmm...check for a fire
2006-06-26 13:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by i8smurfette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋