I know that they will "chirp" when the battery gets weak, and I have changed the batteries recently. But this is not a chirping noise; it is as if there is smoke in the house and the alarm is going off.
2006-11-20 10:10:27 · 13 answers · asked by toonjoyable 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
this unit should be replaced with a new one.You may need it one night when you are sound asleep.Dont take a chance on cleaning the old one.It clearly has a problem
2006-11-23 15:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by Billy T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where is the detector mounted? Near a furnace or gas using appliance. A loose vent from your gas dryer, furnace or water heater could be the culprit. If it is just going off on occasion look to see what is operating in the house and shut it down. The Gas company should also be able to help you and usually at no charge.
2006-11-20 10:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by Lon B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try contacting the manufacturer of the smoke detector for advice, or possibly calling the business phone number of your local fire department and see what they think it may be.
Short of this, buy a new one and see if that cures the problem. Sometimes they just get too old and die a strange death. My electric ones I had did this same thing yours is now doing when they died.
2006-11-20 14:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by HowFuzzyWuzee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is your smoke detector also a carbon monoxide detector? Sometimes they combine into one unit. Check it and see if it is. It could be alerting you to carbon monoxide.
I know that smoke detectors go off if it senses chemicals and fumes from spraying hairspray and similar things into the house without enough ventillation.
2006-11-20 10:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by designerista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first replace the battery to a diverse one first if it nevertheless does the comparable element please replace the smoke detector with the aid of fact that's defective additionally ascertain that's no longer a mixture smoke/ carbon-monoxide detector...if so...then yet 2 new separate ones..and notice if the carbon-monoxide one is registering, and you may desire to do this NOW, you may die from carbon-monoxide, as you'll recognize that's colorless and tasteless and you won't be able to scent it... stable success smile
2016-10-04 04:38:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dont need smoke, dust aerosool deoderants any thing that mmight block the photo detector can cause it, get an air duster take out the batteries and blow it clean should solve the problem
2006-11-20 10:14:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How to deactivate the smoke detector
2015-10-01 12:26:25 · answer #7 · answered by Joyce 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ours used to go off when the humidity got really high, and also there was a spider and lots dust in one of them. I took compressed air and blew it out. No more problem.
2006-11-20 10:13:43 · answer #8 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this near a bathroom? Mine used to go off when we took showers and opened the door. Also if it is near the kitchen, the oven etc. can set them off. I had a spill in the oven and set mine off once.
2006-11-20 12:47:23 · answer #9 · answered by Curious Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it just a smoke detector or is it one that also detects carbon monoxide!!!
2006-11-20 10:19:19 · answer #10 · answered by FX_Make-upArtist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋