for the past two nights our fire alarms have been giving us false alarms and waking us up in the middle of the night at times like 3:25 am and 1:00 am. We have a firex smoke detector. the model is the 5000. Do you know why the smoke detectors are waking us up and giving false alarms? and how to stop it?
2007-02-04 07:13:14 · 7 answers · asked by iLY 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Does it chirp now and then or beep steadily? If it chirps it is probably a low battery, made weaker by the colder temperature. If it beeps steadily, try cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner. Look carefully for insects or spider webs.
If you have more than one, did they all beep? If so, the one that sounds different is the culprit.
I am sorry that you have ionization-type detectors. They are good, but photoelectric-types are better for the home.
2007-02-04 07:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can relate...this scared me and my family big time!! This happened to me a couple of times last summer when I had construction going on at my house. Sometimes dust particles will cross over a beam in the smoke detector which makes it go off...In this case, all of them went off like what is happening to you. If you clean the detectors with a vaccum, that should do the trick. Also, I was told to cover the detectors with plastic during construction. Just make sure you uncover your detectors at the end of the day. Hope this helps you. If it doesn't, maybe you need to buy new detectors.
2016-05-24 05:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by Ivette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your smoke alarm is older than 10 years old it's time to replace it. Smoke alarms start to age and lose their effectiveness over the years. 10 years is the maximum life a smoke alarm should be installed. Sometimes homeowners insurance even tries to get out of claims by saying the smoke alarms should have been replaced. I would have them properly replaced by an electrician and have it documented.
2007-02-04 07:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by ihatestupidclowns 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not be giving false alarms (that is the scary part) I would purchase a battery operated one and place it in each room for a night to see if it goes off also. You could be having a problem with wiring, or the heating unit.
2007-02-04 07:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. does any one smoke in you're house? if so that might be the problem. if not i think it's time to replace the smoke alarm. because if you get to used to it when it goes off you will probally ignore it, but if there is a real fire you might ignore that and that won't be good.
2007-02-04 07:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Stanleyscg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why, but I would try replacing the batteries. If that doesn't solve the problem replace the detectors, they're not expensive.
2007-02-04 07:19:37 · answer #6 · answered by LoneWolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
five years is about the max from my point of view coming from firefighter. NVFD. if have a electric furnace should be looking at it may be at baseboards or space heaters if any.
2007-02-04 09:27:14 · answer #7 · answered by lawrence c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋