It is not a battery. It's been 24 hours and the house has not burned down.
2007-06-13 00:52:35 · 16 answers · asked by Jeff- S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It sound like the life of this particular smoke alarm has ended. You can try to reset it by removing it from the wall or ceiling, opening it up and search for a small plastic button maybe labeled RESET.
If you replace it and it continues to scream at you. bury it and have a decent funeral.
Good Luck
2007-06-13 00:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by D_S_ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Take the SD down
2. Take the battery out
3. Hold down the test button on the front of the SD. It should beep one or two times and kind of sound like it's "dying".
This "resets" it.
4. Put a new battery in it.
5. Re-install SD at the ceiling.
If the random beeping continues, it might not be that SD that needs to be reset. In newer houses, all the SDs are wired together. Often times they have an LED that is green on the front (indicating AC power) but will flash red once every minute or so. This is normal. If it flashes red more than once (usually 3-4 times), that is the SD that needs to be reset. The one beeping isn't always the one with the problem.
This is more common than you would think. Especially with Firex brand SDs.
It could also just be dirty. Take the SD down. Get a can of air (computer stores have it) and blow any dust out. This should be done as regularly as you would change out the battery (about once a year). I suppose a vacuum would work too.
2007-06-13 18:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by CharacterZero 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Electric Smoke Detector Beeping Randomly
2016-12-10 09:44:32 · answer #3 · answered by flipper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace the battery inside the unit beeping. If the other one hasn't been replaced lately, then it is a good idea to replace it too. I've purchased a home 3 years ago and I have had the same trouble. I replaced a battery on one smoke detector only to have it beep in longer durations between beeps. After reading the instructions, I've found that the 5 smoke alarms are tied to each other using the power of the house. So I replaced all the batteries and the problem went away.
2016-03-19 03:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There could be a couple causes. First, there could be dust in the unit that is causing the random beeps.
Second, depending on the kind of beep, it could be a signal that something has gone wrong with the sensors. We just installed new smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, and it came with a sheet with a list of different beeps you might hear if a sensor goes bad.
If you have the instructions, consult those, or look it up on the web.
2007-06-13 00:56:52 · answer #5 · answered by masstechbear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean your smoke alarm. maybe there is still smoke in the alarm. If that doesnt work take the battery out for 20 mins then place back in.
2007-06-13 00:56:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's a burned out wire or it is malfunctioning due to a power surge from an electrical storm or from the power company switching transformers, etc. I hope you have a battery powered one as a back up.
2007-06-13 00:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by Gipper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our electric one has a battery back up. Did you check to make sure there isn't one there? Bad thing about electric only is,if wire burns out before smoke is detected it is no good. I have both in my home,plus heat detectors. Cost me over $1000.00 but worth it.
2007-06-13 00:58:10 · answer #8 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if the dectector is capable of detecting carbon monoxide, if so get out of the house, its a deadly gas. If not then replace that battery or replace the smoke detector.
2007-06-13 00:58:42 · answer #9 · answered by Antoine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your battery backup is telling you to replace the battery backup. The battery is used in case you lose power to your alarm. very important.
2007-06-13 02:27:50 · answer #10 · answered by BIDLEES 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋