Hello, Julie -
1. Try removing and resetting the new battery in the smoke detector.
2. If the smoke detector still chirps, I suggest just purchasing a replacement smoke detector unit.
We have a "main" smoke detector (along with others inside bedrooms and in corridors.) When the "main" smoke detector chirps, we have found we have to replace it, with a fresh battery, entirely. To make sure we purchase the right unit, we remove the entire thing from the ceiling mount and take it to the hardware store.
Best wishes.
SOURCE: smoke detector won't stop chirping.
it may need to be cleaned or it is bad may need to be replaced
SOURCE: I replaced the 9 voly battery to the Smoke and
Hi,
Can you pleas ensure that you have cleaned the unit as well. If it is not broken, that would be the probable cause. You can ask your local fire dept. to assist. They do that for free :-)
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SOURCE: our smoke detector keeps chirping spontaneously.
First try vacuuming out any dust that may be in the unit. If that doesn't work, replace the smoke detector.
Most detectors have an expected life of 10 years but I've seen some fail sooner. There are two types: one uses a beam of light that gets interrupted by particulates. The other uses ionization to interact with and detect the smoke. Ionization ones work with a small amount of radioactive material.
The photoelectric ones are good for identifying smoldering, smoky fires. The ionization type of best for fast flaring fires. For really good protection, get a smoke detector with both methods. (It will be more expensive though.)
I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells
SOURCE: Hardwired Kidde Nighthawk co/smoke detector
If the display shows "Lb", the battery is probably low; replace it. If the display shows "Err", push and hold the Peak Level button. Does the display change to "E09"? If so, then you have just been "had" by the grossly under-documented "planned obsolescence feature" called, rather matter-of-factly, "End of Life". This means that ~7 years after first being powered up, the unit will, BY DESIGN, cease to function, forcing you to buy a replacement. Would have been nice of Kidde to include THAT warning on the OUTSIDE of the package. Call their "Hotline" at 1-800-880-6788 and tell them what you think of that policy. If it is still under warranty (5 or 7 years depending on date of manufacture) they should replace it. In any event, buy another one; if they replace your first one you will have twice the protection. Not a bad thing. *Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, despite the handle. Words to live by: "Every creative act results from a sudden cessation of stupidity." -Edwin H. Land, inventor of the Polaroid Land Camera "The problem can always be solved with the materials in the room." -My college Physics Lab Instructor
SOURCE: I can't find the source of a chirping sound in my
Hi Gang, I'm a late-comer to this forum, but I am having this exact same problem. About every 10-15 minutes, and for 33-34 seconds(very consistent) and about 9 times, I get a chirp over my bar in the tv room. We do not have smoke detectors. Its driving us nuts. This started around the time we had a "smart electric meter" installed. I wonder if any of you figured this out?
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