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Topic: Smoke Detector

Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: Smoke Detector
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 11:05am

Our hard wired Kidde is quietly chirping sporadically. Took me a while to figure it out. I plan to replace it as it's 8 years old but this model has bad reviews. Should add I pulled the battery and the wire Any thoughts? Thanks

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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 12:50pm

Chirping normally means the battery is dead.... Yours must be a battery BACKUP for lost power .

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Like them all, but love the "B"s.

Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 12:53pm

Guess it's bad as it chirped with no battery or power. Just wondering about a good replacement. Thanks

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 1:01pm

Well thats odd... I have had several of the battery operated in the last 30 years... When the battery is less than 50%, they will CHIRP a few times, every 5 or 10 minutes... Always stops when you take the battery OUT or install NEW.

No preference on brands.. I just buy one at Wal Mart .... they all seem to work about the same as far as i can tell.. I have checked them with a lit match, blow out and hold near the sensor.

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Like them all, but love the "B"s.

Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 2:02pm

Yeah Steve, kinda weird
Thanks

Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 2:22pm

We have the KIDDE units in our house, Hard Wired so any one goes off they ALL go off. Battery Backup for power failures requires replacement Spring and Fall, was in data sheets when I installed them.

Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2022 at 7:03am

So it can chirp, with no power AND no battery??? Perpetual motion.....Timely topic. Was pretty warm yesterday, not terrible, not humid, and supposed to get down to 60 over night. So no AC on, windows open. Got nice and asleep, . . . .about 11:00 dang skunk lit one off must've been JUST outside the window!!! DAMN did that stink! Shut the windows all up, little scared to turn AC on also, since that stuff is all on that side of the house. Got nice and stuffy in there real quick, but finally got to sleep....and.....chirp......chirp....chirp right over my freakin' head. Seriously? Pulled the battery out (which stopped the chirping, and these are wired and battery backup style). But sleep was forever elusive. Went out to the living room and laid really propped up, because heartburn was making a presence as well. A little cooler out there....but....ol' Tbone running on not much sleep today. Oof.

Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2022 at 8:15am

Dang Craig, that ain't good . We don't seem to have many skunks around here. Yeah our detector gave a couple weak chirps with no battery or power. Probably replace it today. Thanks

Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2022 at 6:45pm

If your house is wired for detectors replace them with a good brand wired units. They may also make battery units that will set the others off that are set to the same code. Having all of them activate together gives you an extra measure of security.

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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.

Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2022 at 7:45pm

Thanks Hubert, went to Home Depot today but couldn't quite find what I thought I needed . probably just order a couple of the same model.