smoke/carbon mono detectors battery keep going dead. replaced all twice so far in 08?
jimbob asked:
replaced to of the alarms. alarms are wired together on 110v system., with 9v battery backup. always start chirpping in middle of night.
alarms will chirp once each in rotation even with battery’s removed.
We are experiencing very high humiduty and heat could this be an issue
I guess I didn’t explain correctly, removing the batteries doesn’t stop the chirpping, you have to unplug the 110v wires. Do they go through some kind of auto check to see if there working? These are First Alert BRK models
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replaced to of the alarms. alarms are wired together on 110v system., with 9v battery backup. always start chirpping in middle of night.
alarms will chirp once each in rotation even with battery’s removed.
We are experiencing very high humiduty and heat could this be an issue
I guess I didn’t explain correctly, removing the batteries doesn’t stop the chirpping, you have to unplug the 110v wires. Do they go through some kind of auto check to see if there working? These are First Alert BRK models
January 15th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Sounds like you’re just buying the wrong type of batteries. Mine usually don’t chirp unless a battery needs replacing. Invest in really good batteries like Duracell, don’t cheap out on them or they’ll chirp out on you.
January 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Have you confirmed that the batteries are going dead (with a battery tester) or are you just inferring that from the fact that the detectors are chirping? On some detectors, if you don’t seat the batteries properly they can come loose hours or days later. You may have to push the battery terminals in until they click.
January 17th, 2009 at 6:03 am
I suggest you look up the manufacturer on the Internet and pose the question to them. They will need the model number and possibly the serial number.
They have had recalls on some of their equipment in the past.