Why is my Brother multifunction printer causing battery backup to beep?


Posted October 7th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment »
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midnightnocturne0 asked:


I just bought a Brother MFC-7840W printer. I plugged its power cord into my APC battery backup and when I powered up the printer it’d turn the entire surge protector off. After reading into it, Brother said not to do this. So I plugged the printer into the bottom outlet while the top outlet is occupied by the APC surge protector. Only, when I power the printer on, the surge protector beeps periodically.

Is this a problem? Is my house going to catch on fire? Should I find another location for the printer to plug into so the surge protector isn’t beeping, even though its not going into the surge protector?

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Our smoke alarm occasionally beeps but is hard-wired into the ceiling. Does it have a back-up battery inside?


Posted January 27th, 2009 by admin 9 Comments »
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Marilyn B asked:


We can’t seem to find the battery–if any. Does the plastic casing come apart to reveal the battery? The beeping started when the power throughout the house was off yesterday for an hour.

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Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 9 Comments »

How do I disconnect a hardwired smoke/fire alarm?


Posted January 13th, 2009 by admin 4 Comments »
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cloudyskies asked:


I have the smoke alarm that can twist off & hang from the wires & it also has a backup battery. I’ve tried twisting it off and letting it hang but the green light is still on and continually beeps, does this mean it’s disabled?

Also, will smoking a cigarette in my house set the alarm off if I’m close to a window?

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Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 4 Comments »