Why does my smoke detector beep like it needs a new battery?
marknluz asked:
I know when a new battery is needed so I’m looking for other answers. My FIREX 12000 series CO/Fire detector beeps only a month after replacing the battery(beeps once every 60 seconds). Sometimes it seems to take a break from beeping. It is 1 in a connected series of 7 in the entire house - AC with battery backup. It is the one closest to the kitchen.
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I know when a new battery is needed so I’m looking for other answers. My FIREX 12000 series CO/Fire detector beeps only a month after replacing the battery(beeps once every 60 seconds). Sometimes it seems to take a break from beeping. It is 1 in a connected series of 7 in the entire house - AC with battery backup. It is the one closest to the kitchen.
April 19th, 2010 at 6:26 am
First just to be sure, install a fresh battery that has a “good until” date on the package. I have seen batteries set for a year on a self in a maintance shop and then dud out when installed. Also, is it warning you that it (the detector) is not getting AC power and is running on the back-up battery? If you have any literature on the detectors, look for what this beeping means in the literature. If that is not the case, and this is a combination CO and smoke detector, have someone check your furnace and water heater for CO levels if they at fueled by gas of heating oil. michael
April 20th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
if it is over 5 years old time to replace it they will do this once they get old even with new batteries and wired to the house hollifieldrobert