TucsonJim wrote:
Can you be a little more specific where the noise is coming from? Is it by your circuit breaker panel? By the way, a "short" rarely happens, and if not protected by a circuit breaker or fuse, could result in a fire. I doubt it's a short circuit. More likely, you have a very low battery and one of your alarms is making noise. That would also explain why your lights aren't working.
that is odd because i have a solar panel which should be keeping the battery topped up and its also plugged into power which should charge the batteries. sorry i cant check where the noise is coming from right now, but it does sound like an alarm. ideas as to why the batteries wouldnt be charging? hope i havent killed them!