Smoke Alarm

[JohnG4706]

First trip out this year and I'm hearing a "chirping" noise. Fortunately there was enough power in the 9V battery to "chirp."

I carry AA and AAA batteries, but not a 9V.

Check your battery and make sure you're protected.

[Harvey51]

STBRetired wrote:
My new smoke and CO detectors have a non replaceable 10 year battery. At the end of the 10 years, the unit is due for replacement anyway. No more late night chirping. Manufactured by Kidde, which is a reputable firm.

I got one of those for $25; heck of a good deal over the ten years.

[STBRetired]

My new smoke and CO detectors have a non replaceable 10 year battery. At the end of the 10 years, the unit is due for replacement anyway. No more late night chirping. Manufactured by Kidde, which is a reputable firm.

[NYCgrrl]

I'll follow the same battery schedule as I did for buildings I managed. All supers were required to give a battery status report every Memorial and Labor Days and a memo was sent to all residents advising them to check their unit's smoke/CO2 detectors at the same time; simplified all our lives.

[DrewE]

Yup. Part of my pre-trip routine is to check the detectors.

For what it's worth, many of the current smoke detectors use AA batteries.