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Hi all
Our house fire alarms are hooked up to a central station, they are wired into the ceiling (no batteries that I can see), And now one is chirping like it needs a new battery. Does this mean the unit needs to be replaced? Not sure what to do. Thanks in advance
I am in the habit of changing all the batteries in our detectors each time I change the clocks. Twice a year may sound extreme but I know the batteries are fresh and keep the old ones for the emergency bin with flashlights and other stuff since they still have some juice in them.
Often times, alarms will not connect the a/c interconnected units but will have a select few replaced with alarm smokes connected to the control panel. If this is the case, the alarm smokes are battery backed up from the control panel so there isn’t any chirping from them. So you may have to find the a/c interconnected smokes and find which one has the low battery.
You may also have had the a/c interconnected smokes all replaced by alarm smokes, but the same thing goes as far as the battery and chirping. In this case, it’s possible that one of the a/c interconnected smokes was left someplace and the battery has gone low due to being disconnected from the a/c line.
There may be nothing wrong with the smokes and something else such as a battery operated carbon monoxide detector (or some other device) is the culprit.
In other words, you have to pinpoint the exact source of that chirping before knowing what has to be done.
Often times, alarms will not connect the a/c interconnected units but will have a select few replaced with alarm smokes connected to the control panel. If this is the case, the alarm smokes are battery backed up from the control panel so there isn’t any chirping from them. So you may have to find the a/c interconnected smokes and find which one has the low battery.
You may also have had the a/c interconnected smokes all replaced by alarm smokes, but the same thing goes as far as the battery and chirping. In this case, it’s possible that one of the a/c interconnected smokes was left someplace and the battery has gone low due to being disconnected from the a/c line.
There may be nothing wrong with the smokes and something else such as a battery operated carbon monoxide detector (or some other device) is the culprit.
In other words, you have to pinpoint the exact source of that chirping before knowing what has to be done.
they are wired into the ceiling (no batteries that I can see), And now one is chirping like it needs a new battery.
Have you taken off the cover yet to see if there's a battery inside?
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