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problem with smoke alarm

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  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    oki1875 wrote: »
    Hu guys, Thank you for all your information. I managed to take a battery out after 6 hours of terrible beeping!!! Its so quiet now...

    lol I feel your pain

    Mine started a few months ago and me home alone and scared of heights, done my best to undo the thing the change the battery. No matter how mush I twisted and tugged the thing wouldnt open.

    48 hours I listened to it beep

    Then the fella came to do the garden, looked at it and pulled the wee tab at the side and voila - there was the battery

    It was then I found out they didnt all twist open :rotfl:
  • Ecokev
    Ecokev Posts: 38 Forumite
    Check for dust and spiders inside, they can both set them off
  • They usually do fail in the wee small hours - it's when it's coldest and the battery voltage just dips below the trigger level.
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • Sooki
    Sooki Posts: 240 Forumite
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    Glad you got it sorted, its thoughtful of you to let us know how you got. Hope you enjoy catching up on your Zzzzzzs
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