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Fire Alarm Noise

mailsmsi
mailsmsi Posts: 96 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Hello All,

The Fire Alarm make noise in the last two early morning.

One day day time .

Already changed battery. Does not work.

To fit a new alarm , can I do it myself and what type of alarm is this?


Picture included
fire_alarm.jpg

Comments

  • societys_child
    societys_child Posts: 7,110 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Very easy to fit, often supplied with sticky pads although I always prefer to use screws.


    Many are now supplied with 10 yr batteries.

    Heres some on ebay


    available everywhere . . your local diy, Wilco, amazon etc
  • pinklady21
    pinklady21 Posts: 870 Forumite
    This gadget is also known as a "Smoke Detector" if you need to look it up. The beeping they make sometimes ie when the battery is running low etc, is very annoying....I hope you get it fixed soon, and a proper working one installed instead!
  • mailsmsi
    mailsmsi Posts: 96 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thanks for the reply.

    It is mains powered alarm .

    So do I need a electrician to replace it?
  • AnotherJoe
    AnotherJoe Posts: 19,622 Forumite
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    It doesn't look like a "normal" smoke detector to me it has something to the side of it.
    Why do you think its mains powered because you earlier stated you changed the battery?



    Are you in Scotland? Is this a rental property?
  • mailsmsi
    mailsmsi Posts: 96 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    AnotherJoe wrote: »
    It doesn't look like a "normal" smoke detector to me it has something to the side of it.
    Why do you think its mains powered because you earlier stated you changed the battery?



    Are you in Scotland? Is this a rental property?

    I live England . The property is rental.

    I change the battery ,still make noise.Later I remove battery but light is on.

    I am thinking to buy this one from Argos.
    Kidde Long Life Smoke Alarm
    http://www.argos.co.uk/product/7003512
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,843 Forumite
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    AnotherJoe wrote: »
    It doesn't look like a "normal" smoke detector to me it has something to the side of it.
    Why do you think its mains powered because you earlier stated you changed the battery?



    Are you in Scotland? Is this a rental property?
    That looks like the battery compartment open. Many mains powered units have battery back up.
  • mailsmsi
    mailsmsi Posts: 96 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    molerat wrote: »
    That looks like the battery compartment open. Many mains powered units have battery back up.

    Yes the picture above is battery component open.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,323 Forumite
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    You need to contact the LL. I had to when my mains fire alarm stopped working. They replaced it. Obviously if it had been a simple 'stick on' battery one I'd have replaced it but with a mains fire alarm I wouldn't know what to get.
  • lookstraightahead
    lookstraightahead Posts: 5,558 Forumite
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    Get the landlord to replace it if there is any possibility of making a mistake. It affects yours and their insurance.
  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,525 Forumite
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    This is quite literally a matter of life and death. Get your landlord to fix this urgently.
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
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