scrapngranny
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Post by scrapngranny on Jun 20, 2022 19:48:35 GMT
Since the chripping only starts in the middle of the night, ours gets changed as soon as I can kick my DH, out of bed and figure which one is making the offending noise.
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Post by stormsts on Jun 20, 2022 20:36:58 GMT
We change it immediately. I can’t stand to listen to the chirping.
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Post by MichyM on Jun 20, 2022 20:41:57 GMT
I change my batteries like clockwork twice a year. No chirping here ever Try it, you might like it!
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moodyblue
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 20, 2022 22:57:46 GMT
As soon as I identify which one it is. The ones I have take 9-volt batteries and I always have some, both upstairs and on the main floor. Sometimes I have changed others after one goes off, as I expect they will all need it.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 20, 2022 23:27:00 GMT
Immediately. Weird noises like that drive me INSANE. I couldn’t listen to that thing randomly going off every day for months. Not to mention if the battery is dead the detector won’t work properly in the event of an emergency which is the entire point of even having it. We almost never have them chirp like that because we test ours religiously every year when we do the time changes, and change the batteries accordingly.
It’s always so sad to hear about people who die in house fires because the smoke detector wasn’t working. It’s so senseless.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 20, 2022 23:30:40 GMT
Instantaneously even if it meant I had to get on a ladder (valuated ceilings)and change it myself and that is saying something because I hate ladders.
I can tolerate a lot, but that chirping noise or consistent beeping puts me right on edge.
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Post by mom on Jun 20, 2022 23:34:31 GMT
I can't stand to have the smoke detector chirping for a low battery. We had one last week and changed it as soon as we heard it. Even ran out and got a new battery right away since we didn't have that kind. However, I have been in several people's homes for work and it seems it is not uncommon for them to be chirping for months and not be changed. I was just at one home (I go there every three months) and it has been going off the last three times I was there. Another that I talk to online weekly has been chirping for at least 6 weeks. How can people stand that? How long do you wait to change the battery? We change ours out at the first chirp. I wonder if the people's who is chirping either have trouble hearing it or can't get high enough to change the battery without falling? There's no way I could not say something and see if I could help them change it. That would drive me nuts to hear it.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jun 20, 2022 23:43:16 GMT
I can't stand to have the smoke detector chirping for a low battery. We had one last week and changed it as soon as we heard it. Even ran out and got a new battery right away since we didn't have that kind. However, I have been in several people's homes for work and it seems it is not uncommon for them to be chirping for months and not be changed. I was just at one home (I go there every three months) and it has been going off the last three times I was there. Another that I talk to online weekly has been chirping for at least 6 weeks. How can people stand that? How long do you wait to change the battery? We change ours out at the first chirp. I wonder if the people's who is chirping either have trouble hearing it or can't get high enough to change the battery without falling? There's no way I could not say something and see if I could help them change it. That would drive me nuts to hear it. I'm not sure what the reason is. In all of the homes I can think of there are multiple adults living there so surely someone could change it. It's like every single person in the house just gets used to the noise and forgets about it? I don't know how that works. Like others, I want it changed immediately.
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Post by peano on Jun 20, 2022 23:44:03 GMT
It gets changed immediately because it sends our older dog into a panic.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Jun 21, 2022 0:16:16 GMT
We change ours spring and fall DST weekend so we rarely get the chirp. But if we do get it, we change it immediately. That sound drives me insane.
A couple of years ago we were in the hospital pharmacy and theirs was chirping. Drove me crazy. I finally asked them why didn’t they change it and she said they couldn’t. They had to wait on someone from maintenance. It was a weekend and they wouldn’t be there until Monday. I would have lost my mind. I had to wait outside.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 21, 2022 0:19:27 GMT
As soon as I can after the first chirp. It only takes once of being awakened at 4:00AM with constant chirping to motivate you to always change it quickly after the first chirp.
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Post by katlaw on Jun 21, 2022 0:21:37 GMT
According to the National Fire Protection Association
Change the batteries twice a year and change out your detectors at maximum every 10 years. They expire. I cannot even imagine being a home where the detector is chirping. That would never happen in my house, the chirp would drive me crazy. And the day it stops chirping? Probably means they no longer have a smoke detector working.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 21, 2022 1:02:51 GMT
Right away because I don’t tolerate repetitive noises. They chirp for a reason, saying change me! Like the coupon printer at the grocery store. When it runs out of tape or ink it wants a replacement ASAP.
Maybe somethings trying to get your attention… or theirs.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 21, 2022 1:06:30 GMT
Instantaneously even if it meant I had to get on a ladder (valuated ceilings)and change it myself and that is saying something because I hate ladders. I can tolerate a lot, but that chirping noise or consistent beeping puts me right on edge. We got a new place once with vaulted ceilings and the darn smoke alarm was right up top. It was a while back but I think that thing was going off before we even bought the place. I don’t remember when it got changed but I remember being annoyed by it and we didn’t have a ladder.
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Post by pjaye on Jun 21, 2022 1:08:48 GMT
One chirp and I'd be up there changing it. Fortunately I have the Nest Bluetooth version, and my phone tells me the battery is getting low so it never gets to the point of making a noise.
Repetitive sounds drive me nuts, I have to make them stop immediately.
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Post by MichyM on Jun 21, 2022 1:18:08 GMT
According to the National Fire Protection Association Change the batteries twice a year and change out your detectors at maximum every 10 years. They expire. I cannot even imagine being a home where the detector is chirping. That would never happen in my house, the chirp would drive me crazy. And the day it stops chirping? Probably means they no longer have a smoke detector working. Yes yes yes. I have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms changed first thing whenever I move.
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Post by katiekaty on Jun 21, 2022 1:39:50 GMT
I’ve never heard the chirp! The batteries have a replacement schedule at my house!
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Post by newfcathy on Jun 21, 2022 4:41:08 GMT
Right away. It used to freak out our first lab, Chewie. Not sure about these two, Obi & Leia, but Chewie had us trained to change it immediately.
I bet those people that let it chirp are either becoming hard of hearing or are the type that don’t clear off their messages or texts on their phones. My cousin does that & it drives me bonkers.
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Post by Merge on Jun 21, 2022 4:44:29 GMT
I don't give it a chance to chirp. Batteries are replaced same time every year. I don't care how long the battery says it will last. Don't want to wake up to chirping in the middle of the night. And it’s always the middle of the night!
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Post by Merge on Jun 21, 2022 4:47:00 GMT
Does anyone else have trouble figuring out which unit is beeping? We need to start just changing them all yearly. I can’t tell you how often we’ve had to take down four or five alarms to finally get the one that was actually beeping. I think it has to do with the open floor plan and high ceilings - the sound seems to bounce around.
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joelise
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Post by joelise on Jun 21, 2022 10:53:47 GMT
I’d replace the battery immediately! Not only does it annoy me but it also drives my dog crazy! Because the smoke detector beeped once when I burnt my toast my dog now runs away when I use the toaster!
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 21, 2022 11:42:53 GMT
immediately! but we have never replaced the actual alarms. I thought they had more than a 10 yr expiration date? I will have to look. We dont always replace all the batteries either bc ours are hard to get to and batteries are $$$$ but I guess that is foolish to think, since life is irreplaceable!
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jun 21, 2022 12:13:50 GMT
I have to identify the offender and change it right away, even if it's the middle of the night. I can not STAND listening to the chirping.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 21, 2022 13:36:22 GMT
immediately! but we have never replaced the actual alarms. I thought they had more than a 10 yr expiration date? I will have to look. We dont always replace all the batteries either bc ours are hard to get to and batteries are $$$$ but I guess that is foolish to think, since life is irreplaceable! Definitely look. They should have the expiration date stamped on them somewhere. All of the alarms I’ve seen have had a ten year lifespan.
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Post by floridagirl on Jun 21, 2022 14:25:33 GMT
IMMEDIATELY if not sooner LOL... Once it went right into full blown screaming (and no chirping). Apparently my husband and his cousin, were running around the house looking for which detector it was and grabbing a ladder, etc. I just slept through it. They asked the next day how I could do that? I said...that was real?? I thought I was dreaming LOL
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Post by katlaw on Jun 21, 2022 15:02:17 GMT
immediately! but we have never replaced the actual alarms. I thought they had more than a 10 yr expiration date? I will have to look. We dont always replace all the batteries either bc ours are hard to get to and batteries are $$$$ but I guess that is foolish to think, since life is irreplaceable! Smoke alarms should be replaced 10 years from the date of manufacture. Combo smoke/CO alarms should be replaced after 5-7 years, look at your model to see the date. And you have a good point. Your life is worth more than the cost of new detectors and batteries.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 15:04:10 GMT
As soon as we figure out which one is chirping.
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Post by katlady on Jun 25, 2022 5:10:53 GMT
I had to bump this thread because guess what started chirping last night ... LOL! Yup, our fire/smoke alarm. Apparently if we hit the "reset" button on our panel, it will stop the chirping for about 12 hours. This morning, first thing we did was go to the battery store to get a new backup battery. That battery cost $36! Yikes! Good thing it will last for about 2-3 years. I guess I jinxed myself by participating in this thread!
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 25, 2022 11:54:10 GMT
We test the smoke alarms every 6 months when we change the clocks. That works, because we remember. If the batteries are low when we test them, we change them right there and then before the chirping starts. I haven't heard a smoke alarm chirp for years. But if it did, the battery would be changed at once.
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Post by melanell on Jun 26, 2022 0:44:54 GMT
I change it the very day it starts chirping.
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