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mercuryblues

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4. replace them

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 04:36 PM

Nov 2020

they probably shorted out when the power came back on. Trust me, that is the only way. Buy a few extra detectors to have on hand. If yours are like mine more will go in the next few years.

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Smoke detector chirping insanity [View all] TygrBright Nov 2020 OP

A hammer sometimes works. ret5hd Nov 2020 #1

Power surge? LSFL Nov 2020 #2

Sounds like it got hit with a power surge when Phoenix61 Nov 2020 #3

replace them mercuryblues Nov 2020 #4

i know pamdb Nov 2020 #5

Are they Hard Wired? montanacowboy Nov 2020 #6

Had the same problem REPUguy Nov 2020 #7

Did the temperature in the room you were in drop? Blue_true Nov 2020 #15

If they are daisy chained wired detectors with battery backup they are a pain. CentralMass Nov 2020 #8

That's exactly what they are - two circuits, one up and one down. TygrBright Nov 2020 #11

Do you have a gun? Doreen Nov 2020 #9

I had a smoke alarm start screaming at me PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #10

Had the same experience packman Nov 2020 #12

They are singing for joy with trump's loss. The planet is healing! Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2020 #13

LOL n/t pengillian101 Nov 2020 #14