tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post1591547880445957668..comments2024-03-09T05:19:25.071-05:00Comments on blah blah blog: Smoke detectordarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-38741102978709444592007-10-11T12:49:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:49:00.000-04:00Jeff & DSL: Those were two reasons why I opted to...Jeff & DSL: Those were two reasons why I opted to do nothing when it started chirping at 5am. First, the risk of injury -- magnified because of the early hour, and second, the risk that disconnecting it would make it worse.darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-4205867027997268762007-10-11T10:39:00.000-04:002007-10-11T10:39:00.000-04:00This happened to me late one night in my old place...This happened to me late one night in my old place. It drove me absolutely crazy and there was no way I was going to be able to sleep. (And of course, it's not considered an emergency.) I finally managed to yank out the battery and it still blared. I ended up disconnecting a wire or two to finally silence it. Amazingly, I didn't break the thing and maintenance came hours later during regular business hours to replace the battery.DSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141553728048956859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-17183481944245992212007-10-11T09:08:00.000-04:002007-10-11T09:08:00.000-04:00If it's any consolation, one of our smoke detector...If it's any consolation, one of our smoke detectors started chirping around 6am two weekends ago, and when I went to change the battery, it hit me on the head (this smoke detector is on the ceiling and kinda hard to reach).Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323932600556808716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-76618071525349967002007-10-10T11:14:00.000-04:002007-10-10T11:14:00.000-04:00I know that NOW!In all seriousness, I already knew...I know that NOW!<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, I already knew that. The thing is, our maintenance people supposedly change the batteries on whatever schedule is recommended (my understanding is that it's twice a year, when you change your clocks). So I called them to let them know that mine went bad early (perhaps because of the enlargement of Daylight Savings Time?), and they said they'd take care of it, so I left. When I got back to the apartment, it was quiet, so I assumed that they had already been there to change the battery.<BR/><BR/>When it started again at 5 am, I was not in the mood to get up, and wouldn't have had the right battery around anyway. And it's not like there was anywhere for me to go at that hour to buy a replacement.darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21883778.post-33784101204546150772007-10-10T10:50:00.000-04:002007-10-10T10:50:00.000-04:00Usually when the smoke detector starts chirping it...Usually when the smoke detector starts chirping it means it's time to change the battery. They usually take 9V batteries. Replacing the battery should stop the chirping.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323932600556808716noreply@blogger.com