Comments on: Smoke detector continues to make a chirping sound. Why?

By: waiting to exhale

waiting to exhale — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:43:10 +0000

I second that

By: rancidcrab

rancidcrab — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:43:10 +0000

The chirp is to tell you, "Please change my battery!"

Suggestion: change the smoke detector batteries twice a year when you change the clocks.

By: job jar jack

job jar jack — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:43:10 +0000

I had same conundrum , smoke detectors will chirp +/- 5 min after new battery is installed, also when battery is low

By: DICK R

DICK R — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:43:10 +0000

if you use low cost batteries they will chirping like you didn,t change them. they didn,t have the powerto run the smoke detector. also you got to putnew battary in and push to test it and that will set it agian.

By: light tech

light tech — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:43:09 +0000

most smoke detectors need to be "reset" after changing the battery. look for a button and hold it down for 5 seconds or so. this should stop chirping.