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Leith

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7. Yeah

Reply to Wolf Frankula (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 02:43 PM

Oct 2020

I just googled it and the 2 main reasons for false alarms are dust and old batteries. The 3rd most likely reason is old smoke alarms.

We are going to fix the first 2 by dusting the inside when we put in new batteries. I really don't want to get new smoke alarms.

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My smoke alarms all went off at 3:30 this morning [View all] Leith Oct 2020 OP

Mine do that from time to time--mine are hardwired in BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #1

Could it be that they self tested ? drray23 Oct 2020 #2

A neighbor's wood stove and a low barometer? Ponietz Oct 2020 #3

The offending alarm should be blinking Shermann Oct 2020 #4

They just did it again! Leith Oct 2020 #5

Check the batteries Wolf Frankula Oct 2020 #6

Yeah Leith Oct 2020 #7

that's what happened to me about a year ago icwlmuscyia Oct 2020 #8

They are STILL going off! Leith Oct 2020 #9

Are you in a house or condo? My condo has interlinked alarms so if one unit rings, all do. hedda_foil Oct 2020 #10

Are they also carbon monoxide detectors? Mr.Bill Oct 2020 #12

If they're relatively newer smoke detectors, they have a shelf life after installation. MissB Oct 2020 #11

Yeah, that's what we had to do Leith Oct 2020 #13

I went crazy one morning MissB Oct 2020 #14

While mine are hard wired, the also have a battery. They go off when Fla Dem Oct 2020 #15