with this discussion of either hard wired or just battery folks might want to think of a new place they are interested in, if they so choose to move. I say this as a friend of mine has the same problem as Betsy friend but it seems that the one detctor that is hard wired in a fairly new modular 2 story home goes beserk. and wouldn't you know it that detector needs someone with at least a 16 foot step ladder because of the heigth in a very high stairwell ceiling. so when we are looking for a new place to live consider what will I have to do to maintain this place. Pratical is not always easy but it is something to consider. Lee
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 07:18:30AM -0500, Michael Baldwin wrote: > Betsy, > It is recommended to replace the batteries every six months, The time > change in the fall and spring use to be good times, but now the government > screwed that up.... > But know, from my experience with them, they should not all beep when the > battery gets low in one. > I would have the wiring checked out. If they are not connected right, they > might not work when they need to. And if they are more then 7 years old > they should be replaced. Each detector should have 3 wires, white, black, > and red. The white and black are for the power, and the red is the signal > wire, that tells them to go off together. It is simple to hook up, just > make sure all colors are matched up with each other. Then their should be a > test button on them, press the test button on one, and they all should go > off. > Michael > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms > > > > Aloha, > This is a question about smoke alarms that are hardwired with battery > backup. The house belongs to my friend and the wiring was redone > about a year and a half ago, to bring it up to code. > > Are these alarms generally wired in such a way that if one of the > batteries gets low, all of the alarms will start beeping? This > happened about six months ago and it took awhile to figure out which > alarm battery needed to be replaced. > > Then, a couple days ago, another alarm started beeping by itself, but > when she replaced that battery, it didn't stop. She finally started > replacing batteries in all the alarms and when she replaced the one > in her hallway, an alarm that was not beeping, the beeping stopped. > > Is it usual for the batteries in these hard-wired alarms to get low > every six months? > Thanks, Betsy > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake? -- John Heywood Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net
