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Posted by Les on February 26, 2007, 10:02 am
I have Firex smoke alarm detectors for the bedrooms. (Apparently put in by
builder.) One went off
sporadically last night. There was no smoke. I noticed that the green
light blinks periodically, but I
saw, or thought I saw, it red periodically. Has anyone out there had a
similar problem?
Guess I will go down to Home Depot and get a new one, since documentation
says to replace every
10 years. The model has been discontinued, and when I tried calling the
company, Invensys, the
phone has been disconnected.
Sure would appreciate any suggestions....
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Posted by RBM on February 26, 2007, 11:02 am
I think they all have similar problems eventually. I suppose they get an
accumulation of dust in them causing false tripping. If it's ten years old,
replace them all, they're cheap enough
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>I have Firex smoke alarm detectors for the bedrooms. (Apparently put in by
>builder.) One went off
> sporadically last night. There was no smoke. I noticed that the green
> light blinks periodically, but I
> saw, or thought I saw, it red periodically. Has anyone out there had a
> similar problem?
> Guess I will go down to Home Depot and get a new one, since documentation
> says to replace every
> 10 years. The model has been discontinued, and when I tried calling the
> company, Invensys, the
> phone has been disconnected.
> Sure would appreciate any suggestions....
>
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Posted by avid_hiker on February 26, 2007, 11:45 am
>> The model has been discontinued,
What model is it? The green light usually indicates that AC power is
present. It should be a steady green light.......usually. The red
light usually indicates: 1) of unit self testing ( if flashes every
minute or so).... this is normal, and/or 2) if will flash every second
or so.......with also the audible alarm sounding- this indicates that
the unit is sensing a smoke condition.
If unit beeps every once in a while...............then this indicates
that the internal battery should be replaced. It is usually a 9 volt
battery.
I have attached a link to an operators manual for Firex smoke
alarms.............your model, if not there, should be very similiar.
This should help you out. You will have to zoom in to 100% in order to
read it. Hope it helps.
http://www.icca.invensys.com/international/manuals/111-276C.pdf
Dean
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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on February 26, 2007, 6:16 pm
Les wrote:
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> I have Firex smoke alarm detectors for the bedrooms. (Apparently put in by
> builder.) One went off
> sporadically last night. There was no smoke. I noticed that the green
> light blinks periodically, but I
> saw, or thought I saw, it red periodically. Has anyone out there had a
> similar problem?
>
> Guess I will go down to Home Depot and get a new one, since documentation
> says to replace every
> 10 years. The model has been discontinued, and when I tried calling the
> company, Invensys, the
> phone has been disconnected.
>
> Sure would appreciate any suggestions....
>
>
Don't overlook the possibility that an insect may have crawled in and
caused the tripping. I've had that happen in our home more than once.
Spray a little RAID around (but not into) the detector.
Jeff
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
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Posted by Big_Jake on February 26, 2007, 9:55 pm
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> I have Firex smoke alarm detectors for the bedrooms. (Apparently put in by
> builder.) One went off
> sporadically last night. There was no smoke. I noticed that the green
> light blinks periodically, but I
> saw, or thought I saw, it red periodically. Has anyone out there had a
> similar problem?
> Guess I will go down to Home Depot and get a new one, since documentation
> says to replace every
> 10 years. The model has been discontinued, and when I tried calling the
> company, Invensys, the
> phone has been disconnected.
> Sure would appreciate any suggestions....
If it went off at a reasonable time, be happy. They always seem to
false alarm at around 3:30 AM. As cheap as they are, you are probably
best off replacing it, and they should all be replaced every 10 years
as someone else noted.
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>builder.) One went off
> sporadically last night. There was no smoke. I noticed that the green
> light blinks periodically, but I
> saw, or thought I saw, it red periodically. Has anyone out there had a
> similar problem?
> Guess I will go down to Home Depot and get a new one, since documentation
> says to replace every
> 10 years. The model has been discontinued, and when I tried calling the
> company, Invensys, the
> phone has been disconnected.
> Sure would appreciate any suggestions....
>