Smoke detectors

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 26, 2009, 5:13 pm

You know, removing batteries is highly effective at stopping
the chirp. Well, except for me.

Several weeks ago, I was about to leave for church, and the
smoke detector in the hall chirped. So, I got it down and
went to check the battery. Battery was fine, but I put a new
one in anyway. And then it chirped, again. I remembered
there was a detector in the bedroom, so I checked that one.
Also OK. Finally, I took out both batteries from both units,
and stood it the hall. The detector chirped, again. By this
time I was really puzzled. And late for church.

I did figure it out after a while. When I got the new smoke
detector, I absent mindedly took the old one off the wall,
and threw it up on top of the shelf in the hall. Figured it
was extra protection. Have two in the hall instead of one.
What I didn't count on was the low battery confusion.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

>> * ALL of the failed smoke detectors had their batteries
>> removed to
>> eliminate the nagging chirp.

> This is nonsense.

Nope.

Posted by HeyBub on October 26, 2009, 5:35 pm

Stormin Mormon wrote:

> You know, removing batteries is highly effective at stopping
> the chirp. Well, except for me.
> Several weeks ago, I was about to leave for church, and the
> smoke detector in the hall chirped. So, I got it down and
> went to check the battery. Battery was fine, but I put a new
> one in anyway. And then it chirped, again. I remembered
> there was a detector in the bedroom, so I checked that one.
> Also OK. Finally, I took out both batteries from both units,
> and stood it the hall. The detector chirped, again. By this
> time I was really puzzled. And late for church.
> I did figure it out after a while. When I got the new smoke
> detector, I absent mindedly took the old one off the wall,
> and threw it up on top of the shelf in the hall. Figured it
> was extra protection. Have two in the hall instead of one.
> What I didn't count on was the low battery confusion.

I trust, when you eventually DID make it to church, you thanked God it
wasn't a chirping pickle.

As an aside, what do you store in your closet that might be the source of
spontaneous combustion?

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 26, 2009, 7:50 pm

Oh, that's so true. I hate chirping pickles.

Should be nothing that will spontaneous combust. The only
natural oils I have in the trailer are cooking oils in the
kitchen. No Tung, Linseed, or any of that.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

I trust, when you eventually DID make it to church, you
thanked God it
wasn't a chirping pickle.

As an aside, what do you store in your closet that might be
the source of
spontaneous combustion?

Posted by ransley on October 25, 2009, 8:26 am

> > In article

> > >http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/OS.SmokeAlarms.pdf
> > > From page 59 of that report:
> > > "Aging Home Smoke Alarms

> > *Zero* mention of any scientific evidence *whatsoever* that age alone
> > would render a smoke alarm inoperative. Absolutely NOTHING to suggest
> > the rationale behind the guideline of replacing them every ten years.

> Are you *quite* sure about THAT? =A0Perhaps *you* could contact the NFPA
> (already capitalized) and ask to SEE their data. =A0I'm *sure* that
> statistically SPEAKING one could determine the *likelihood* of HALF of
> the *inoperative* smoke DETECTORS being over TEN *YEARS* OLD. =A0It is
> *very* UNLIKELY that it would be a *random* occurrence.
> Your words carry no more weight with the unseemly emphasis than
> usual. =A0The NFPA - silly folk with a predilection for creating
> arbitrary standards - have absolutely no data with which to back up
> their recommendation. =A0You should write an angry letter. =A0Use a lot o=

> emphasis to show you really mean it.
> R

Then you must also recommend, and we of course know you practice,
replacing motion sensors every 10 years, now that must then mean my
alarm panel shoud be trashed, and keypads, after all electronics dont
last forever, as you said. You do do this dont you.

Posted by RicodJour on October 25, 2009, 9:48 am

> Then you must also recommend, and we of course know you practice,
> replacing motion sensors every 10 years, now that must then mean my
> alarm panel shoud be trashed, and keypads, after all electronics dont
> last forever, as you said. =A0You do do this dont you.

A motion sensor is not a life safety item unless you live in a really
dangerous neighborhood. And I have had motion sensors go bad - sealed
units, how are you supposed to clean them?

I have absolutely no problem with you testing anything you want in
your own house, calling it good and living with it. I think it is bad
advice to tell someone to ignore the NFPA and the manufacturers'
recommendations because you don't trust them.

If you make comments like, "Decay of isotope, isnt that for Co
detectors? Who says 20 years, the Manufacturers of course. I have
heard of no independant saying 20
years." where you go zero for two in factual items, I question your
viewpoint as it is/was based on notions.

It is also extremely odd that you claim your smoke detectors cost $150
each. A 20 year old smoke detector - is that in 1989 dollars? They
still make it...? Give me a model number. A typical Honeywell
wireless (more expensive than line voltage) smoke detector is under a
$100 anywhere, and since the OP is talking about checking a circuit,
the run of the mill detector would be somewhere between $35 and $50.
The average three bedroom house can easily be outfitted for ~$300.
That's every ten years.

Perhaps you've been fortunate and never lost anyone in a fire. A
house on our street at my last house burned down and the wife died and
two of the sons were critically injured. I'm not about to tell
people, "Eh, don't worry about the detectors - I'm sure they're fine",
just so they won't have to open their wallet.
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/1995/08/01/1995-08-01_nassau_f=
ire_kills_mom__hurts.html

R

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