Why do my fire alarms keep going off?

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Miss Myste

They keep going off like there is a fire. I don't know if they are the kind that has a carbon monoxide detector also. What should I do?

Answer
I had the same problem I gave up and took the batteries out then I bought some low cost ones at lowes.

Carbon Monoxide Detector question?

rhiannonb5

My boyfriend just called me from his hunting cabin; their carbon monoxide detector just went off and he wanted me to search the internet for him to see what they should do. I guess they run everything off propane and have the detector 'just in case.' They took the battery out and put it back in and it's not going off anymore. He said he 'thinks' they just changed the battery. I looked up some symptoms for him and he said no one has been feeling sick. Has anyone had this problem? Should I tell him to evacuate?

Answer
It's possible that a low/bad battery connection caused the detector to go off. It's also possible that there's a leak somewhere causing fumes to get into the cabin. To be on the safe side, they should open as many windows as they can to get good ventilation. If there's a fire dept nearby, they should call 911 and get the fire dept there. That's what I did. They do consider this an emergency.

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