Alexis
I randomly came down with a stomach bug yesterday morning, stopped vomiting around 3pm. Around 10am I heard a chirp...I have a smoke detector as well as 2 carbon detectors. I was busy throwing up, so I didn't check them til later, figured it was a bad battery. I was looking at one carbon alarm, and then heard the one on the wall. They aren't fancy, they just chirp...no digital reading, etc. I replaced the batteries to the one on the wall, it chirped 3 fast times and then did nothing. The other had one of those D batteries, so I just reset it...hasn't chirped. I have a gas heater, however the only thing it is currently used for is heating the water..our stove and dryer is electric, and we only use air conditioning right now. Should I be concerned until I hear them go off again? The detector on the wall was manufactured in 2009, so not completely new. My fiancé feels fine, my stomach issues have subsided since yesterday afternoon. Besides that I haven't had any unusual bouts of headaches or fatigue (I'm practically a night owl). I've never had carbon monoxide alarms...so I'm not sure.
Answer
If new batteries, take them, it, out and replace. Make sure the contacts are touching the correct points on the CO detector. replace the cap/lid and press the button (if there isn't one and it is old, get rid). It should give off a shrill tone. Release the button and it should be quiet, if it still "chirps", it is no good.
Please dont risk your life for the sake of a £10.00 detector.
If new batteries, take them, it, out and replace. Make sure the contacts are touching the correct points on the CO detector. replace the cap/lid and press the button (if there isn't one and it is old, get rid). It should give off a shrill tone. Release the button and it should be quiet, if it still "chirps", it is no good.
Please dont risk your life for the sake of a £10.00 detector.
Why is my carbon monoxide detector chirping?
John
Started Monday night at around 4am. Not an 'alarm,' but just a chirp as though the batteries were low. I hit the reset button and it stopped immediately. Same thing happened Tuesday night. Hit reset, stopped doing it.
Yesterday it started chirping in the middle of the afternoon, so I installed a new 9v battery, thinking that it must be low. Apparently that wasn't the problem, though, because it started chirping again this morning.
Does anyone have any ideas?
*edit: I replaced the battery yesterday with a new one, assuming the battery was the problem and that it would fix it.
Answer
Hi John, Iâm Ken with The Home Depot and have had this question before. Since you have replaced the old battery with a new one and that is not problem, your unit is probably ready to be replaced.
Some manufactures say to replace your alarm every 5 to 7 years. This is to benefit from new technology.
So I would check the age of your alarm and if it is within this time frame I would consider getting a new one. Having a proper working carbon monoxide alarm is very important. Hope this helps.
http://community.homedepot.com/t5/Parts-Care-Repair/Carbon-Monoxide-Safety/m-p/9879/highlight/true#M66
Hi John, Iâm Ken with The Home Depot and have had this question before. Since you have replaced the old battery with a new one and that is not problem, your unit is probably ready to be replaced.
Some manufactures say to replace your alarm every 5 to 7 years. This is to benefit from new technology.
So I would check the age of your alarm and if it is within this time frame I would consider getting a new one. Having a proper working carbon monoxide alarm is very important. Hope this helps.
http://community.homedepot.com/t5/Parts-Care-Repair/Carbon-Monoxide-Safety/m-p/9879/highlight/true#M66
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