smoke/carbon monoxide detector?

we got this carbon monoxide detector bout 2 years ago. and works but never went off till now. so i replaced battery. but still beeping. sometimes 2 beeps then like crazy. it doesnt smell like anything. could it be the battery again?

Answer
I have worked with carbon monoxide detectors. And many times when they get 2 to 3 years old they will give a false positive. I recommend that you pick up a new carbon monoxide detector a see if it also says you have a problem.

Carbon monoxide detector question?

Q. When I was walking past my carbon monoxide detector, I accidently knocked it off the outlet. When I put it back in, it made a beep sound and the light was red. Is the carbon monoxide detector always red, or only red when it needs battery? It didn't beep anymore after that. I'm nervous - does this mean there is CO in my house because there was one beep and the light is red? Thanks!

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Does it even take a battery? Because it's a plug-in, it may not even need a battery. Usually, when you plug these in, or when you insert a new battery into a battery-operated alarm, it does a test beep or 2 then stops. This is like a test run of the unit, and telling you its "on".

Usually, if CO is detected, it will keep beeping in alarm mode until you hit the reset button or disarm it. Here's an idea to test it.
Take it outside of the house where you know there would be zero CO in the air, and plug it into an outside outlet and see how it acts. If it does the same thing as its doing now, then i guess you're good to go.
Next time, save the instructions. If you're really nervous, just get a new one...

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Why does my fire alarm keep going off?

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Q. Ok So it went off fully the other night, and has gone off 2ce just a few short beeps some other nights. I changed the battery, was ok for 2 day then happened again. There's no smoke around that region, why is this happening. :(
It is quite an old smoke alarm though

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Is it a combination smoke detector/carbon monoxide detector? If so, you could be having a CO leak.
Your best bet is to call the fire department non emergency number and ask them to come out and check for you.
Most (if not all) fire departments will gladly come out and check your alarms at no charge. They'd rather check for a false alarm than be called to a dead family.
If it is a hardwire with a battery back up, it may mean that you are having fluctuations in your electrical current.

Cancelling ADT security service ?

wannafren

I recently activated an existing ADT system into a house I moved into. Its been a month and I havent even received a contact, which I was supposed to receive in 1 week to sign and send back to ADT. I have called customer service about 6 times in the past one month and I am sick of talking to them. Customer service keeps on asking me to wait for it and says my account shows as inactive, even though its being monitored. Can I cancel my service without paying a fee since I havent signed anything yet ? Has anyone had any such horrible experiences with ADT ?

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Actually I have had ADT for years and the couple of times that I had a issue they have hopped right on it. Nothing major just things like the Carbon Monoxide detector starts beeping if it has not been replaced for 5 years.

As an existing customer it is been hard enough to get a contract. Imagine how hard it would be to clear up that you don't owe the cancellation fee if you cancelled it now.

You wanted the service right and its working. So I really would not sweat it as companies can be slow. Sure you could probably spend hours on the phone working your way up the ladder but that would be a pain. If you ever have to though everytime I have had some major issue with say Verizon or something I have usually gotten through to the top by asking for a "senior resolution specialist".

Did you sign up with some third party site rather than directly with ADT? And are your sure it's being monitored? I would set it off and see if they call you. Now that I think about it you might wish to call if it has not come in say 2 weeks.

But yea I suppose you could cancel as you did not sign anything. If you put this on a credit card you could dispute the charge if you really had to.

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Why does my fire alarm keep going off?

carbon monoxide detector 2 beeps image

Q. Ok So it went off fully the other night, and has gone off 2ce just a few short beeps some other nights. I changed the battery, was ok for 2 day then happened again. There's no smoke around that region, why is this happening. :(
It is quite an old smoke alarm though

Answer
Is it a combination smoke detector/carbon monoxide detector? If so, you could be having a CO leak.
Your best bet is to call the fire department non emergency number and ask them to come out and check for you.
Most (if not all) fire departments will gladly come out and check your alarms at no charge. They'd rather check for a false alarm than be called to a dead family.
If it is a hardwire with a battery back up, it may mean that you are having fluctuations in your electrical current.

Cancelling ADT security service ?

wannafren

I recently activated an existing ADT system into a house I moved into. Its been a month and I havent even received a contact, which I was supposed to receive in 1 week to sign and send back to ADT. I have called customer service about 6 times in the past one month and I am sick of talking to them. Customer service keeps on asking me to wait for it and says my account shows as inactive, even though its being monitored. Can I cancel my service without paying a fee since I havent signed anything yet ? Has anyone had any such horrible experiences with ADT ?

Answer
Actually I have had ADT for years and the couple of times that I had a issue they have hopped right on it. Nothing major just things like the Carbon Monoxide detector starts beeping if it has not been replaced for 5 years.

As an existing customer it is been hard enough to get a contract. Imagine how hard it would be to clear up that you don't owe the cancellation fee if you cancelled it now.

You wanted the service right and its working. So I really would not sweat it as companies can be slow. Sure you could probably spend hours on the phone working your way up the ladder but that would be a pain. If you ever have to though everytime I have had some major issue with say Verizon or something I have usually gotten through to the top by asking for a "senior resolution specialist".

Did you sign up with some third party site rather than directly with ADT? And are your sure it's being monitored? I would set it off and see if they call you. Now that I think about it you might wish to call if it has not come in say 2 weeks.

But yea I suppose you could cancel as you did not sign anything. If you put this on a credit card you could dispute the charge if you really had to.

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