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    Dec 4, 2006, 08:08 AM
    Smoke Alarms
    What would cause all of your smoke alarms to go off at the same time if there is clearly smoke to be detected? They all shut off after approximately 10 minutes.:confused:
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    Dec 4, 2006, 08:22 AM
    If they're hard wired, they're meant to all go off at the same time. If one "smells" smoke, then all should go off.

    Did you mean that they're going off when there is no smoke?
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    Dec 4, 2006, 07:06 PM
    Yes. I posted it wrong (rookie). It was supposed to say "no smoke". Could one dead battery in one of them cause it possibly?
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