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  • Aug 14, 2013, 06:26 PM
    aosony
    My smoke alarm is hard wired and disconnected and chirping
    I have two hard wired detectors in my home. I have had chirping for two months. First I took the head off and took the battery out. Then I disconnected the black and white wires and recapped the live ends. It still chirps. So then I went and flipped the circuit breaker to the two rooms and the disconnected wiring is chirping still. How is that happening and why? What can I do to stop the blasted chirping?
  • Aug 15, 2013, 05:05 AM
    donf
    I have to ask this, did you put new batteries in?

    Even though you have hard wired the alarms, a battery back-up is required. Usually when the alarms go nuts, it is because the battery has reached its end of life.
  • Aug 15, 2013, 06:05 AM
    aosony
    OK, I did that first and that's what started all this. So do you suggest I replace, again? I really thought that disconnecting the connection wiring would do the trick.
  • Aug 15, 2013, 09:33 AM
    hfcarson
    Please go to whatever trouble is necessary to ensure that you always
    Have working smoke detectors...

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