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Help me with my smoke alarm before I bulldoze the whole house

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  • 07-09-2013 5:35pm
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    Chris89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭


    Guys, absolutely strung out here.

    Have an ei smoke alarm, unsure of model (it's a square one anyway) beeping every 40 odd seconds not in sync with a red light flash. Also doesn't seem to be a battery inside and nothing to unscrew as far as I can see. Bar the black circle bit which I assume detects the smoke.

    Alarm lad was only around replacing the main house alarm battery yesterday and with today being Saturday I can't get a hold of him.

    Can anyone get to the bottom of this? I read it means the battery needs replacing but sure I can't fecking find one.


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    Chris89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Chris89


    The alarm started sounding its full on mating call at top volume. Ended up cutting one of the wires and killing the bugger.

    Still can't find the battery.


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    martinn123
    Registered Users Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭martinn123


    Might not have a battery, if its wired to the alarm,

    Anyway did you put out the fire?.


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    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    Some newer houses have a mains smoke alarm with 9v battery backup...if the battery is missing or very low it will chirp


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    Chris89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Chris89


    There was a mains supply to alarm but NO battery. unless i uncrew the black thing that says its radioactive which i imagine is responsible for detecting the smoke (?), there is nowhere a battery could be?

    Are these batteries small like watch batteries?


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    Cerco
    Registered Users Posts: 2,034 ✭✭✭Cerco


    I suggest you post a photo of the unit showing an internal view.


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    Chris89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Chris89


    i ended up cutting the red wire to **** it up as the alarm company are back out on monday to fix something else so ill ask him to fix it for me.


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    #8
    Chris89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Chris89


    can you not say shut it up?


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    #9
    Chris89
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Chris89


    i see whats happened here.


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