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Fire Alarm

  • 28-03-2011 12:26pm
    #1
    Brother Psychosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭


    I have a mains operated fire alarm in my hall thats been beeping every twenty seconds for the past three days. Can't remove it to see if somethings wrong and its mains, so cant be battery, does anyone have any ideas before i get an axe and cut the f*****r down?


Comments

  • #2
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Mains smoke alarms do have 9v batteries in them too.;)

    Its a fail safe,if the mains power is cut off.

    The smoke alarm head slots off its bracket,just like a battery operated 1 does.

    Inside the head is the 9v battery.

    I have a mains system in my house with 3 smoke/fire alarms on it (1 kitchen,i living room,1 landing area) and all 3 alarms have a 9v backup battery aswell.


  • #3
    Brother Psychosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭Brother Psychosis


    i thought that, but theres a wire connecting it to the ceiling so cant get at it to see the battery!!!


  • #4
    jprboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭jprboy


    The battery needs to be replaced, that's why it's beeping. The idea is that in the unfortunate event of having a fire occur during a mains failure, the battery will power the alarm and potentially save lives.

    If you can't get at it to replace the battery you should get someone else in to do it pronto.

    On one of the very few nights I've gone out in the last year I got a call to say that there was a loud beeping noise after starting ..... unbelieveable ! It was a fire alarm battery that wanted me to come home and I had no choice .... luckily I wasn't too far away and was able to get out again....


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