Maybe you should try calling the Fire Department, Sometimes they will come out and usually will change the battery. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms
Does anyone know how long the low battery chirp will last? A few weeks ago the next door neighbor passed away and her son lives in Florida. about 1200 miles away. About a month ago the smoke detector in her home started chirping and there is no one available to change or remove the battery. I wish it would soon quit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "WESLEY BURDEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:06 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms i usually change my batteries for my smoke alarms each year during when i set the clocks ahead for daylight savings time and i will replace the batteries in november when i have to set the clocks back for the winter. I replace them all to be sure i got all of them. _____ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:00 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms Aloha, This is a question about smoke alarms that are hardwired with battery backup. The house belongs to my friend and the wiring was redone about a year and a half ago, to bring it up to code. Are these alarms generally wired in such a way that if one of the batteries gets low, all of the alarms will start beeping? This happened about six months ago and it took awhile to figure out which alarm battery needed to be replaced. Then, a couple days ago, another alarm started beeping by itself, but when she replaced that battery, it didn't stop. She finally started replacing batteries in all the alarms and when she replaced the one in her hallway, an alarm that was not beeping, the beeping stopped. Is it usual for the batteries in these hard-wired alarms to get low every six months? Thanks, Betsy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3532 (20081017) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
