Smoke Detector Phantom Beeping
norcalpeetnik
14 years ago
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Comments (16)Wright602, EVERY house we have bought and lived in eventually had detector issues. As was mentioned above, look on the backside of the detector for expiration date. I've gotten to where I just replace them all if the date is close. Something that people do to make wiring easier is pull off the foam insulation on the back of their detectors. BAD idea. Without the insulation sealing it off, moisture, dust and bugs from the attic make their way into the detector as air WILL flow through any hole in the ceiling envelope. This will eventually make the detector false trigger. Everyone should make sure their detectors are functioning properly as they save lives. They will always go off when a fire is still small enough to give everyone time to get out and to call the fire department. Just read the paper for the stories about fire tragedies and notice how many say 'house did not have working smoke detectors'....See MoreSmoke Detector question
Comments (13)Honestly I understand where both of you are coming from. Take this into conisderation though when you ask a question on this board.....speaking for myself only (the same prob. holds true for others though)I've worked very hard at a job that can be very physically and mentally demanding ,at times, for many years as well as done schooling after a full days work without the benefit of any school loans available for my line of work. When you ask a question I answer it out of the experience that I've gained through a lot of hard work. The experience and knowledge I've gained makes me able to make a living at what I do so when I give out hard earned advice to someone who maybe hasnt done so, its almost like taking food from me and my familys mouth. Thats all. Just remember when you do any electrical work, electricity causes fires, serious injuries, and death...See MoreSmoke detector and CO beeping without reason
Comments (7)Thanks guys. Finally I called Fire Dept yesterday after changing all the batteries for 6 FD's and 2 CO detectors and still these went on beeping in some erotic intervals. There was no CO detected, as already mentioned in OP there was not fire or smoke. Fire guys could not initially figure out the reason--and to everybody's surprise these stopped beeping once fire guys entered the home!!!! However, after we insisted to check and give atleast what could be the reason/reasons--fire chief could identify the culprit. There is this one FD in my son's room that is broke(no physically) and this was the one triggering others to go of. Ordered one online and will replace all of them soon. Thanks again. What a relief --that noise made me go crazy. Still ringing in my ears. Jim...See More"smart" smoke detectors
Comments (10)I don't care what Google says about the Nest microphones. There's no stinking reason a thermostat needs a mic, for Pete's sake! "Never intended to be a secret." Yeah, right. They just forgot to mention it. Oops! And the fact that I had my hand in the cookie jar doesn't mean I intended to take one. Google makes excuses for what they do. Every company does. That I get. What I don't get is why so many of Google's users make excuses for them. Well, whatever. Google's business model is raking in and selling as much information about their users as possible, full stop. You know, that, right? You don't think they're making these "free" services available just because they're nice people, do you? Don't get me wrong here, I won't say I never use Google's services. I don't use their search, but I do use their translator and maps. I'm not logged into Google when I do, but I know full well that they can identify me in other ways. It makes me a little sick to my stomach when I realize that they're building up a file of my translation and location requests. Their algorithms are digesting my queries. They know where I'm traveling in the near future, and what I'm going to do there, even though they no doubt also know that I use an ad blocker. :-) For the moment, I use translator and maps anyway. That's called informed (if reluctant) choice. So if you also know what Google is taking from you in exchange for their services, I don't see a problem. What I object to is that many people don't, because they (Google) don't post the actual privacy costs of their services in plain sight. You have to dig through the terms of service. Who does that? And by the way, though I'm singling Google out here, they're far from the only company doing this. It's happening with all smart devices, including and especially smart television sets.. Also, when they do give you software settings to reduce your "sharing," they usually make those settings hard to find and confusing to use. They sure don't advertise them. How is that right? To get back on topic with Nest stuff, as long as you realize that those gadgets sell information that can (for example) potentially tell who-knows-whom when you're away from home, using them anyway is on you. My question to you is, how often do you really think about that? As for the Nest microphones whose data "never goes to Google's servers," according to Kudzu's link -- well, that may or may not be true now. Google's record on such matters is kind of mixed. Will it still be true next year? They're not saying. But if they can think of a way to make money with those microphones, assume that they will. When they do start snarfing up the data from those mics, will they disclose what they're doing and why? You bet! It'll be right there in the terms of service you didn't read, posted in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”...See Morenorcalpeetnik
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