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Lv 4
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hardwired smoke alarm?

it was beeping so i got up on chair and changed battery, reset and it was still beeping. so i am too old to keep climbing on chairs so up i went and unscrewed the cover and pulled it out of the plug and didnt even screw cover back on and wires just hang. great for two days but all of a sudden with nothing attached and wires just hanging it chirps faintly every 37 seconds. how come what can i do

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  • 8 years ago

    I've had the same problem, and Kris is correct: smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have a limited lifespan (CO detectors are shorter than smoke). Most have a date printed somewhere inside.

  • Kris
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    After 10 years smoke detectors can go bad,get a new one.

    Less than $10.00 you can save your families life.

    Source(s): Firefighter
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