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OT- Help With Fire Alarms

  • I've just moved into this new house in Lansing and everything's been fine for a couple weeks until this morning. The fire alarms have been going off intermittently all day, but no longer than 1 minute per time.

    I had the Consumers Energy guy come out and check for monoxide and he didn't find anything, but we opened the windows just in case.

    After he left, the alarms still go off. I called the Lansing Fire Dept and they say they won't come out to check out the place.

    The alarms are all new and have fresh batteries-- read: it's not low batteries.

    What the hell should I do? Any help for a fellow Spartan would be greatly appreciated.

    tBookkeeper

  • tBookkeeper said...

    I've just moved into this new house in Lansing and everything's been fine for a couple weeks until this morning. The fire alarms have been going off intermittently all day, but no longer than 1 minute per time.

    I had the Consumers Energy guy come out and check for monoxide and he didn't find anything, but we opened the windows just in case.

    After he left, the alarms still go off. I called the Lansing Fire Dept and they say they won't come out to check out the place.

    The alarms are all new and have fresh batteries-- read: it's not low batteries.

    What the hell should I do? Any help for a fellow Spartan would be greatly appreciated.

    Tell your wife to take the garlic bread out of the oven. Works every time for me.

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • Take out the batteries.

    Rich Rodriguez

  • Could be they've all died at the same time. There should be a date of manufacture on each along with a notation that says the unit will cease operating seven years after that.

    Whomever put up the detectors probably bought them all at once.

    Edit: I missed the part about the alarms also being new. If the units are hard-wired, then I wish to change my answer and agree with GB.

    This post was edited by tGreenWay on 7/18/2012 at 1:12 PM

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

    tGreenWay ●

  • and then go check your breaker box. They are probably hard wired there. Make sure there are no breakers flipped.

    (I freaking hate these things and Im not an electrician, so Im kind of guessing from my own experiences)

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • clap

    This post was edited by Rich Rodriguez on 7/18/2012 at 1:11 PM

    Rich Rodriguez

  • Rich Rodriguez said...

    Take out the batteries.

    This.

    Buffalo Spartan

  • stick your dick in it

    Brodson ●

  • GatorBill said...

    and then go check your breaker box. They are probably hard wired there. Make sure there are no breakers flipped.

    (I freaking hate these things and Im not an electrician, so Im kind of guessing from my own experiences)

    Did you not read the part about there being batteries involved? clap

    This post was edited by Rich Rodriguez on 7/18/2012 at 1:12 PM

    Rich Rodriguez

  • Rich Rodriguez said...

    Did you not read the part about there being batteries involved? clap

    batteries are backup only. Mine are hardwired, with battery backup. cyclops

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • Check to see if they are still plugged in.

    Buffalo Spartan

  • GatorBill said...

    batteries are backup only. Mine are hardwired, with battery backup. cyclops

    How rich are you?

    Rich Rodriguez

  • Rich Rodriguez said...

    Did you not read the part about there being batteries involved? clap

    cant quote correctly, cant edit correctly. Double posts with a post that was uninformed from the beginning.

    You lift me up!

    This post was edited by GatorBill on 7/18/2012 at 1:13 PM

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • Rich Rodriguez said...

    How rich are you?

    not at all. But Im up to code.

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • Check to see if you're awake. You might just be dreaming about something quite stressful in your marriage. Like maybe your wife likes a bone bigger than you can provide.

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

    tGreenWay ●

  • And make sure the batteries are installed correctly + to + and - to -.

    tMolson

  • GatorBill said...

    not at all. But Im up to code.

    I live in a DTN Management building. They pretty much duct tape paper plates to the wall and write "FIRE ALARM" on them, so excuse me for being up to date on your fancy electronics.

    Rich Rodriguez

  • Rich Rodriguez said...

    I live in a DTN Management building. They pretty much duct tape paper plates to the wall and write "FIRE ALARM" on them, so excuse me for being up to date on your fancy electronics.

    lol FUCK DTN

    Brodson ●

  • Rich Rodriguez said...

    I live in a DTN Management building. They pretty much duct tape paper plates to the wall and write "FIRE ALARM" on them, so excuse me for being up to date on your fancy electronics.

    I completely understand.

    [lol-ing]

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • tGreenWay said...

    Check to see if you're awake. You might just be dreaming about something quite stressful in your marriage. Like maybe your wife likes a bone bigger than you can provide.

    I wish!

    I'm stuck at work and the other half is trying to fix this at home. She's afraid the cat's going to die or something. I posted this on the board so she can read this thread and try out whatever is suggested.

    So far there weren't any breakers to reset and yes they are hardwired in.

    We're pulling batteries just in case.

    I just can't think of why they all go off at for a minute and then stop. The house is from the 1950s, but most of it has been redone, including the electrical which is up to code.

    censored

    tBookkeeper

  • dear other half:
    pics of tits or GTFO

    edit: should I give detailed direction, or can you do this on your own?

    TO the OP: you had to know that was coming. Just getting it out of the way so we can move on.

    This post was edited by GatorBill on 7/18/2012 at 1:28 PM

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

  • Here's a pic of her pussy.

    I walked her through the circuit breaker part of things. It sounds like everything was in order.

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    tBookkeeper

  • tBookkeeper said...

    I wish!

    I'm stuck at work and the other half is trying to fix this at home. She's afraid the cat's going to die or something. I posted this on the board so she can read this thread and try out whatever is suggested.

    So far there weren't any breakers to reset and yes they are hardwired in.

    We're pulling batteries just in case.

    I just can't think of why they all go off at for a minute and then stop. The house is from the 1950s, but most of it has been redone, including the electrical which is up to code.

    censored

    How those hard wired smoke detectors work is that there is a wire connected to all the smoke detectors than when one goes off it sends current down that wire as a signal to the other detectors to go off. It does that because if there is a fire in your basement or garage or something you want to hear it in your bedroom where you are sleeping.

    One of your detectors is probably going bad and triggering all the other ones. The detectors in my house have a light that flashes that shows which one triggered the alarm. Yours may or may not have it; if not, you can use the process of elimination to find the failing detector. Honestly, I would just replace all of them at the same time for peace of mind, especially if they are close to that expiration date.

    This post was edited by nystyletaco on 7/18/2012 at 1:34 PM

    nystyletaco

  • Have you tried starting a fire in the middle of your living room to see if the fire alarms are working properly? shrug

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    Giant Moose ●

  • tBookkeeper said...

    Here's a pic of her pussy.

    I walked her through the circuit breaker part of things. It sounds like everything was in order.

    QUALITY!!

    After the breakers, and having good batteries, Im past my element in the alarm department.

    (although, some sites suggest using a vacuum cleaner hose and cleaning dust out of them. I know for certain that dust will cause them to go off, but I dont know if that is your problem here or not)

    If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. Jimmy Valvano

    GatorBill

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