Welcome to our forum. A Message To Our New and Prospective Members . Check out our Forum Rules. Lets keep this forum an enjoyable place to visit.
Private messaging is working again.

AAA
Avatar
Please consider registering
guest
sp_LogInOut Log Insp_Registration Register
Register | Lost password?
Advanced Search
Forum Scope




Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Feed Topic RSSsp_TopicIcon
Complaint Corner
Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 Topic Rating: 0 (0 votes) 
Avatar
ABitRusty
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 9:13 am
Member Since: February 10, 2019
Forum Posts: 4303
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Its pretty evil that smoke detector manufacturers install the circuit so that the low battery beep ALWAYS goes off exactly 46minutes after you fall asleep at night.  The shuffling around in the middle of the night looking for the "one" that's beeping is always so much fun.  Made even more fun by dog that things she's about to die from sound weapon.

Avatar
Mouse
February 20, 2020 - 9:18 am
Member Since: December 26, 2018
Forum Posts: 6097
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

@ABitRusty So so true. Add carbon monoxide detectors to the list. We just went through that last week thinking it was a smoke detector. Then I told Jer, “Maybe it is the carbon monoxide detector.” Yep. The one we have sounds much like the smoke detector.

                  Learn Violin and Fiddle

                   on

                         Fiddlerman's Fiddle Talk Forum

Avatar
Irv
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 9:40 am
Member Since: December 23, 2017
Forum Posts: 1650
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I recently came home from vacation to the tune of such an alarm.  Fortunately, it was the carbon monoxide detector needing a battery.  It could have been worse (the fire/smoke detector in the “air craft hanger” which is my bed room).  I need a sixteen foot ladder to get to that one.

Success is the progressive realisation of a worthy ideal. —Earl Nightingale.

Avatar
Gordon Shumway
London, England
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 9:59 am
Member Since: August 1, 2016
Forum Posts: 2734
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

The reason they go off at night is because that is when the battery is coldest and producing its lowest output voltage. The battery works by a chemical reaction and the speed of any chemical reaction doubles for every 10 degrees Kelvin (i.e. Celsius), I believe.

I went to my partner's house a few months ago and found her CO alarm in a bucket of water imperviously beeping away every few minutes, lol.

Andrew

Verified human - the ignominy!

Avatar
ABitRusty
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 10:09 am
Member Since: February 10, 2019
Forum Posts: 4303
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I installed a central heating system 10 years ago that keeps heat at a preset set point.  otherwise I think I could go with the battery thing.  I'm pretty sure theyve put artificial intelligence in them with small cameras to study human response time after being woke.  Further investigation is needed though. 

Avatar
Mouse
February 20, 2020 - 10:28 am
Member Since: December 26, 2018
Forum Posts: 6097
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

GregW said
I installed a central heating system 10 years ago that keeps heat at a preset set point.  otherwise I think I could go with the battery thing.  I'm pretty sure theyve put artificial intelligence in them with small cameras to study human response time after being woke.  Further investigation is needed though. 

@ABitRusty OMGosh! Big brother is in the detectors now! I must cover the one in the bedroom! 😂

                  Learn Violin and Fiddle

                   on

                         Fiddlerman's Fiddle Talk Forum

Avatar
starise
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 10:51 am
Member Since: September 9, 2016
Forum Posts: 447
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

My downstairs co2 detector is on continuous power since I piped gas into the house last year when switching some appliances to propane my better half insisted we get one. It has never gone off.

I have a smoke detector in my downstairs hallway that drives me nuts. The hood over my stove takes all air directly outside when on but it has a huge design flaw. It doesn't stick out far enough over the stove so the two front burners aren't really ventilated very well. I usually cook on the front burners so that's a problem. The biggest issue is when I open my oven. It almost always sets the smoke alarm off. No visible smoke. Must be very sensitive to both temperature and smoke.

I try to fan it with a large magazine or similar and that often clears it up. Run the hallway bath fan which helps to vent it out. Just very annoying.

The ones in my basement and the combo smoke/co2 upstairs are the worst for the little "chirp" on low battery. And yep. It's usually in the late evening.

Avatar
ABitRusty
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 11:06 am
Member Since: February 10, 2019
Forum Posts: 4303
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

All joking aside, I'll gladly have the random late night battery chirps in exchange for the safety.  its just funny when it usually happens.  Here's something to check on...does the chirp circuit alert for other things like the sensor reaching end of life?  There is an expiration period on these.  I went with that last night after the battery replacement didn't work and Ordered a 3 pack combination smoke/co since I'm pretty sure they are all over due for replacement.  Thought Id stagger them out as far as replacing.  Thoughts?

Avatar
starise
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 1:03 pm
Member Since: September 9, 2016
Forum Posts: 447
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Can't hurt to periodically replace them. Whether it's really a necessity or not I can't say. I've never had one continue to chirp with a fresh battery. 

My hunch would be that the detectors will continue to work longer than any time duration mentioned by the manufacturer, but aside from batteries the liability to the maker is no longer in effect if  there should be an issue. TBH I never looked to see what the guarantee for those is. JMOP YMMV.

Avatar
ABitRusty
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 1:29 pm
Member Since: February 10, 2019
Forum Posts: 4303
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
10sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

Tim  sorry youre gonna have to dumb down the acronyms sir.  jmop=just my opinion?  ymmv=your mileage may vary?  sorry  I'm a forum noob. 

I had a couple of detectors that no matter what I did still did the periodic beep.  a former firefighter coworker said it might be due to reaching an end of life so that sounded resonable an so I just replaced it.  also painting walls could do it and might need blowing out the internals with air.

Avatar
Gordon Shumway
London, England
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 1:45 pm
Member Since: August 1, 2016
Forum Posts: 2734
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
11sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

It's not difficult to find smoke and CO alarms with a built-in 10-year battery. I go for these.

Andrew

Verified human - the ignominy!

Avatar
starise
Members

Regulars
February 20, 2020 - 1:55 pm
Member Since: September 9, 2016
Forum Posts: 447
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
12sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

GregW said
Tim  sorry youre gonna have to dumb down the acronyms sir.  jmop=just my opinion?  ymmv=your mileage may vary?  sorry  I'm a forum noob. 

I had a couple of detectors that no matter what I did still did the periodic beep.  a former firefighter coworker said it might be due to reaching an end of life so that sounded resonable an so I just replaced it.  also painting walls could do it and might need blowing out the internals with air.

  

Sorry GregW. You are right about those. The acronyms are habitual. IDK...I don't know. lol.

ROTFLWCCOMN

Rolling on the floor laughing with coke coming out my nose :) Not really.

Avatar
Mouse
February 20, 2020 - 2:31 pm
Member Since: December 26, 2018
Forum Posts: 6097
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
13sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

@ABitRusty I am so glad I am not the only one who cannot decipher all the acronyms used. I need a code book.

                  Learn Violin and Fiddle

                   on

                         Fiddlerman's Fiddle Talk Forum

Avatar
Guest
Guests
February 21, 2020 - 10:20 am
14sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

My wife uses the smoke detector as a cooking timer.

JSOTCWATGGB

just standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.  I had to query the author to find out what that meant.

I used that joke without permission.

Avatar
Mouse
February 21, 2020 - 10:47 am
Member Since: December 26, 2018
Forum Posts: 6097
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
15sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

MrYikes said
My wife uses the smoke detector as a cooking timer.

JSOTCWATGGB

just standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.  I had to query the author to find out what that meant.

I used that joke without permission.

  

Darn! That JSOTCWATGGB reminded me I lost my Winslow Arizona “Standing On the Corner” cap again! I will never get it back this time. 😥 I will just have to “Take It Easy”. Was not anywhere I thought it might be, this time. Should have put a smoke alarm in it so the dead batter could have alerted me!

                  Learn Violin and Fiddle

                   on

                         Fiddlerman's Fiddle Talk Forum

Avatar
ABitRusty
Members

Regulars
February 21, 2020 - 12:10 pm
Member Since: February 10, 2019
Forum Posts: 4303
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
16sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

@mryikes said "...My wife uses the smoke detector as a cooking timer."

Yikes indeed!   I'm betting you have some fast reflexes fella.

Avatar
starise
Members

Regulars
February 21, 2020 - 1:09 pm
Member Since: September 9, 2016
Forum Posts: 447
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
17sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

Be safe!

tenor-1.gif

sp_PlupAttachments Attachments
Avatar
Mouse
February 21, 2020 - 1:12 pm
Member Since: December 26, 2018
Forum Posts: 6097
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
18sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

@starise Your above clip is one reason I would never go to Ichiban! If you do, bring a fire extinguisher. LOL

                  Learn Violin and Fiddle

                   on

                         Fiddlerman's Fiddle Talk Forum

Avatar
starise
Members

Regulars
February 21, 2020 - 1:18 pm
Member Since: September 9, 2016
Forum Posts: 447
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
19sp_Permalink sp_Print
0

I had to look up Ichiban lol. There's a place around here called Hibatchi that's the same kind of thing. Good food, but yeah, it's kinda close to the hot stuff.

Avatar
BillyG
Brora, North-east Scotland
February 23, 2020 - 11:12 am
Member Since: March 22, 2014
Forum Posts: 3746
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

MrYikes said
My wife uses the smoke detector as a cooking timer.

JSOTCWATGGB

just standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.  I had to query the author to find out what that meant.

I used that joke without permission.

  

ROFL at the "cooking timer" @MrYikes !!! LOL....  love it !!!

Well on the theme of acronyms ( well, not acronyms - I don't know what these "strings of letters that represent phrases" are called... ) --- anyways - the one I've always loved is the Han Solo / Princess Leia "IJASKAW"

Han to Leia: Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?

Leia: I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee.

 

I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - guntohead.JPG

Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)

Forum Timezone: America/New_York
Most Users Ever Online: 696
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 68
Currently Browsing this Page:
2 Guest(s)
Members Birthdays
sp_BirthdayIcon
Today celeigh87
Upcoming fryserisnon8, Picklefish, Tammy, Shell, Schaick, GlassTownCur, Violinista Italiano, Ogre, marcnaz, VirginViolinist, Cearbhael, eugenephilip572
Top Posters:
ELCBK: 8834
ABitRusty: 4303
Mad_Wed: 2849
Gordon Shumway: 2734
Barry: 2690
Fiddlestix: 2647
Oliver: 2439
DanielB: 2379
stringy: 2373
Mark: 2273
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 3
Members: 31781
Moderators: 0
Admins: 8
Forum Stats:
Groups: 16
Forums: 84
Topics: 10860
Posts: 138012
Newest Members:
jeni2024, Goldenbow, joanie, hunmari01, lydia.vertu SP, Thavence SP, tcaron21, Ustiana SP, DennisRathbone SP, Dan
Administrators: Fiddlerman: 16537, KindaScratchy: 1760, coolpinkone: 4180, BillyG: 3746, JoakimSimplePress: 0, MrsFiddlerman: 2, Jimmie Bjorling: 0, Mouse: 6097