Smoke detector "chirping"

[Ole Spike]

Have smoke detectors in every room of my house and I have one that always "chirps" every minute or two for about 2 hours every morning. Don't have any paperwork on it, but I hold the button down to reset it, but it later continues chirping. Anyone know how to reset it or what does it mean when it does that?

[zucpet]

change your battery!!

[Final Cast]

:yeahthat:

[Burksee]

:yeahthat: What he said :yeahthat:

Batterys are getting low..........

[Big Frank 25]

Change all the batteries!

[Ole Spike]

Knew the detectors were wired into the house and didn't realize they had backup batteries in them.:dizzy: They've been in there for 6 years.......will change them all. Thanks.

[Liv4Huntin']

.. that it's a VERY good idea to replace all smoke detectors (even the hard-wired ones) every 5 years. Cheap insurance on lives.
~ m ~

[Jacob Huffman]

And remember to change them every 6 months..;)