On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:02:53 -0500, "Les"
wrote:

I have Firex smoke alarm detectors for the bedrooms. (Apparently put in by
builder.) One went off
sporadically last night. There was no smoke. I noticed that the green

How do you know there was no smoke?

A neighbor had a smoke alarm going off sporadically, so he removed the
detector to get it repaired. I don't know where they repair
detectors, but nonetheless, days or weeks later a fire broke out in
the clock of his stove. Burned out the whole kitchen and smoke damage
elsewhere. Maybe water damage under the kitchen also.

These things are sensitve and will alarm when smoke levels are below
what your nose can sense.

light blinks periodically, but I
saw, or thought I saw, it red periodically. Has anyone out there had a
similar problem?

Guess I will go down to Home Depot and get a new one, since documentation
says to replace every
10 years. The model has been discontinued, and when I tried calling the
company, Invensys, the
phone has been disconnected.

Sure would appreciate any suggestions....