I've run into this numerous times. Because it only happens
intermittently,it's a pita to locate the defective unit. It's probably not a
low battery, as that generally has something like a beep every 45 seconds
and continues. Typical units can be removed by a 1/4 turn counter clockwise,
pull down and unplug the jack in the back of the unit. I usually remove half
the units and see if the remaining units function properly, then one by one,
over time, replace each of the removed units until you find the one causing
the problem. If after removing the first half of the units, the problem
persists, put back the removed units and remove the others



"Ron" wrote in message
ups.com...
Some charitable organization did some repair work on our house and in
the process, put up smoke alarms-- everywhere. Now for some unknown
reason, and for no apparent cause, one of those bloody smoke alarms
start going beep-- beep -- beep (long pause) beep-- beep-- beep-- beep
(long psuse) beep-- beep....

It's like a psychotic game of hide and go seek: I go running around
the house trying to find out which of those electronic *******s is
driving the family crazy with the noise, but whichever the device is,
it stops and may not make any noise for another long stretch of time.
Since there is no smoke, no fire, there shouldn't be any reason for
smoke alarms to be doing that right? Has anyone else had this kind of
problem? Have any solutions for this kind of bizarre problem?

Ron