On Dec 19, 4:56*pm, "RBM" wrote:
"Paul Oman" wrote in message

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I have a hardwired smoke detector that came with my house. When doing some
home projects (and some cooking) the detector goes off and there doesn't
seem to be any way to turn it off. It just buzzes until the air slowly
clears. My other detectors are battery operated and I just remove the
battery.. *Any suggestions on the wired detector short of turning off the
power? I am thinking about turning off the power, cutting the wire and
replacing unit with a battery model. Any alternative suggestions? Maybe
installing an on-off switch (attach to which colored wire?) on the power
line leading to the unit? * --------- *paul

The idea, is to not be able to permanently disable the thing. There are hard
wired models made that have a "Hush" button on them. If it is set off by
cooking, etc. you push the hush button and it will shut off for some
predetermined period of time and then reset.

yup, this. Also photos tend to get *more* sensitive as they age, as
dust buildup etc. decreases their alarm threshold. Simply replacing
the detector may solve your issue. (you didn't specify if it was a
photo or ion type detector)

nate