On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:37:42 -0500, Paul Oman
wrote:


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.

Don't do that.

Besides what they said, wave a hand fan or a newspaper vigorously and
blow fresh air into the smoke detector. I think that should be quite
a bit faster than the current plan.

Any alternative
suggestions? Maybe installing an on-off switch (attach to which colored
wire?) on the power line leading to the unit? --------- paul