"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message
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Now, this doesn;'t have an override, so the only way to shut it up is to
remove the battery.
When the smoke has cleared, the battery has to be replaced, in which case
it
will sound for up to 60 seconds. So, replacing the battery late at night
isn't an option.

Our smoke-alarm is in the hallway, just off the kitchen, and sometimes goes
off when the grill is being used.
A waft of a newspaper underneath it, or even just a hand, always shuts it
up.