On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:45:15 -0400, Marius Josipovic
wrote:

On 6/12/19 10:26 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
Anybody besides me having problems with a Kidde 10-Year Smoke Alarm- the circular one with the sealed-in lithium battery?

I've had three of them properly placed and mounted in my house for a good number of years now. But my experience has been that after three, four, maybe five years- they start spontaneously going off for no reason, perversely often at 2:00 AM.

I know the drill- twist it off the mounting plate, disable it via the screwdriver slot in the rear of the unit, call Kidde customer service and get a very pleasant lady who asks for the s/n and date of manufacture printed on the rear label then happily
FedExes a new unit along with a return label for the defective one.

This has happened three or four times now- the most recent occurrence being last night!

I don't know if I'm ready to go round with them again on this or maybe I need to find a different smoke detector product...


The Kidde PI2010 ionization and photoelectric hardwired interconnected are just as bad.Â* Last week I had one go off so I replaced the whole set of 4.Â* The damn things only last about 5 years.

I'll try the False Alert brand next time.

I think it is probably dust that kills them.