faulty smoke alarm
 

I have three linked mains wired smoke alarms in the house I have just
bought. They go off by mistake about once a day. Does anyone know what
the fault is and how to rectify it?
Cheers Nigmyk

faulty smoke alarm
 

"nigmyk" wrote:
I have three linked mains wired smoke alarms in the house I have just
bought. They go off by mistake about once a day. Does anyone know what
the fault is and how to rectify it?
Cheers Nigmyk

Might be worth a try - clean the dust and dead flies out of them. If that
doesn't work, you could try disconnecting each one in turn to find which if
any sensor is faulty. I that doesn't work then the problem is probably
central and may be beyond diy.

faulty smoke alarm
 

"nigmyk" wrote in message
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I have three linked mains wired smoke alarms in the house I have just
bought. They go off by mistake about once a day. Does anyone know what
the fault is and how to rectify it?
Cheers Nigmyk

You have of course ruled out smoke or steam (eg from a kitchen or bathroom)
or electrical interference? The Kidde ones I fitted 18 months ago had
surprisingly stringent requirements relating to distance from nearest
bathroom, distance from nearest light fitting etc.

If it's a fault then chances are it is just one of the three units.
Disconnect one by one and leave each for a couple of days to identify.

faulty smoke alarm
 

nigmyk wrote:
I have three linked mains wired smoke alarms in the house I have just
bought. They go off by mistake about once a day. Does anyone know what
the fault is and how to rectify it?
Cheers Nigmyk

I can understand 1 going off,but all 3? sounds like something common to all
three, mains tripping them?
As advised disconnect all but one and do each the same in turn.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

faulty smoke alarm
 

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

I can understand 1 going off,but all 3? sounds like something common to all
three

The clue *might* be in the phrase "linked" :-P

faulty smoke alarm
 

Andy Burns wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

I can understand 1 going off,but all 3? sounds like something common
to all
three

The clue *might* be in the phrase "linked" :-P

Yeah..managed to set all mine off yesterday doing some plumbing..flux
smoke gets them really excited..

faulty smoke alarm
 

In message .com,
nigmyk writes
I have three linked mains wired smoke alarms in the house I have just
bought. They go off by mistake about once a day. Does anyone know what
the fault is and how to rectify it?
Cheers Nigmyk

Get a pro in

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In message , raden
writes

Get a pro in

Will that help?

--
Bill

faulty smoke alarm
 

In message , Bill
writes
In message , raden
writes

Get a pro in

Will that help?

I thought I'd deleted it - obviously not

--
geoff

faulty smoke alarm
 

What does your manual advise.

See a selection here; suggest you need a Users Manual; same principles
apply no matter what brand.
http://www.kiddefyrnetics.co.uk/alarmmanuals.shtml

raden wrote:
In message , Bill
writes
In message , raden
writes

Get a pro in

Will that help?

I thought I'd deleted it - obviously not

--
geoff