4 Ways to Stop Smoke Alarm Chirping Noise For Good!!

[@softlavender4550]

Thanks, this saved my sanity at 2:30 AM in a rental house.

[@CageyLeigh]

What I don’t get is how the manufacturers get these things to break at 2:00 a.m., never in the daytime.

[@limbanimkorongo319]

Mine broke at 3 am I thought it was a frog or something and for 1 hour I tried to ignore it, I just took it out and took the battery.

[@Dareon1]

Literally me right now at 2am 😑

[@dacytoxic8179]

Mine just broke at 1:23am just got installed today. I am seeing reeeeddd

[@ambizness]

Mine at 12:30 am ughhh

[@krause2012]

I read that just because the home is cooler at night and that effects how the battery functions. Cooler temps, more likely it'll chirp.

[@sethmannie7745]

One of the most annoying sounds and you were kind enough to share it with us multiple times during your video. So kind of you.

[@Richiefishinggaming]

I'm noise sensitive and I can't remove it because It's wired to the wall what should I do ?,

[@MrsSueSing]

Thank you, friend. I am a single woman who knew nothing about these necessary PIA's - 3:42 AM.

[@Jordan-ts3dc]

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[@Jordan-ts3dc]

Killing M M U 0:03 0:03😅

[@Jordan-ts3dc]

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[@Jordan-ts3dc]

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[@Jordan-ts3dc]

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[@ryanfelizardo763]

just tell us how to turn it off, dont talk nonsense!

[@susangardem1354]

Thank you for your explicit instructions. My smoke alarm went off because of high humidity (experiencing heat wave/storms and lots of rain in Queensland Australia ) and I pressed the button with my mop handle 😂but it still chirped. I watched your video and pressed and held the button in and Voila - it has stopped. I knew it wasn’t the battery as I had an electrician check and replace them about 4 months ago. So thanks for excellent advice.

[@emarrama]

This just happened to mine at 12am.

[@meganodonnell9575]

Thank you so much for this video! Pro tip: this method only works if you correctly identify which smoke detector is chirping 😅

[@soundproofguide]

🤣🤣

[@sherrystone3307]

dude ! Thank you so much ! you are the only video I remember anyone saying to hold the button down for 10 to 20 sec. As you know it is very hard to think with a blaring noise especially if you are not a handy man. After about 15 hours of dealing with that racket and a neurotic dog ! Thanks to you I can finally get some sleep.

[@LeonaGroessl-io9xe]

Does the red bottln post to come every noe and tjen

[@LeonaGroessl-io9xe]

Does the red light post to come on

[@imnotabotrlyimnot]

@@LeonaGroessl-io9xe Under normal operation the red light usually flashes every minute or so, let's you know it's working properly.

[@devonboger6044]

Don't you hate that these videos take forever to actually tell you how to fix anything?

[@LenPenzo]

Yes. A 10 minute video that could have been condensed into 1 minute. Typical of most KZbin videos.

[@AndyJMacLeod]

Don’t you know that the longer a video is, the more knowledgeable the creator must be?

[@GeoffreyWhite-ol9qq]

I've been through this awful experience more than once. I never even noticed the change date on them, and I thank you very much for the info.

[@carolleet9611]

It's a maddening sound and it takes too long to get to the heart of the matter with this video. I almost went nuts!

[@user-pn5ko6dw2f]

It's easier to switch it off from the mains.

[@toni4729]

Thanks for the information. It's great when you're a crippled old woman woken up in the middle of the night with no one to call about it. Why the hell can't they put these things where they're reachable?

[@mmyrah]

I totally agree, I have one that is about 19ft up on my vaulted ceiling, ughhhhhhhhhhh

[@robertsteinmetz9054]

Thanks for the tip. I pushed the button like you said to release residual energy and it worked ! That's after pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to stop it from chirping!

[@soundproofguide]

Awesome!! Happy I could help! 😊

[@normabarros3124]

Thank you, you are such a blessing. I was able to take my smoke detector off the wall and use my hair blow dryer on the cool setting to blow out any dirt that's all I had and change the battery. I do not have a date to change the detector out so I have to tell the owner of my building about this.

[@JustThatGuy714]

You just saved thousands of youtubers channels

[@ShangDi_became_Jesus]

I figured it out on my own because this guy wouldnt stop talking about everything else but the title of the video. Took me a few hrs but i came back to the video to turn it off and found out hes still talking.

[@Ranger7Studios]

Also, a helpful tip. Use energizers not duracell batteries. Duracell battries are actually a little bit shorter then most batteries, so the connections don't quite reach, thus resulting in bad contacts.

[@soundproofguide]

Great tip! Thanks!!

[@barristevenson787]

Had this same problem in my old flat. The neighbours left their flat empty for months and the smoke detector was cheeping. Every 30 seconds for 12 weeks. That sound never leaves you.

[@soundproofguide]

@@barristevenson787 That would definitely be painful!

[@brendab2323]

I've NEVER heard of that. 🤔 I did know that there are multiple sizes of 3 volts. My fob takes a 2016, I accidentally bought a 2032. The diameter is the same but much thicker in depth. It works but my alarm is constantly getting triggered when I move my keys. LOL

[@joshwhite6872]

Thank you for the video. This really helped us at midnight. When the smoke alarm decided it needed a battery change.

[@soundproofguide]

Happy I could help!

[@NormyTres]

I ended up ringing the fire brigade (not on the emergency number!) for advice after Id5tried to kill mine - changed battery, still chirping, took a hammer to it, still chirping - it was beyond repair but it still kept chirping. They said to drown it - that stopped it. They also told me what I should have done, lol! I forgot what it was when the next one started, but I knew there was a solution, so I came to YT to find it. Thank you!

[@cherylmckelvey9816]

hilarious. I wish i could drown both of mine.

[@MariaDiez-qo6cb]

Thank you sooo much for your help. Mine,in the corridor,started at 4:25 AM and now, I am going to do what you said.🎉❤

[@user-dw5rt8du4s]

Thank you so much. I am looking forward to a good night's sleep after being awakened by false alarms the last two nights.

[@carad2008]

One of my two alarms started beeping once a minute and now I notice that they should have been replaced almost two years ago....thanks for telling me they don't last forever even though they are hard wired.

[@thelowprofile9767]

I just bought a new house without alarm. Problem solved.

[@yolie32228]

Thank You! Recent Widow. Watched your video. I fixed, because of your video. My husband used to take care of home maintenance issues. Started chirping at 6 am in morning. Luckily, I had some 9V batteries! I fixed for now. My replacement date was 2014! Wow, I'll be shopping for 2 new ones. Upstairs & Downstairs. Thanks Again!

[@suepete]

7am and it's chirp chirp chirp over here. Ugh! Got on a ladder and uninstalled it after removing the battery didn't work. Thanks for the video!

[@KandaJE]

I had 2 chirping every 3 minutes or so this last summer. New batteries didn't solve. Turns out it was the Kalifornastanian forest fires flooding the air here in western Colorado with smoke. Unfortunately my solution of Terminal Shutdown via hammer resulted in needing to purchase a new one... So the expiration date thing is no longer an issue! The new one has an expected shelf life longer than my own currently!

[@erwinsmith1324]

😂😂😂

[@lindae2524]

Thanks. Well explained. I live in a Senior building and I should wait till Monday when maintenance is here. I was tottering on a 2 step ladder but I am not tall enough to unscrew it. The broom handle didn't stop it so it is probably the battery, maybe the date. Good to know at least.

[@HudsonRyder-hz2jc]

I never comment on videos but this literally happened to me at 2AM and it was so so frustrating trying to sit through all of the chatter on this video while I wait for my insane next door neighbors to freak out at me

[@brendab2323]

You are so freaking cute I had to come back to watch this again, my new guilty pleasure apparently. LOL Mine started chirping Non-Stop about 4am, I put a new battery in it & left the house, got home about 20 minutes & it was still chirping so I put a brand new battery out of a fresh package into it walked upstairs to relax & it started chirping AGAIN! I have put new batteries in yearly & NEVER had to deal with it (unless there's smoke in the house from cooking). I wasn't aware that you can unclip the hardwired ones to put the battery in & out easier, that would have been nice to know all my life. 🤣 I'm putting in earplugs & going to bed now but tomorrow I will be unplugging it taking it down to vacuuming it out, I hope that stops it. 🤞 I can see the date on it & it is still good until 2028 so I hope it's just dusty like you said. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thanks for the tips. 😏

[@soundproofguide]

Happy you liked the video!! 😎

[@mikehouston5263]

😂😂That fake tongue check was awesome!!😂😂 Love it

[@koraykumru1295]

Best way is to break it and throw it away

[@soundproofguide]

That's number 5.

[@bisonthedictator5877]

Dude talking way to much get to the point

[@esmurphy9405]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@sumbl1ss]

There’s chapters, choose one that fits for you

[@rickagerstmann6040]

Thanks very much for this. I didn't want to have to leave a new battery in an outdated one, just to be able to dispose of it without it driving me crazy.

[@debrabelz]

Grateful for how to detach. Still beeped after new battery, so removing is my only option. 12 am Chridtmas eve. of course

[@neoreoscar2740]

Same here!!! Driving me crazy

[@vickilewis7079]

I put in a new smoke detector and it is still chirping, Its hard wired, I can't even rip it off the wall, still chirps. I am going crazy. The system is less than 2 years old. Im slowly going insane

[@koraykumru1295]

Have you tried hitting it with a hammer?

[@thinkIndependent2024]

Probably a different Smoke detector

[@lydialim6450]

Thank you for the clear explanation. Now I know how this works. The very is really disturbing

[@user-sz3fy7uo4g]

Thanks! I went by Phoebe Buffay way last night.

[@angelisa368]

Haha- me too!!!😂

[@brendab2323]

Nice catch on the first removal. (2:50-2:55 mark) LOL I have enough of a tantrum taking it off with two hands free on top of the ladder let alone doing it with ONLY one hand free & a phone in the other. 😂

[@rosecattani9413]

Thanks so much. I never noticed the expiration date.

[@TheGoodvideoclips]

Question about the battery . Does it have to be a rechargeable battery or will a regular battery from any shop do ?

[@NathanSander777]

Highly educational. Thank you

[@user-zl2fg1jz5f]

This is great stuff. Thank you so much. BUT... some of our smoke alarms are up some 18 feet from the floor (even the "short" ones are up at 12 feet). What a mess trying to fix these.

[@susanrandazzo2]

Yup. 20 feet, this chirping is driving me crazy

[@rubberchicken5670]

ikr? User friendly modern living.

[@63Ducati1]

If the battery is low, the alarm will chirp on a regular schedule, not just once. That was evidently your problem. I have some that chirp, seemingly at random intervals, with days the interval. My detecters are 6 mo. old and I have replaced all 8 batteries, 6 smoke, 2 CO, a week ago. They didn't chirp for a week, then random started. You didn't mention whether you had more than one (hard-wired w/ batt backup) smoke alarm connected. If there is a real alarm, all detectors will alarm if one alarms. Your fix is for a low battery or out-of-date alarm and nothing else. I did learn here about the "push button to drain caps", however. Thank you for that.

[@cherylmckelvey9816]

but house dust ? I am having construction inside and I think when i vacuumed up the remaining sawdust today it might have triggered the smoke alarm chirp...Someone mentioned Energizer batteries work better so I sprung for the lithiums a while back. Had a lot of intermittent chirp trouble until I switched to lithium. Duracell lithium not so good as the size of the battery is slightly different (comment above). Energizer lithiums seem to be pretty good. I keep an unopened Energizer lithium in the closet now because I frigging hate the chirping. It really is awful to listen to.

[@FastingStarChanelNo5]

Other videos say you must turn off yr electricity at the fuse box before pulling away the little prong thing connecting it to the power. Do I have to that? I bought dust covers for mine, have two of them on the darned thing and it still chirps so before going to bed I hit the button once again to reset it so I can get a full good nite's sleep. Thx so much!

[@miriamsanchez5225]

Thank you I will do what you tell us to do. This informations are very helpful for me

[@aliciagomez2817]

The left over part that’s still attached to the ceiling is still chirping with the battery is removed.

[@dionj3n119]

Thank You! It Works! 😊

[@mcat823]

TLDW; So remove from hardwire from ceiling. Remove battery. Press button for 15 seconds. Put in new battery. Plug back into ceiling.

[@mrburritoslayerRSL]

Ty

[@loisg.heimerwoodruff3857]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@zeldacalhoun6641]

Great help I swear

[@MrPeeveeto]

After you remove the smoke detector (and won't be replacing it for now) is it safe to tuck the plug/connector and wires back up into the ceiling so we can put the nonworking detector back on without connecting it?

[@musicbyfriendsforfriends3311]

Thank you.

[@samsjobeck1227]

Thanks for the advice!

[@jadehurley8325]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@tonylee3224]

Thank you…

[@elaineguevara4733]

who else is really is here at 2am? please, please let this work

[@joellevendy7313]

Yes! I don’t get it too. Why at about 2.00 am !! Thank you and managed to silence , well rather destroy old smoke alarm which should have been replaced in ..2013. From now on will change it regularly.

[@Tocimah]

The problem for me with those is that I cannot open them. Why they made them so difficult to open for women or those with weak wrists is infuriating.

[@kimkozer520]

Great job! What is the replacement detector you researched? Thanks for doing that too! I don’t see an expiration date on mine wondering if it’s super old?

[@soundproofguide]

Thanks!! The link for the replacement is in the description of this video. 😊

[@carriec857]

Watching this at 2:38am... I can't reach the damn alarm. Gonna have to sleep in the living room.

[@grannysgonerabid7425]

why do they always go off at 2 am!?!?!? They never go off during the day. Always in the middle of the night. ALSO - I have often unplugged and taken the battery out of a chirping detector ONLY to have a second one to suddenly start chirping. I take that one down and a THIRD one starts chirping. WTF??????

[@seanrussell1783]

Thanks!!!!

[@PurpleishFluffyClouds]

Pro tip: If your First Alert carbon monoxide detector is giving 5 chirps every minute or so, that's the "end of life" signal. Need replacing. Another pro tip: No, it's not the smoke detector, it's the CM detector in the next room. Just unplug it and take out the battery XD (Spent 15 minutes troubleshooting the wrong device, lol)

[@Rainwatercolor]

Left you a whopper of a comment. Only to find out the 1 of the 3 smoke detectors I was trying to fix, was the wrong one ROFLOL! Kind of like, did you check that the TV was plugged in? LOL Soooo This apt echos pretty badly, and I swore it was in my bedroom, but it was in the adjoining room... who'd have thunk? When I had all I could take I went to put a sponge over the speaker holes and realize that wasn't the one chirping! LOL. I popped in my rechargeable battery and low and behold the angels of silence were upon me! It's 3:31 how come they always go off in the 1 or 2:00 AM time EVERY TIME? LOL thanks this was very good video. But it did raise a question... why is the main hallway one without a battery back up, it used to have one... and why isn't IT chirping since that's missing???????? Inquiring minds want to know! Especially when they're up to 3:30 AM and are 71 years young! LOL Again thank you for the tips! Bless you child. Update: I just measured the "dead one" and like clockwork when I googled it said if it drops to 6.5-7.7 range it will chirp. This one first read 6.6 and after holding it on it awhile it got as high as 7.7. Go figure.

[@paulbaker4697]

hi, thanks!👍

[@user-ho6gn1nd8h]

Thank you, This was extremely helpful

[@toni4729]

I live alone, There's no daylight saving where I live and I can't climb. I'm utterly knackered when that thing goes off, it's the one and only thing I can't reach in my home and I don't have anyone to call.

[@irenestephens4004]

I took my hardwired Kidde smoke detector off, the in the ceiling keeps chirping, not sure which breaker belongs to the front room. Scared to try all breakers which may set off other power problems. This detector doesnt seem to have wires going through it cause I easily jyst pulled it off. 😢

[@seastarbutterfly]

Same! The Kidde is removed and the ceiling chirps. 2 new alarms. Did you ever get it fixed? What did you do?

[@user-kx3vp4mp6j]

I have put in 2 new smoke detectors in the past month to replace an old chirping detector. My problem continues. Every night the new ones chirp usually around 2AM and 7AM. If I turn the power off and turn it back on it stops chirping. I have installed a First Alert and a Kidde smoke detector. Both chirp the same way. I called an electrician and an electrical engineer installed my last one and he again checked all my electrical connections. I am at my wits end and have spent a lot of money trying to resolve this issue. Do I have to cap off the electrical wires and put in a battery operated detector?

[@Jordan-ts3dc]

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[@Jordan-ts3dc]

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[@John1960Video]

We have been told that another cause of 2 am chirping is events on the power grid. It stops in a few ( agravating!!!!) minutes, with me pressing the button for half a minute, two or three times. We have had several such episodes, and none of the issues you identified were found.

[@srinoni5372]

i cut the cable, because i don't know how to stop the very noisy beeping sound😢😢

[@cherylmckelvey9816]

totally with you on that. but expensive.

[@EC-yd9yv]

Must you keep the beep going ?!... Very annoying!!!

[@johnniepreston9788]

Thanks just what I needed.

[@thomasslone1964]

looking for names like tyrone and jamel in the comments

[@ThatFlamingFroggo]

Haha, mine is early. It started chirping at 1am.

[@oofmcgoof6386]

Here at 3am - thanks bro

[@mmyrah]

Well I must have the smoke dectors that is being hit by a ray of light, I have replaced unit, installed new battery and still chirps everyday around 5pm. I'm losing my mind thinking about next steps!

[@marriagepalavatv6661]

How do u know the particular one that makes all the detector goes off

[@RacovitsaD]

I was today’s years old when I found these had an expiration date. Soooo, mine are 19 years old… 🤦🏻

[@miogy02]

Helpful

[@nancybabcock1461]

The chirping continues from the WIRES that are coming out of the wall to which my smoke detector had been connected. So, I've removed the detector, removed its battery, pressed the button that stops the detector itself from chirping, BUT the chirping continues and it's coming from the wires to which the detector had been connected. Now what?

[@ogutirrz]

Same issue right now 😩😴

[@seastarbutterfly]

Same! Did you finally get a fix?

[@MrHotguy034]

Will this work for my wife as well she chirps a lot ?

[@donnatullio6270]

😂😅😂

[@jackieinflorida3179]

THANK YOU😅

[@natpope321]

Okay - none of the suggestions have helped me thus far with my chirping smoke and carbon monoxide detector; due for change out in 2027 (four years from now); new battery - tested well for power; switched the actual alarm unit with another in the house whose battery we just replaced and the initial problem location continues to chirp - so it does not appear to be the alarm unit itself as the problem; cut the power to the alarms in the house, disconnected the alarm unit in question and the initial-problem location continues to chirp (not the alarm unit). Blew out all dust, etc.; held the "test" button for more than three minutes; etc. My conclusion is that it is not the alarm but rather the hard wiring to the unit's location in the ceiling and am now fearful that there is a wiring issue inside the ceiling of the home. So, unit has been changed out, batteries are new and tested; alarm unit has been reset; AND still the installation location in the ceiling (NOT the alarm itself) continues to chirp - with or without power. I am at a loss other than to call an electrician. Thoughts?

[@annehardison91]

I’m having the exact same issue .. could high humidity be causing the non stop chirping ?

[@evelitalian]

Worst design ever

[@mcat823]

Why is this video so long. Just bullet list what to do… ugh. Its like recipe articles. They are all this long.

[@cherylmckelvey9816]

The more content in a recipe, the more ads can be sold. More room to put in ads that nobody wants to read.

[@carolinafine8050]

Nice video

[@sumbl1ss]

So mine are hardwired. 3 of them. 2 needed to be replaced. They never had batteries . The new chirping didn’t have one, the silent one , did. So I put a battery in the chirping one and it STOPPED. Peace of mind from fire and chirping- just add 9v battery, big ring on the outside , and close it. Plug it in.

[@MariarMutz-yz4lq]

I'm new to your channel

[@DowntownCanon]

I remove my smoke detector from the ceiling, but there is still something in the ceiling chirping. How can I find it?

[@Adeline9418]

Mine goes off every 8 hours. I push the button on it. Update. You have to unplug the connector AND remove the battery. Thing is i have to remember to reconnect it when apartment maintenance stops by.😊

[@hectorbriceno9501]

That chirp could have located a submarine underwater, definitely replace it! 😅

[@a.h.8231]

I am unable to disconnect the smoke detector ( the wires from the round piece) it doesn’t release. It’s frustrating

[@andrewphillips815]

this video could have been 60 seconds...

[@ashleelucas7815]

Haha. Well ...12 days..17 calls to landlady.. and 2 to fire dept... No one could make it stop.i ripped the wires.. ran over it 4x them beat it with a hammer.. IT STILL BEEPED... so now it lays on the bottom of the Mississippi River. And I'd MUCH RATHER take my chance with fire.

[@soundproofguide]

🤣🤣 I was thinking halfway reading it “throw it in the damn river” and you did 👏

[@Hernandezdenise601]

I need to soundproof a very thin and hollow door. Can you please give me some affordable and effective recommendations?

[@soundproofguide]

Bottom door sweep, acoustic sealant around and weatherstripping where the door meets the frame. Here’s a link to one of my videos with links to these products in the description of the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uXd32AgqmIe7M

[@Hernandezdenise601]

@@soundproofguide Thank you so much for your help!

[@dawnwhite13]

Thanks...its 1:55 am and i almost used a hammer to it! It kept chirping but now its off

[@leejohnson9301]

I can't even remove mines. I think its okd and just needs to be replaced, however I can't get it off. Moving it to the left and NOTHING im beyond frustrated

[@christophermiller741]

Sorry to be THAT guy, but doesn't anyone read instructions anymore? ALL of this basic info is usually on the back of the box of MOST standard smoke alarms. ...and, to answer your question, YES... I have nothing better to do. 😑 🤣

[@soundproofguide]

I welcome your comment! And you’re right about it being on the back of the box but most people don’t read that stuff and would rather have me tell them on KZbin, which is great for me! 🤣😎

[@rayynsongg4rayynboww]

​@soundproofguide thanks! I would definitely rather be told like this, @Christophermiller741alot of people have issues with technical writing, but the biggest issue is I definitely threw that box away after the initial read 2 years ago 😅

[@cherylmckelvey9816]

@@rayynsongg4rayynboww or for many people, they are already in the home when you move in.

[@thinkIndependent2024]

Ok no!! as a expert please don't follow these instructions ( some detectors have radioactive materials) Just change the battery or vacuum or blow. That device saves lives respect it please call the MFG or Installer or Fire Officials ( Uploader I understand the need to post content!! in depth research any life safety device even licensed personal can be charged for improper information) in all 50 states

[@will_of_europa]

This is for the black folk.