Stop A Smoke Alarm Chirping With 3 Quick Fixes

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This video will provide 3 different fixes which will help to stop the annoying chirping coming from your Smoke Alarm or Combo Smoke and CO Alarm. This should be relevant for both battery-powered and hard-wired (battery backup) units.
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[@csseuich4235]

This video is a contribution to society. Nothing like being able to stop that 2:00 am chirp. My deepest thanks.

[@estebanrandomtimes4551]

A nice toss down the road does the trick to

[@mikiasg8453]

Its 4am for me 😴

[@PicklePlays6]

1am for me. I jave nonreplacement battery ffs

[@dezrvnone2483]

502 am dog 🐕 is howling and shaking like it’s the end of the world, can’t convince him that I changed the battery and it’s all over, well we are up now might as well have breakfast 😊

[@syzombienikado5589]

@@mikiasg8453 same

[@damarapoledna3636]

By step 3 I'm usually taking a sledge hammer to it

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Hahaha, ain’t that the truth. Especially late at night 😡

[@timwilson3150]

I actually had a customer who did that once. I installed the smoke detectors and a year later I got a call from her. She said one was chirping. I showed up later that day and she had taken a hammer to the one chirping. I replaced the one she had smashed and replaced the the batteries to the other 3. That was that. Easiest $100.00 I ever made. I’m an electrician by the way.

[@melindy325]

Going out of my mind

[@kenrutherford1109]

IKR

[@Bremend]

Or just buy a new one?

[@charityknights8872]

This video is so worth the watch. 12am I was woken up to a horrible beeping. I changed the battery and it didn’t work. I listened to this for three days and did not sleep at all. I finally KZbind it and found this video. I cannot describe the relief I had when it finally stopped beeping. I will hear that stupid beeping in my nightmares for at least a week.

[@FFWeeWoo]

From a firefighter, thank you!!! You would be surprised to know how many people call us for issues like this. So many people have no idea about this.

[@rondee]

There could be a QR code leading to this video printed on these alarms!

[@MeredithDomzalski]

My breaker isn't mapped correctly, so I'm at a complete loss for now. 🙃😢

[@bcshort1209]

I'm assuming that you are talking about identifying the correct circuit breaker because it's not marked with "smoke detectors" on it. The only thing to do is to get an assistant to watch the green light on the detector and then turn off each breaker one at a time. Have the assistant tell you when the green light goes off. Be sure and mark the label area in your panel box before you put your tools away. You might need it again someday.

[@brittanyviebrock8773]

I don’t! I can’t even reach mine fully !

[@tjjones33]

glad to know I can call the fire department about this my landlord will not do it

[@katherineries5109]

My husband passed away last year & I was in panic mode when I heard a noise in my condo. I followed the sound or chirp & found it downstairs in basement. This video was a life saver very explanatory. Thank you very much!!

[@talemaker1]

I just did all of your steps in one. Worked perfectly! Thank you very much! I don’t know how we ever survived without good people like you on KZbin.

[@katherinesingletary2482]

Your video was very helpful. Straight to the point. I hate most DIY videos because they talk too much. I'm a 63 year old female. Your video helped because my smoke detector didn't stop with just the pressing of the button. Other video said press for 10 secs. yours said 30. Inside was dusty too. I sprayed the dust out and held button longer. No more beeping. So thank you.

[@josephmoore7403]

Best video. Glad you went beyond change batteries. Everyone finding this video already changed batteries.

[@emma-bb9ik]

Thanks for this video. I appreciate the concise. no rambling, clear directions. So many of these just go on forever but this one was short and helpful.

[@keepcalmcarryon8178]

Thank you for posting this very helpful video! You clearly and concisely give us the steps to correct my wired alarm chirping issue. I feel confident that I will be able to address this issue without having to go through the frustration of finding an electrician that I could actually book within a month's time! One very minor suggestion: when you show the back of the device for the expire date - perhaps freeze the image or hold the camera steady and use a pen/pencil to point at the expire date. This would be helpful as some of us aren't too eagle-eyed to catch it in the video! Thanks again!

[@mrtools2]

Thanks for taking the time to help the world with this. Your tip that the battery would only fit one way was excellent. This wasn't mentioned on two other smoke alarm videos I watched.

[@jomccracken4800]

Thank you for your excellent video! I’m not very mechanical, but your directions were clear and concise. Thankfully, all I had to do was replace the battery, but I now know what to do in case that doesn’t work 🤗

[@krunalmehta7018]

One of the best troubleshooting video I came across. Unfortunate for me, I had to twist the battery connection to compete the circuit. But after several attempts, I finally managed to get rid of the chirp noise.

[@vwithers1584]

Do you mean you just twisted the plastic casing anticlockwise!? Did you change the battery or just do that to stop it chirping!?

[@vwithers1584]

And also, did you flick a switch off on the fusebox/circuitboard, before you twisted the casing/battery connection!?

[@julieburkett501]

I completed all the steps to insure it would stop beeping. Success! I also added the current month and year to the battery with a Sharpe. I also wiped the exterior of the unit with a damp rag. Found the expiration date of the unit. Helpful video

[@teresarobinson1153]

I love your videos, you’re concise, you’re friendly, and you show us what you’re working on. Well done!

[@josephsonora3787]

I wasted my time watching 5 other videos that were a WASTE of time! They never got to the point and went on & on! YOUR VIDEO was precise immediately! I only had to watch like 2 minutes and DONE! THANK YOU SO MUCH! 👌

[@johnr5252]

I had one of these hard wired models that I could not kill. I took it down and removed the batteries. The thing would not stop chirping. I took a hammer to it and threw it in the trash. Still chirping. I pulled the trash can to the curb; still chirping. As far as I know, it may still be chirping in the landfill. I replaced it with battery operated units. So far, so good. So frustrating.

[@virginiagillert9423]

I can hear it from here !!

[@crazypete3759]

I can regularly hear a smoke alarm chirping when I go to the landfill. Many people seem to find the hammer option to be the best solution! They have models with a built in 10 year battery. the battery lasts as long as the detectors lifespan and then you chuck it out and get a new one. no chirping for 10 years!

[@AlisUnicornFarm]

Reminds me of Pheobe when she hit it with a hammer and sent it down the laundry shoot 😆

[@skywater1569]

@@virginiagillert9423 😄😄😄 me too

[@user-kb6wd5it4z]

I bought 4 smoke detectors with a 10 year battery by First Alert. I only wished I would have read their reviews first. After 18 months the detectors started going off in the middle of the night and we tried everything to turn them off. Horrible product!

[@javierv.5242]

Woke me up at 3:30 AM. I searched for the source of the chirp around the house but didn't realize the beep was coming from inside my room. I tried to ignore it for a half hour but then I grabbed my phone and did a search. This video came up and thank God! Being 4 AM, I could not go to the store to buy a 9 Volt so I decided I'd wait until morning and go buy a battery then. But the chirp was so loud and it wouldn't let me sleep if I waited until morning. Then I remembered that I had a 9 Volt in my car from when I was going to play guitar at my church! My guitar uses a 9 Volt battery and I had bought one about six months ago and it was just riding around with me in the car all this time! So then I had to decide if I was going to go outside to my car at 4 in the morning or wait until the sun came up. But I figured since God had already gave me the battery, and the noise wasn't going to let me sleep, that I should probably swap it out right away. And thank God now the loud chirp is gone. Thanks to God for giving me the battery and thank God for this video!

[@zevin5191]

But God didn’t give you the battery, or the video, you got the battery yourself, and you looked up the video this guy made. I’m not saying “god” doesn’t exist, but quit thanking him for every little thing😂

[@gachapinCUEVA]

@@zevin5191 Let him thank whoever he wants

[@Antonio_took_a_hike]

Thanks for reminding me my guitar has a battery for the smoke detector

[@hazesativa8641]

@@zevin5191 you might be going to hell, I thank God for every breath I take

[@travis8665]

@@zevin5191 God did create the battery by giving people the skills to know how to make it and fix it. God made doctors too and he made people like this chap who took the time to help others with the same problem. Most people wouldn't care less about giving this information out.

[@philpeters8200]

When my mom was still living I would stop by regularly to see if everything was OK. On one particular visit I heard the smoke alarm make a chirp. She immediately said that the noise had been driving her crazy and had even sprayed it with Raid to kill the bug that had gotten inside. I told her the chirping was not a bug but a bad battery. To be fair it does sound like a cricket. My wife and I still chuckle about the bug in the smoke alarm to this day.

[@toyaharris5221]

So cute!

[@rosemaryrogers1478]

😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@amc3736]

Thank you for your tips! It helped stop the chirping. And taking off the housing, I noticed the 9 V battery connectors were a little wonky. I reposition them to make a better connection. But I also had to release the built-up chirps. I think that was the main culprit. Thanks a bunch! I’m going to subscribe!

[@anthonyjimenez4654]

Thank you! It is 10pm at night and your video helped me solve my chirping. It was step 2 that solved my problem. Thank You.

[@miamontgomery3049]

I had the added fun of single-sided deafness, which, for those who haven't had the pleasure, removes your ability to determine what direction a sound is coming from-it seems to come from everywhere! But I narrowed it down to two units, one inside the bedroom door, the other in the hall just outside the door, got batteries ready for both, then googled this fantastic video on how to get to it. The side-slot battery compartment on my units were so well concealed as to be invisible! At least at 4am it seemed that way :-|. So thanks, for a much-needed assist in the wee hours :).

[@user-hq6lu4fm6p]

THANK YOU! This video was so incredibly helpful, and in my case, saved me over $40. It took me to step 3, but I was able to successfully troubleshoot the issue and not have to replace both smoke detectors (under 4 yrs old). And thank you for explaining it in a way anyone could understand. Your videos also helped me a ceiling fan installation a few months ago.

[@eduardomoncada8677]

The alarm about every 4 hours would go off and i just followed these steps and it worked !! I saved this video in a very special place in my heart ❤️

[@diannamorgan1287]

Thank you for the help from the video. I had no idea how to get the battery out, it was easier than I thought it would be. I changed the batteries and reset the smoke alarm the chirping was fixed.

[@i19308]

Excellent video. Short, sweet and to the point without excessive rambling words - Thank you!!!

[@voiceofhislove8650]

Your video saved us in time of need. Early morning odd hours are always when these devices start chirping. Your video allowed me to fixed my problem.

[@shauneferguson2340]

Thank you for the video. It took me all the way to step 3! I didn’t have an air compressor so I used a vacuum to remove the dust around the unit. New battery and boom! No more chirps! Thank you!

[@amycoleman2693]

Excellent how to video. I had to go to step 2, but everything went smoothly. Thank you for your guidance!

[@mariadelrosariovillanueva8716]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this video. I am a senior. I had no idea what to do or how to do it! Yours was the first video that came up! I could barely reach! Following your instructions I was at least able to stop the annoying chirping! It started late at night. My son wasn’t going to be able to come by until tomorrow!! Thanks again….. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep had you not helped me! I turned off the breaker, I removed the battery and I disconnected the wires. I appreciate the time you took to share your video. God bless you today and always.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Hey Maria, so happy to help you. All the best!

[@mariadelrosariovillanueva8716]

@@EverydayHomeRepairs Thank you. Be well. Stay safe.

[@MichelleLane-ki4ww]

Thank you. I have the fire and carbon monoxide alarm detector, and It was just the battery. I thought it was wired only. Oh the peace and quietness, no more chirping. Thank you for being to the point and so patient as you explained with detail about how to solve this issue.

[@sheltonsamuel1969]

Thank you so much! We were going crazy with all of the incessant chirping. We were able to resolve the issue by following your steps 1 and 2. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@warronfrench8163]

Thanks for explaining about the strictly fire-alarm lifespan, that is something I didn't know and have more than surpassed twice over in all of my fire alarms.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Yeah, safe to say you are not the only one but also something you don't really want to chance. I just ordered a whole new round of alarms for my house.

[@GrannyZanna]

Several firemen in Charlotte NC own and operate a company that cleans clothes dryer exhausts. After they finished the cleaning, they offered to check all of my smoke detectors. I had owned my house about 10-12 years at that point and 5 of the 8 smoke detectors were dead. Scary!!

[@kevinchapple309]

Really helpful video. Gives so much more info than just straightforward battery/reset advice on other vids. Got ours reworking by following the step 3 advce on our battery smoke alarm.(We had changed the battery and it was still chirping).Also the advice on lifespan and finding the date of the model.Thanks!

[@DaVlogAndGamer]

Same but mine was chirping for 45 minutes we called the fire department and they helped us turn it off and all heads are killing all of us right now because this happened write now

[@vwithers1584]

Can you help please? I don't know if I need to switch off a switch on the fusebox. I don't have a switch labelled smoke detector on there. I have ones labelled: lighting, lighting, sockets, sockets, shower, cooker. On the left of those is 2joined together red switches/switch saying main switch. It's a very cheap, 15 year old, basic smoke alarm. How do you know if you have to flick a switch on the fusebox, please!? I have pressed the hush button for 20 seconds but it's not resolved the chirping. Would I electrocute myself by not pressing a switch on fusebox off, then twisting plastic cover off to see which battery I need to order, please!? Is it likely to be a 9volt? To stop it chirping temporarily, can I turn the plastic cover anticlockwise, safely without flicking a switch off on the fusebox!? (I think circuitboard is same as fusebox, isn't it)!?

[@jameswilliamwhite5355]

Thank you for your extremely helpful video! Especially the part about the date as after replacing the battery the chirping still continued and upon checking the date of the smoke detector we found it be 10 years old.

[@glennpurcell5206]

Wife woke me up at 3.25a.m. this morning.......thanks to your excellent video,I got the cover off-cleaned out the inside / works just fine now........I checked the 9V battery first with a multi meter,checked out over 9 volts.......thats when I looked for and found your video that actually was to the point and easy to understand.............thank you SIR.

[@SadieKats]

Very thorough! I have an older unit (10+ years old) and a new 9 volt didn't solve the problem. Before watching your video I had an idea about 'dust' in the unit. Standing on a ladder (bad for a 74 yr. old gal!) I used a toothbrush to brush the inside metal part. It solved my problem but after watching your video I KNOW that I need to replace all of them in my 18 yr. old house! Thanks so much!

[@polishowl8233]

Your toothbrush solution saved my sanity. Thank you! 😮‍💨

[@elaine_qqliu8506]

The 6AM chirp woke me up, I'm so happy that this video can save me from hearing the chirping all day long.

[@krandelvision555]

THANK YOU very much for solving my smoke alarm issues. Mine are hard wired and yes they are to OLD! All SEVEN need replacing but are still functioning. They are now #1 on my to do list. Once again, THANK YOU!!!!

[@user-wk6gb6hq6n]

Thank you !! This was so helpful and easy to follow. No more chirping

[@davidhogenmiller248]

If you’re too aggressive with the compressed air you may create condensation on the sensor and you won’t like your life until it dries. The lithium batteries are a life/sleep saver.

[@krystenramirez7957]

Thank you! That lovely chirp started this evening and I assumed it was the battery. I've never looked close at the thing but this made it so easy and with a quick battery swap it was fixed. At least I think it is....I could be deaf now after accidentally hitting the "test" button. 😅

[@daniboy4153]

So you didn't intend to hit the reset button and only wanted to do a quick battery swap to see if it would fix it?

[@tabumulimbi9110]

The steps to resolving the chirping sound are great! Very helpful video!

[@1kconkel]

Very helpful. Used the last suggestion with blowing air in the unit. Also, knowing that their is a lifespan for these units was very helpful.

[@JM-xi1nn]

Thank you so much. As a woman living alone I was about to call an electrician but decided to check UTube. I didn't realize that it had a battery since it is hard wired, so you solved my problem and saved me.an e!ectrician's bill. Thanks a million.

[@dailydriver5568]

Woke up this morning at 4am with this chirping going off because my apartment complex is without power. I didn’t have a replacement battery, but when you said to hold the reset button to use up any residual power, that was all I needed to know. Now I can go back to sleep in peace and deal with the power when I wake back up, thank you!

[@dailydriver5568]

Of course my power kicked back on a minute or two after I took my smoke detector down 😩

[@minert12345able]

Thanks so much for covering this thoroughly; a little different angle is dealing with a chirping smoke alarm in larger premises with more than 10 alarms, that are hard wired and integrated with fire alarm monitoring and connected to the fire department. Ours have a 3 volt 123 lithium battery nested inside the sensor, which can be changed out by turning the sensor counter-clockwise to remove from baseplate. Just a word of caution that with our integrated system, a removal of the unit from its base does trigger an inhouse alarm mode at the control panel that will not go into full alarm mode and can be cancelled at the control panel.

[@dreamingkid6573]

have been living with this noise forever. finally decided to fix it. your 3rd method worked with mine. Thank you.

[@sdiessner]

Thank you for your help! The battery was low/dead, but the unit itself was too old, too. So, after I turned off the breaker, I replaced the old unit and I used a new lithium 10-year 9v battery. The one tricky part was disconnecting the wiring piece. I don't have a lot of strength in my hands, so I used a pliers to pull it out. Also, when I reconnected the wiring piece, I listened for the clicking sound (that it was properly connected). At any rate, the new unit is working great. Thanks so much for your help!

[@lenapetrova]

Thank you!! I just followed your instructions and a new battery fixed the issue! Thank you for such a detailed video!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Happy to help!

[@reddeadcoquette2024]

The air duster trick worked! I didn't even have to unplug it or take it apart, I just blew into the unit and dust flew out and it stopped chirping. Thank you so much!

[@soraiaoliveira3883]

I love you!!!! I did it in the middle of the night by myself! New homeowner here!!! Saved my insanity and the insanity of my neighbors!!

[@Tom-ej8bb]

Dust and blowing out at least 2 times a year will help keep these from tripping too! At least 2 times. I'm doing mine every month, easy and quick and keeps them clean! TY

[@Celineday]

Thank you! My maintenance in the building won’t answer the phone so I had to figure it out on my own. It’s fixed now! 🙂

[@thegrumpytraveler8790]

I owe you a beer!!! Turned out that the prongs needed to be pushed out so the batteries could make better contact. I never would have thought of it if it weren't for this video. THANK YOU!!!

[@gabrielcsihar4380]

I have a different brand of smoke detector but your advice did the trick. The next two steps helped espresso with the rest button and giving it a good clean out. Thanks

[@shastastan1935]

Thanks for your very helpful video. We have a 1st alert photo electric detector. It's less than a year old and started chirping intermittently. it would only chirp for an hour or so and then stop for a few days. AT 4 this morning it started again. I replaced the battery but it continued to chirp every minute. I did clear the charge, per your instructions, and it stopped. Just to be safe, I'm replacing the unit. I like that I can just unplug it from the system. The new one will just plug in. Next time I will just unplug it even if it is the middle of the night. These problems have gone on for years and you would think the manufacturers would have got these issues resolved by now. I know some people who just yanked them down from the ceiling and threw the units as far as they could. Do you think uninstalled alarms could repel skunks?

[@cooperthegreat7131]

Those damn things always start beeping at 2:00 in the morning.

[@kenbrown2808]

fun fact: batteries produce electricity with a chemical reaction that slows down as the battery gets colder. so in a house with a setback thermostat that allows the house to cool off at night, the voltage output of the battery will be at its lowest at about 2:00 in the morning. then when the thermostat warms the house up in the morning, the voltage will increase, and the chirp will stop - until the next night. TL/DR: it's not your imagination.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@jimmyjones6298 no, it IS the battery chemistry.

[@TRKJSR]

Its 1:32 am...I can confirm.

[@Shootingstarcomics]

@@kenbrown2808 I know an old man that used to refrigerate his batteries.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@Shootingstarcomics yep, with older batteries it would reduce power loss during storage. newer battery designs make that negligible.

[@SterlingScott-nr4vz]

Thanks for taking the time to make this very useful video. I thought my smoke detector was consuming AAA batteries quickly. Turns out, the battery connectors needed adjusting, and I was then able to reset it. Sheesh. Thanks so much.

[@shaniecebrown9332]

This was very informative and when I changed the battery there were a couple chirps afterwards but then the issue resolved itself.

[@jes.g]

Your video was SO EXTREMELY HELPFUL! You made my day by fixing my issues with mine! Have yourself a great day! Good job!

[@jes.g]

Had to subscribe!

[@gennyreese420]

Thanks a lot 🙏 it’s literally The worst time possible when mine decides it’s old, new batteries aren’t doing the trick, I have an elderly bedridden mother who I can’t just leave in the middle of the night and animals who are freaking out, and I never knew there was a breaker devoted to the alarms. I’m so grateful to know that, I got it turned off and now I have a minute to get them replaced. Really I can’t thank you enough because I had no idea and I was totally panicked about how we were going to get through the rest of the night 💙🌌

[@kathygonzalez4680]

Thank you for your video, I had to go all the way to step 3, and found that I will have to change it out by next year(I didn't know that!). First time home owner, so previously I just requested maintenance 😂, because of your video I was able to complete the fix on my lunch break!

[@candaceconran999]

Taking it down and pushing the reset button did the trick! Thanks for your help!!!

[@winterfrost5975]

Did steps two and three and it worked! Didn't know blowing it with air would fix it. So thank you!

[@donnahartzler8704]

It's inevitable! 2 am - one unit starts and the others start! I first took out the batteries, didn't help. Didn't know how to remove the unit until I watched the video. I unplugged and pressed the button for a few seconds. The other new thing I learned was the expiration date - didn't know they did. All of them are years past their expiration date! THANK YOU for making this so easy!

[@deliaramirez9361]

What great instructions!!! Now I gotta climb the ladder to get to that darn thing. It is so annoying when chirping, I changed the battery yesterday, got off the ladder, then it chirps again. Now I really think they all need to be replaced. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Great video!

[@PaahanaMaoli]

Your video was a lifesaver (metaphorically speaking) my detector started beeping at 3 AM and nothing stopped it until I realized from your video that I could disconnect the wire in the back. Now I can sleep! Thank you!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Here to help 👍

[@linafransisca9699]

Nnn bjn#$🏟🎨🚒🚰🍓

[@neerajkulkarni6506]

Dealing with this at 4 am. Thanks for this video

[@NP-ej8hp]

Thanks for the video. Finished step 2 and works great!

[@georgiejanet]

Thank you so much! I had to completely take it apart, vacuum it carefully, put it back together, and voila! Mine did not have a battery, but thankfully in my part of New York state we rarely get power outages.

[@daveenerson6763]

Mine ended up being a bad connection under wire nuts. I removed and reconnected with new nuts and it fixed my issue. I also only use the 10 year battery ones anymore.

[@shastastan1935]

I quit wire nuts and now use lever (wago) nuts. Very easy to do strong connections.

[@bts.army4life88]

Thank you so much.. the chirp FINALLY stopped.

[@user-mf4yh5hd5e]

So well articulated, thoughtful, and responsible,

[@darlindaminor3988]

Thank you!! Changing the 9v worked! I thought mine was battery operated and I was very confused when I took it down and sad hard wires! This was very helpful!!

[@patminard2015]

This was extremely timely and informative. I feel much more confident about doing this. Thanks!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

You bet!

[@mary-ue4ir]

@@EverydayHomeRepairs You might not believe this but it's true. I had an alarm that went off every night this Spring. If I held down the tester button and let it beep several times it would stop for a few hours. I was being woken at night by the very same chirp as the smoke detector but it was ALSO coming from trees around my house when I went outside to listen! I did a lot of research and found out there is a small owl that makes the exact same chirp and the owls were migrating on the East Coast, and every dusk through dawn for two weeks they chirped outside trying to talk to my smoke detector when it chirped. Reply

[@draculena]

i’m going to remove all my smoke detectors and then light my house on fire out of spite

[@tinagreene7158]

Thanks for this video. It helped a lot. Of course the chirping started in the middle of the night. Tried 2 new batteries and then googled for help. Turns out the mfr date was 2006!!! I think it's time for a replacement. So I'll be watching that video next. This video gave me exactly what I needed to know and nothing more. I really appreciated that at 3am!

[@judybarrington1912]

God Bless You!!!! I was about to go all Phoebe on this thing and beat it with the broomstick. Followed your instructions and got it fixed. Thank You

[@jillybean5159]

Thank you so much! After several hair-pulling broken nights of flippin' blippin', after just 57 seconds into your video, and a rush to get the stepladder, there we found the offending 9-volt battery! We actually had 3 new ones on the table right underneath it, ready to renew the batteries in all our battery-driven smoke detectors! So now we shall sleep like babies! It could have cost us a very expensive call-out to a sparky, so I am deeply grateful to you for such an easy-peasy solution!

[@nickglass1846]

Very clear and helpful video. Really appreciated the 3 options. It took to option 3 -- the opening and cleaning for me. Also good to know about the 7ish year time limit for my combo devices. All very helpful. Thanks for making this video.

[@dbird1584]

May God bless you for making this video. Thank you for not going on and on. You got straight to the point and you are clear and concise. Blessings to you always 💯

[@janehorowitz6724]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I have 5 of these units at my home and they are wired. I replaced the batteries quite a few times but I always forget how to do it. I went on You Tube and saw this video. This video is wonderful.

[@janehorowitz6724]

I also remembered calling First Alert at one point and they sent me a new one after the customer service people asked me for the manufactured date.

[@donnawest7637]

The chirping started at 1:30am!! When I got home from work tonight, I was able to fix my chirping, hard-wired smoke and CO detector by myself - thanks to this video! I had to change the battery and disconnect the power source. There was no chirping after waiting 60 seconds, as you suggested. :)

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Nice! It can be super annoying 😡

[@Bellab1x1y1z]

Mine started on a cold night during sleep. I wasn’t able to turn off power because it was hardwired or take it down so I changed battery from unit. Now I can return to bed.

[@andrewc6385]

Nice. Thanks for all the details

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Happy to help.

[@Sun_Luvr]

Thanks so much for this video! I couldn't figure out why my unit would not stop chirping! I ended up having to take it down and blow it out and adjust the connectors in order for it to stop!! You are best!

[@CalvinRichmondJr]

Awesome video. I loved the fact that even though everything was not fixed on the first try, in the end you succeeded. I really appreciated the troubleshooting steps. Thank you.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

You bet!

[@kylecanaday1276]

I used your video to help on a job. Tried everything you showed but still heard the chirp. After removing the new detector and removing it from the room still heard a chirp. I was almost convinced there was a detector in the attic. Asked the customer if there was a detectors in the dresser. Wouldn’t you know she had just bought a new CO detector and put the old detector in the dresser. Found the chirp. Anyway you might make a follow up video on how to find a chirping detector even one that may be hiding in a dresser. Great channel.

[@cspel002]

You just saved me from having to hammer this thing down since I couldn't figure out how to stop it from chirping.

[@christenrenay]

Thank you so much for this video!!! That darn beeping had my whole house going nuts lol. The fix for us was taking the detector down, changing the battery, and then pressing the reset for 30 seconds. Our combo detectors mfg date was 2020 so we should be set to use these for the next 5 to 7 years. Thank you for that tip too about the mfg date. Never would have thought to look at that otherwise. Bless you!!!

[@mouradhassan2193]

Thanks - I worked until step 3 and it worked. This has been very helpful 👍

[@weizguy87]

I just broke all these stupid things in my house I couldn't figure out where it's coming from even after throwing them all outside

[@infin1ty850]

My issue has always been the battery dying, especially on the ones that are powered through the electrical system. I have never had the issue with needing to pull it apart and blow it out, but I've also never had to deal with multiple rental priorities. This was a great video, hopefully it gets people checking their smoke detectors. I've found that people tend to forget about them until they are in a state that need to be fixed.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

💯 if you look closely the housing says test weekly 🤯. How many people test their alarms weekly?

[@infin1ty850]

@@EverydayHomeRepairs lol, I don't think anyone actually does anything with their detectors unless they are making noise or they are swapping things out before they are planning on a move.

[@sincerelysandi]

@@EverydayHomeRepairs no one😤

[@layneshuhart9789]

Well, I had to buy a new unit, but SO happy they still carry same model. Though I almost bought 3 other's that were wrong model as the "helper" at the hardware store did not notice either. But, wow, I'm so much smarter now thanks to THIS video!!! I couldn't get the wired connection unplugged, so I thought maybe it wasn't supposed to be! SO glad to see how he did everything. Gave me confidence. And now no more sleepless nights!!!! I didn't even notice a model # on the back. I'll try to go clean the others now that I have some spray. Mine were same year as his and I've had them 7+ years.

[@alondraflores5275]

Mine is similar to yours and I was seriously hoping it was just the battery…and it was! At least now I know what to do for the future if it isn’t the battery. Thank you!!

[@reflectionoflight4629]

Thanks so much! This video was a life safer!

[@dukefurst5741]

You’re good. 👍🏻 Thanks! Too bad all smoke detector/co2 detectors aren’t manufactured under the same regulatory protocol.

[@charlottepatterson2864]

THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU! Changing the battery did it for me. Why do these things always go off at 4:30 AM Sunday morning?

[@princip3207]

Best one I've seen. Concise and comprehensive.

[@user-xi8zf7js5b]

Thanks! My question is why do they make it so not user friendly to align pretty much any detector when you put them back in?