First Alert smoke detector removed and there's still beeping at the hole in the ceiling!

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Did you ever solve the chirping from the empty hole? I have this problem

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DeAnne did you ever get this problem solved?

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I am going crazy - I also have a removed fire alarm the somehow continues to beep where it used to be. Just an empty hole with wires some how continues to beep. I even turned the breaker off to stop power and it continues to beep.

I have a new alarm coming but Iā€™m scared thatā€™s not going to fix it.

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Mine are beeping. Alarms down batteries out WTF. Has anyone found a resolution???

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Having same problem. Removed all detectors on circuit, yet hole keep beeping. Donā€™t even know who to call. I sound crazy when i try to describe problem

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Mine is chirping 3 times every 40 sec approx even after I replace the battery or removed the alarm device by unplugging from the ceiling what is actually happening I hear the sound from inside the hole

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Hey so i was having this problemā€¦. Dont know if itā€™s a permanent fix but this was happening to me every time my house dropped below a certain temperature. If the house is properly warmed it NEVER happens, if the house is cold it beeps. Donā€™t know why, it just fixes it.

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Okay, you are my hero! I searched Google for exact same problem and after reading your post about realizing the carbon monoxide detector was the problem I realized that was my problem too!! Feel stupid for not figuring it out but smart for finding your post. I owe you a couple of beers.

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The alarm is most likely at eol (end of life). Check the manufacture date if its more than 10 years you have to replace it.

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If you have an attic then you could possibly have a heat alarm up there.

Iā€™ve heard of something similar. The fix was replacing the batteries in the affected unit. However it may be hard to track down the alarm that has the low batteries.

(Information for both replies) One possible method that may work is to look at the suspected alarm, If the chirp occurs when the led flashes try replacing the batteries on that alarm. It is also possible that the chirp could be coming from a non smoke and or carbon monoxide alarm. Look around the chirping could come from any electrical device, the offending device could also be blinking indicating a problem.

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OMGā€¦ THANK YOU!!! Youā€™re not insane, and neither am I. A nearby Carbon Monoxide detector that Iā€™d completely forgotten aboutā€¦ Low Battery.

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I had this problem and thought it would be solved when a neighbor who is a retired electrician installed another hard-wired unit there. But the chirping started up again. It had temporarily stopped with the empty space when I turned the heat up, but it hasnā€™t stopped with the new detector installed.

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Well, it turns out that the chirping was not coming from there, but from the nearest battery-operated detector that needed a battery replaced.

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