Chirping noise every 32 seconds. FML

Maynehead

RMJ said:

terada said:

Karma is a bitch. Just spent the morning hunting down this chirpy sucker...

Ohhhhh what fun!

Where was it stashed away? 

Why can't they make the battery death sound more tolerable? 

Well, that kind of defies the objective doesn’t it

RMJ

Maynehead said:

RMJ said:

terada said:

Karma is a bitch. Just spent the morning hunting down this chirpy sucker...

Ohhhhh what fun!

Where was it stashed away? 

Why can't they make the battery death sound more tolerable? 

Well, that kind of defies the objective doesn’t it

Could be a sexy female Irish robotic voice....please replace your battery....

terada

RMJ said:

terada said:

Karma is a bitch. Just spent the morning hunting down this chirpy sucker...

Ohhhhh what fun!

Where was it stashed away? 

Why can't they make the battery death sound more tolerable? 

Not near the boiler, which kind of defeats the point of having it! 

Couldnt trace it for a good while but eventually found it at the back of a cupboard. 

LuttiS

Necro-Beep.
This is what you should have done

pintspiller

Sorry. Just seen this thread. I'm not reading every fucking post.

Did you get it sorted? I won't sleep until I find out.

crunchman

Didn't see this thread the first time.  Brilliant.

Sesh

Turns out the beep was to signify someone somewhere changing their mind about which car they were going to buy.

stickyfiddle

Beep!

ToneControl

I loved the frog

bbill335

menamestom

I have the chirp.  As soon as I heard it I knew straight away what it was.

Then I thought, hold on, all our smoke alarms have been changed out for mains ones as we’ve just had a loft conversion.  Then it dawned on me, the builders have only left the old battery smoke alarm on when they have put the new lowered landing ceiling in!

So now I have a month of chirps to enjoy before the battery dies, I either suffer it or smash a hole in my freshly plastered, decorated ceiling!

Why the hell would the builders board over a smoke alarm 

mart

menamestom said:

I have the chirp.  As soon as I heard it I knew straight away what it was.

Then I thought, hold on, all our smoke alarms have been changed out for mains ones as we’ve just had a loft conversion.  Then it dawned on me, the builders have only left the old battery smoke alarm on when they have put the new lowered landing ceiling in!

So now I have a month of chirps to enjoy before the battery dies, I either suffer it or smash a hole in my freshly plastered, decorated ceiling!

Why the hell would the builders board over a smoke alarm 

Because they read this thread?

Yearofthegoat

Lift a floorboard from above, or go into the loft?

menamestom

Yearofthegoat said:

Lift a floorboard from above, or go into the loft?

Under the new tiled en suite.  No way to get in there.  I could undo the ceiling rose that’s about a meter away and somehow use the 40mm hole to attack the smoke alarm with a stick.

boogieman

menamestom said:

I have the chirp.  As soon as I heard it I knew straight away what it was.

Then I thought, hold on, all our smoke alarms have been changed out for mains ones as we’ve just had a loft conversion.  Then it dawned on me, the builders have only left the old battery smoke alarm on when they have put the new lowered landing ceiling in!

So now I have a month of chirps to enjoy before the battery dies, I either suffer it or smash a hole in my freshly plastered, decorated ceiling!

Why the hell would the builders board over a smoke alarm 

Mains ones still have battery back up. 

ToneControl

menamestom said:

I have the chirp.  As soon as I heard it I knew straight away what it was.

Then I thought, hold on, all our smoke alarms have been changed out for mains ones as we’ve just had a loft conversion.  Then it dawned on me, the builders have only left the old battery smoke alarm on when they have put the new lowered landing ceiling in!

So now I have a month of chirps to enjoy before the battery dies, I either suffer it or smash a hole in my freshly plastered, decorated ceiling!

Why the hell would the builders board over a smoke alarm 

surely will last a lot longer than a month?
Just kill the thing
Cut a round hole in the ceiling, thenfix it
I'd demand the builders do it

ToneControl

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/How-it-Works/Question916651.html

" 4 years ago during renovations my builder managed to gib over a battery operated smoke alarm I had sitting on the framing. It chirped for about 3 years and for the last year alternates between chirping and squeeling. It has driven me bonkers but I can't afford to have the wall taken apart and re-done!! So maybe they do eventually stop beeping, chirping and squeezing but don't wait! it can take years and I'm still waiting!!"

menamestom

ToneControl said:

menamestom said:

I have the chirp.  As soon as I heard it I knew straight away what it was.

Then I thought, hold on, all our smoke alarms have been changed out for mains ones as we’ve just had a loft conversion.  Then it dawned on me, the builders have only left the old battery smoke alarm on when they have put the new lowered landing ceiling in!

So now I have a month of chirps to enjoy before the battery dies, I either suffer it or smash a hole in my freshly plastered, decorated ceiling!

Why the hell would the builders board over a smoke alarm 

surely will last a lot longer than a month?
Just kill the thing
Cut a round hole in the ceiling, thenfix it
I'd demand the builders do it

I checked the fireangel website and it is set to last 30 days.  We're away in 2 weeks, so will miss part of that.

I though about getting the builders to do it, but have just a) got rid of them after 15 weeks b) don't really want them making a mess over the new carpet.  But if it goes on longer than the 30 days I'll get them back.   

Handsome_Chris

Beep!

zepp76

Handsome_Chris said:

Beep!

Has it learnt a foreign language? It used to chirp!