Alarm noise!

Gallagherone

Hello!

Last night I got home to find that the flat next door to me (which is currently vacant) had a really loud beeping noise. It didn't sound like the fire alarm had died because it was beeping every other second. It meant that I didn't get a very good nights sleep and I think it will more than likely still be there tonight.

The flat is currently being done out so no-one lives there and the only people that are ever in are workmen and I haven't seen any in for weeks...

Is there anything that can be done for someone to go in and stop the noise? Or am I going to have to invest in some ear plugs?

Fatfingers

Call Environmental Health. They're the crew that deal with noise pollution (which Rock 'n' Roll Ain't, incidentally).

Sambostar

Could be a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm.  The good news is that the battery won't last long.  The bad news is that if it's the latter you might not wake up tomorrow morning.

Gallagherone

@sambostar... well that definitely isn't good haha. I will get onto the people who deal with gas leaks etc. If it isn't that then at least hopefully they can stop the alarm!

lloyd

What you need is a good drill with long wide drill bits.

Turn on full power and direct towards your brain through the ears.

57Deluxe

Is similar next door here. House been vacant all summer and now says sale agreed but the outside lights been on for weeks and blast right into me Beds... so went round early one morn with ladders and tools and took the bulbs out!

Gallagherone

So it isn't the carbon monoxide or smoke alarm which is good, but leaves me no further forward as to stopping it. The guy who came out thinks that there was potentially a power cut which has reset their house alarm and that is the beeping. 

I rang my local council who said that they would sort it out. So only time will tell...

Sambostar

Either that...or you are left with only one alternative.  I take it, it's a modern flat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk

10thumbs

A dark night ( no Batman jokes please) a cordless drill , a ladder , and a can of builders expanding foam = peace.

.... or does that only work if its a bell ?

equalsql

10thumbs said:

A dark night ( no Batman jokes please) a cordless drill , a ladder , and a can of builders expanding foam = peace.

Yep... I can confirm that this works very nicely

Sambostar

Sure it works with micro electronics too, at least the drill would.