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#217970 20-Jul-2017 17:38
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Replaced battery in kitchen smoke alarm. Tested, all good. Put back, but it beeps every minute like the low battery warning. 10 minutes later its fine. Odd?

 

When I had this I changed the battery in another smoke alarm that doesnt have low battery beep, now it does. 

 

Bad battery batch or do they need to settle in for an atmosphere change? I guess they went in 2010 when the house was built. 

 

Old and new batteries are Eveready Super Heavy Duty. 


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  #1826088 20-Jul-2017 18:27
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Beeping for ten minutes after replacing the battery is normal. Don't ask me why, but it is. As a fireman, I can say that most will do this.

 

The best smoke alarms are the long life optical alarms. Hassle and worry free. The battery is not able to be removed and should last you ten years. Older ionisation alarms should be replaced after this long anyway.

 

Make sure you whip the vacuum over them every now and then to remove dust built up.

 

As with anything, you get what you pay for.

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