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Posted by Malcolm Hoar on March 18, 2007, 5:18 pm
>Hello:
>
>This is really crazy, but I thought someone might have some information or
>thoughts on the following.
>
>Live in a typical colonial in New England.
>
>Have a Kidde ionization smoke fire alarm on the ceiling upstairs, and a
>First Alert one on the ceiling downstairs.
>
>Both have new batteries, and both units are fairly new.
>
>Carbon Monoxide detectors in house read zero.
>
>Every day, or at times every two days or so, each unit will give 4 chirps,
>and that's all until another day or so passes.
>
>Not the normal alarm mode as if it would be sensing a fire, or the low
>battery indicator signal.
>
>Just 4 chirps, then nothing again for 24-48 hours.
>
>Called both manufacturers, and both don't have any thoughts on.
>
>Both are doing it, so it's hard to believe both units from different mfg's
>are defective. But, perhaps ?
>Also, nothing in instruction manuals, or by talking with customer reps at
>mfg's that knows anything about a 4-chirp signal.
>
>No correlation with anything that I can determine: kitchen not in use,
>sometimes AM, sometimes PM.
>Gas furnace may be on, or may be off.
>Can't imagine what might be doing this.
>
>Any thoughts on would be most appreciated.
Mocking birds?
Sorry to make fun. It's truly bizarre. Are the two units
interconnected? They probably shouldn't be since they're
different brands.
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