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Annoying smoke arlarm
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Hi. I've just moved and inherited two smoke alarms, one in the living room and one in the kitchen. They are electric with a battery backup. Every time I use the toaster, grill or oven the kitchen alarm goes off, which then sets off the one in the living room. I've looked at the fuse box and tried putting each one off in turn to see what they did but the alarms still had their green light on. The idea was to switch them off when I'm cooking. It's really loud and my neighbours are starting to complain. And no, I don't burn my food! Any ideas on how to stop the one in the kitchen going off every single time??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It sounds like the target is somewhat dirty and with the addition of only a little amount of smoke particles it goes off. The target is a small (about 2 inch diameter) metallic "dish" inside of the detector (Looks like a small metal bowl). Make sure the hardwired electrical supply is off (pull the appropriate circuit breaker or fuse) and using a tissue or clean dry cloth, wipe out the inside of the target. This should solve your problem... Best of luck!
These alarms can be really annoying, but that's specifically what they are meant to do, to ensure everybody is alerted to the possible risk of fire.
Our downstairs smoke alarm is fitted just outside the kitchen door because when we fitted it in the kitchen it went off about 20 times a day. Even so, it still goes off in the lobby when we grill food.
Perhaps the answer is to fit a battery smoke alarms, one just just outside your kitchen door and the other in your lounge or on the landing. These are easy to stop screaming if you waft a newspaper or magazine under them.
Our downstairs smoke alarm is fitted just outside the kitchen door because when we fitted it in the kitchen it went off about 20 times a day. Even so, it still goes off in the lobby when we grill food.
Perhaps the answer is to fit a battery smoke alarms, one just just outside your kitchen door and the other in your lounge or on the landing. These are easy to stop screaming if you waft a newspaper or magazine under them.
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