Smoke alarm keeps going off at daughter's apartment - what to do (1 Viewer)

[b-snatchers]

So it seems at random times that her smoke detectors go off - not every night but when they do its at about 2 or 3 am. First time they called the Fire department and eventually they were all replaced. They are kiddie and they are all interconnected wirelessly. I read reviews on them and they appear to be crap as other people complained about them.

What should they do:

insist they get replaced to another brand?
keep calling the fire department when this happens so they alert the landlord?

Suggestions?

 

[Van Dyman]

Could it be detecting something other than smoke...carbon monoxide, radon, etc.?

ETA: Yes, she should immediately (2 or 3 am) contact the landlord, every time.

 

[belljr]

We get this on occasion when it's very humid out. Since you replaced them cleaning is not an option. Dehumidifier?

 

[b-snatchers]

Could it be detecting something other than smoke...carbon monoxide, radon, etc.?

ETA: Yes, she should immediately (2 or 3 am) contact the landlord, every time.

They said is says fire, fire when it goes off

 

[b-snatchers]

We get this on occasion when it's very humid out. Since you replaced them cleaning is not an option. Dehumidifier?

They have a dehumidifier ( I think it is) or an air purifier that is already in this apartment. I should also note that the are on the bottom floor as well - maybe that has something to do with it?

 

[Van Dyman]

Could it be detecting something other than smoke...carbon monoxide, radon, etc.?

ETA: Yes, she should immediately (2 or 3 am) contact the landlord, every time.

They said is says fire, fire when it goes off

If it's 2 am could they just go out to a bar or something and let it bother everyone in the building until the landlord can come reset it? That'll get his attention.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We owned a condo in Hoboken that had a similar issue - it was determined that the building was not getting proper amperage from the power lines and a new connection had to be set up.

 

[b-snatchers]

We owned a condo in Hoboken that had a similar issue - it was determined that the building was not getting proper amperage from the power lines and a new connection had to be set up.

I think they are battery operated although I am having them send me the part number when they get back. If they are wired I will look into this

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We owned a condo in Hoboken that had a similar issue - it was determined that the building was not getting proper amperage from the power lines and a new connection had to be set up.

I think they are battery operated although I am having them send me the part number when they get back. If they are wired I will look into this

If they're linked there has to be some electronic component, I think.

 

[Dezbelief]

We owned a condo in Hoboken that had a similar issue - it was determined that the building was not getting proper amperage from the power lines and a new connection had to be set up.

I think they are battery operated although I am having them send me the part number when they get back. If they are wired I will look into this

Battery operated, just pop the battery out and get your own detector.

 

[b-snatchers]

We owned a condo in Hoboken that had a similar issue - it was determined that the building was not getting proper amperage from the power lines and a new connection had to be set up.

I think they are battery operated although I am having them send me the part number when they get back. If they are wired I will look into this

Battery operated, just pop the battery out and get your own detector.

they shouldn't be responsible for buying these since they are renting....I would think the landlord would have to take care of this

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

We owned a condo in Hoboken that had a similar issue - it was determined that the building was not getting proper amperage from the power lines and a new connection had to be set up.

I think they are battery operated although I am having them send me the part number when they get back. If they are wired I will look into this

Battery operated, just pop the battery out and get your own detector.

they shouldn't be responsible for buying these since they are renting....I would think the landlord would have to take care of this

You can A:

Start a thread on it here
Call the fire dept every night until it stops
Haggle with a property management company long enough to figure out who the owner is
Pester the owner
Potentially get your kids kicked out for being annoying

B:

Shoot the lock of the wallet and drop ~$50 to make this all disappear and you can fire up a doobie

 

[urbanhack]

is she blazing up?

 

[Grahamburn]

Yup. Stop smoking in the apartment.

 

[shuke]

With them being connected, if one goes bad it can be difficult determining which one. I have to occasionally replace the one we have in our upstairs hallway that is right outside the kids' bathroom due to humidity from showers.

 

[ChiefD]

First off I wouldn't disconnect anything or remove it or anything like that. If these are wired throughout the whole building it's a massive safety hazard to remove one out of the chain. They would be wired together for safety purposes so every apartment in the building knows a fire is going on and people can get out. You don't know if it's the unit next to hers that is on fire so the whole building needs to know there is a fire.

Second, I'm contacting the landlord so they can send out their people to look at it and fix it. And as a renter document it every time you call and every time someone comes out. But I would call the landlord every time.

 

[Phil Elliott]

We had this problem in previous house. We replaced the units (all connected) and added 10 year batteries for backup. Blew them out with compressed air. Turned out there were loose connections when they were originally installed.