I replaced the battery in my smoke detector today because it was chirping...?

Question

and now it's still chirping with a new battery in it! Our house is only 5 years old and they were installed when it was built. Help!

Answer 1

Maybe theres a fire?

Answer 2

Try a new battery again....then check your other detectors..usually when one chirps it will set the others off...i found this out at 3am one morning the hard way..

Answer 3

Once the battery has been replaced, try holding a cushion over the smoke detector for 30 to 60 secs (the alarm will sound). This should reset the alarm with the new battery.

Answer 4

The battery should be changed every year, most do this when we switch to daylight savings time. The chirping is an indicator of a weak battery.

Answer 5

1. Try new battery.

2. Try new Smoke Detector

2a. Be careful some newer units use house line voltage and they're a special kind of smoke detector.

Answer 6

Try another new battery.  It's possible that the battery that you installed wasn't any good.

Answer 7

usually they chirp when the battery is low,try another battery but before you do, blow in it to remove any air it is detecting.

Answer 8

First, check the battery you put in to make sure it's charged. If so, replace the smoke alarm with a new one. If the old one is hard wired, get an alarm technician to check it out.