Fire Alarm Battery Change

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Fire alarm battery change.

The fire alarm battery pictured above is manufactured by power sonic and has a date tamp of 10194 h on it. For any standard 9v battery powered detector test monthly replace the battery yearly and replace the detector every ten years. It is a sporadic chirp or beep not a constant blast. Both battery operated and household current smoke detectors sound the previously mentioned beeping or chirping low battery alarm.

Battery operated smoke detectors detect smoke from a fire. For a long life battery detector test the alarm monthly and replace the detector according to your manufacturer s instruction. The smoke alarm will chirp once to indicate the battery is connected. When they detect smoke they begin to emit a loud warning alarm.

Please note that we are not the manufacturer bu. When the battery is low the alarm begins chirping every 30 seconds to indicate a new battery is needed. If your alarm is sounding the low battery chirp about once per 30 60 seconds it s likely time to replace your battery. Fire alarm back up battery manufacturers are stamping the fire alarm batteries with the month and year of manufacture.

This alarm is different than the deafening blaring fire alarm that occurs during a fire. I wont go into too many details about battery date codes as i have another. The 2007 nfpa72 shows in table 10 4 4 item 6 d 1 that the sealed lead acid batteries used for battery backup in fire alarm systems need to be replaced within 5 years of manufacture. Replace the backup battery in a hard wire unit yearly whether it beeps or not.

Fire safety experts recommend you replace your smoke alarm battery two times a year. Alarms with removeable non sealed batteries need fresh batteries about once per year. Install the battery back in the smoke detector. Sometimes the chirping may continue even after the battery is replaced.

A smoke alarm is necessary to ensure that you and your family are alerted in case of a fire at home. Most of these are built to last for ten years. Replacement battery types most detectors take aa or 9v batteries. The nfpa wants the batteries replaced because the battery capacity is down to about 80 by that time.

This video shows how to replace the battery in an ei141 ionisation smoke alarm made by ei electronics aico. A good rule of thumb is to change it when the clocks change in the fall and spring.