Re: Kidde Model 0910 Smoke Alarm: Problems With ?

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Apr 14, 3:08?pm, "tourman" <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Boy, can I relate to that !! Even had angry clients pull their system
> down totally to find the chirping is coming from a CO detector nearby
> with a low battery.
>
> BTW, there are some of these cheap AC smokes that chirp, and also
> speak to you saying "low battery". I have seen some of this type
> installed up here in new homes recently. A thing to note; if you
> change the battery, it will still continue to warn you of a low
> battery unless you actually set the smoke detector into alarm with the
> test button. It seems the unit doesn't "see" the new higher voltage
> battery unless it goes into alarm. Gotta wonder....
>
> RHC
>
Just in case you come across another, you might want to try the
following.

When you pull out the old battery, short out the connectors that touch
the battery terminals. I don't know how the circutry is set up but
many times it's just that the voltage hasn't actually reached zero. I
guess there's someithing in these units that requires that the new
battery restart the low bat sensing circuit from zero. It may or may
not work but it's worth a try .