Re: BRK smoke alarm

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On Jan 8, 12:28=A0am, Frank Olson
<use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Robert L Bass wrote:
> > <schmekelf...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >> My house has 9 yr. old BRK wired-in smoke detectors. They are of the
> >> ionization kind. =A0They have given false alarm problems. =A0 I'd like =
to
> >> replace them with newer BRK models but have been reading that this
> >> brand is very poor when it comes to false alarms and random chirps. =A0=
I
> >> called them and they said that they recommend the photoelectric type
> >> as less prone to false alarms and random chirps.
>
> >> Is there more reliable brands out there? =A0Even if I have to spend
> >> more, it's preferable to chasing chirps in the middle of the night!
> >> All recommendations appreciated.
>
> > I assume that by "wired-in" you're referring to 110 Volt smokes with a
> > 9-Volt battery backup. =A0If so, the chirps you're getting are probably
> > low battery warnings. =A0The detector will issue a brief (maybe
> > 1/4-second) beep roughly every 40 to 60 seconds when the battery has
> > about 90 days' life left in it. =A0The time varies but that's about
> > median. =A0Find which ones are chirping and swap the batteries. =A0The
> > chirps should stop.
>
> If the smokes the OP is using have a small radio-active symbol on the
> back he *must* replace them with photo-electrics. =A0Ionization detectors
> in a residential setting are false alarm "magnets" and will not function
> properly in the kind of fire he's liable to "encounter".
>
>
>
> > BRK are about the same quality as most of the other off-the-shelf units
> > out there.
>
> You're kidding right?? =A0Kidde and BRK are probably the worst detectors
> out there.
>
> > I sell some 110-Volt smokes online but you can probably get
> > them locally for about the same price and save the shipping.
>
> Which begs the question... =A0Why shop some no-name online store with the
> worst BBB record of any when you can call a friendly "local" Dealer??
> Not only would you get the part, you wouldn't have to pay for shipping
> or risk it being considered "non-returnable".
>
> > System
> > Sensor makes pretty much the best smoke detectors IMO but I've only used=

> > their low voltage, system type detectors.
>
> Then you obviously haven't used any of the GE smokes (which are hands
> down better quality than System Sensor.- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks to you and everyone else who replied for very helpful
comments.