Re: The _________ Is Beeping

[RTS <gafa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/13/2021 9:55 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:41:56 PM UTC-4, Airdorn wrote:
>> On Sun Apr 11 11:03:56 2021 Bob La Londe wrote:
>>> I have had customers tell me the ___________ is beeping in the middle of
>>> the night for no good reason.
>>>
>>> a) Keypad
>>> b) Window Contact
>>> c) Motion Sensor
>>> d) ____________ (other)
>>> e) All of the above
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> WOW! I thought I was the only one!
>>
>> I've been awakened numerous times in the night over the years by frantic customers about "something beeping". Here's my top 5 list, in order of sanity! (1 - most sane, 5 - INSANE!!)
>>
>> 1. Honeywell Vista 20P system decided to inform the homeowner that the battery was low after 5 years of operation -- at 3AM!
>>
>> 2. System in chime mode, a random zone is faulty (opening/closing intermittently)
>>
>> 3. Power problems = random zone chime (similar to #2 above)
>>
>> 4. Some random smoke or CO detector -- not part of the alarm system -- doing that crazy 'chirp every 30 seconds' thing. Seriously, who decided this should be a thing? It chirps enough to irritate people, not enough for most people to easily locate it by sound.
>>
>> 5. The craziest for me: Clock not set on stove. Yes, some stove manufavturer decided it was a great idea to make their stove emit a sharp "CHIRP" about once every 2 minutes when the clock was not set. Super hard to find, even for me on a service call at 3am.
>
> Re your last one - - - - - Thought I'd mention it in case you don't know about it.
>
> Do you use the method of rolling up a magazine and hold it up to one ear while plugging up the other ear? Looks dumb as you walk around with it but it's a great direction finder.
>



  Random "Chirp",  what about the weak battery in a "supervised" keyfob,
(that NOBODY remembers programming)
that gets moved around. (in and out of range)..
While your trying to find the cause......
RTS

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