Re: The _________ Is Beeping

[Jim Davis <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

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:=20
> > I have had customers tell me the ___________ is beeping in the middle o=
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> > the night for no good reason.=20
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> > a) Keypad=20
> > b) Window Contact=20
> > c) Motion Sensor=20
> > d) ____________ (other)=20
> > e) All of the above=20
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> WOW! I thought I was the only one!=20
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> 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 sani=
ty! (1 - most sane, 5 - INSANE!!)=20
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> 1. Honeywell Vista 20P system decided to inform the homeowner that the ba=
ttery was low after 5 years of operation -- at 3AM!=20
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> 2. System in chime mode, a random zone is faulty (opening/closing intermi=
ttently)=20
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> 3. Power problems =3D random zone chime (similar to #2 above)=20
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> 4. Some random smoke or CO detector -- not part of the alarm system -- do=
ing 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.=20
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> 5. The craziest for me: Clock not set on stove. Yes, some stove manufavtu=
rer decided it was a great idea to make their stove emit a sharp "CHIRP" ab=
out once every 2 minutes when the clock was not set. Super hard to find, ev=
en for me on a service call at 3am.

Re your last one - - - - - Thought I'd mention it in case you don't know ab=
out it.=20

Do you use the method of rolling up a magazine and hold it up to one ear wh=
ile plugging up the other ear? Looks dumb as you walk around with it but it=
's a great direction finder.