Does this beep like a smoke alarm if power is out? No option to stop it? Had bad experience in a 3 day blackout once. Had to smash it dead. No joke.
1781975
Haven't had a three day blackout, just some short ones, but I don't recall the unit beeping more than once when the lights went out. Gave me enough time to shut down the PC and unplug everything from the wall to prevent damage from spikes when AC came back on.
1781976
Yes, the unit beeps when is has taken over for a power problem or outage. There is a silence button that stops the beep until the power comes back/ If it goes out again the beep continues until you silence it for a second time. It shouldn't be a problem for you.
1781977
Had it for a year and only one outage I can remember. Had no trouble cancelling the beeps using the display window and setting buttons.
1781978
So I just tested mine and it does beep about 4 times every 10 seconds but it's not too loud or intolerable. Justenough to create a sense of emergency. I sized mine out for 60+ min of Critical Communications runtime but these are really meant to be used for short-term save everything and shut down functionality. You may be able to turn the beeping off but honestly, it's not too obnoxious.
1781979
There is a button to silence the alarm - had to use it recently when a transformer failure knocked power out for a few hours.
994051
If you install the included powerchute software, you can configure alarms to sound at all times, or you can choose to have alarms silenced during a selectable window of hours, or when the PC is in hibernation. I've got 3 of these devices, and the two on my PCs are set to alarm 24/7. However, the only time they've ever sounded is when I first turn them on there is a short beep, and during a real power failure. Not all all intrusive.
1166613
Is there anything in the home you can try shutting down? Sounds like it's caused by electrical noise, and could be something else causing it.Thankfully I guess my power's okay, as mine's never done that and I've had it a year.
1261478
Let me start by commenting on the date on the device, since it has come up in other posts. I ordered my smoke alarms in May and the device was stamped end of March which seemed quite reasonable. Yep, replacement time is 10 years and if I do it exactly on the 10 year mark I'll be amazed with myself. As per your question Edwin I hooked up my alarms to the house power and they did the low battery beep until I pulled the plastic tab out of the side of the detector which made the battery connect inside the unit itself. I used the battery that came with the unit and didn't need to ever open the battery compartment. When I do replace the battery if it continues to beep I would check the battery connection and also make sure that my batteries were not dead. I expect to replace all the smoke alarm batteries the first of the year, which is what I used to do, and didn't bother this year because I knew I had to replace the detectors. Best of luck with your smoke detector.
1591080
This is just a siren, not an alarm system. When power is applied, it makes a loud noise. And when no power is applied, it is silent.
1308291
When it plays music on the alarm function, is it music only, or the alarm sound as well? (I have one that simultaneously also beeps while it's on wake with music, I do not want one like that ever again.)
138938
David C. The only sound that is made is the ones that let you know the unit is on/off/bad battery. These are simple beeps and a light indicator. During operation in the field...nothing, Great product! Mine is over two years old and is still going with no issues other than new batteries. Tom
1904286
No, it will only silence that one alarm. If the smoke has not cleared in 4 minutes, it will sound again. It will also silence the low battery beep for 24 hours. (If your batteries happen to be low). Why are you finding alarms with missing batteries?
620993
My neighbor has one of these on his balcony. It beeps every few minutes. It reminds me of a smoke alarm needing batteries, except it sounds like a bird chirping. I'm not sure how that is supposed to deter birds.
2229574
Happened to me at 1 am a few times! It is alarm. I don't have it handy or I could give more details. The instruction sheet should help you out though. Good luck :)
2095246
No. I beeps at the end of the time only. BTW, I discovered that it also can act as a stopwatch (i.e., counting up). I don't think there's any alarm in that mode, although I haven't let it go to 99+ minutes to see. (grin)
1503590
If installed correctly, when one unit is activated then all units will alarm. The value of this is that you will be fully warned when a distant hazard is detected. I'm sure that you'd want to know (while sleeping in the master bedroom), that there's a problem brewing in a bedroom on the far end of your home. For this may be the bedroom of your sleeping child. When I installed my new smoke/CO units one-at-a-time, I tested after each install. When I pressed the center test button, my new and old (smoke only) detectors all fired.
623642
I had this happen twice shortly after my home was constructed and everything was new and I'd moved in. The alarm turned itself off at after 30 seconds. The only thing I could think of is that something new was "outgassing" (paint, plywood glue, etc.). Just to be sure, call your alarm company or an installer of smoke alarms to see if one of your sensors units has gone bad.
2140603
I use this at night and I am usually asleep when it stops. I don't hear the beep. I hope someone else is able to answer your question. Pam
1045838
I have two of these. One of mine died recently too. It would beep repeatedly, start up and then just shut off. I didn't pursue it though because I had overfilled it and thought it could be water damage.
603877
If it is moved or gets jarred it will make a loud "chirp" as a warning. I haven't had any false alarms with it. I believe if the alarm is triggered that it goes off in like 15 seconds unless the code is entered before that.
1512642
The alarm goes off after the designated time has elapsed and then continues to beep for one minute. This is a beeping type of alarm not a continuous type...thank goodness. :-)