Troubleshooting & Repairs
A Spanish Springs homeowner called Surge Electric after chirping smoke alarms kept the household up all night. Troubleshooting showed the hardwired alarms were well past their service life, so Surge Electric replaced all six devices, including one combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, with new hardwired units that have a 10-year sealed battery backup.
The Homeowner’s Goal
The homeowner contacted Surge Electric first thing in the morning because the smoke alarms had been chirping through the night and nobody could sleep. They wanted the chirping stopped, and they wanted to know whether the alarms themselves needed attention.
Existing Conditions
The home had six hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms. During troubleshooting, the alarms were found to be original, extremely old units; the label on one removed alarm shows a 2008 manufacture date. Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are generally made to be replaced after about 10 years, and aging alarms commonly chirp as their sensors and backup batteries reach the end of their life. Replacing batteries alone would not have addressed alarms this old.
Work Completed
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Final Result
The chirping was resolved and the home now has six new hardwired alarms, including combination smoke and carbon monoxide protection. With 10-year sealed battery backups, the homeowner should not need to replace backup batteries for the life of the alarms. This Spanish Springs service call shows a common pattern: when hardwired smoke alarms keep chirping after a battery change, or the alarms are more than 10 years old, replacing the devices is usually the lasting fix. Surge Electric replaces hardwired smoke and CO alarms in Spanish Springs, Sparks, Reno, and Sun Valley.
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