Take a vacuum cleaner with a crevice tool and clean all around the gap area. There is a gap between the front cover and the back plate. Remove the alarm from the wall or ceiling and hold the unit on its side. It is good practice to clean the smoke alarm when you change the battery. An accumulation of dust in the sensing chamber can cause the unit to chirp. Disconnecting and re-connecting the battery once or twice will likely fix this condition.ĭust and insects can collect in the sensing chamber of the alarm. It’s possible that battery connections may not be making good contact with the battery. Make sure the battery is fresh, and that it is snapped in all the way so it cannot be shaken loose. If the unit chirps at seemingly random times or at random intervals after replacing the battery, check for the following conditions:ġ) The battery may be loose, or improperly installed.
Once the battery is replaced, the beeping or chirping should stop.
Quell Alarms are certified to be used with the models of batteries specified in the user manual. The smoke alarm will chirp at a regular interval, about once every minute, when the battery is weak and needs to be replaced.
