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[prof_ryoki]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

I HATE SMOKE ALARMS FOREVER AND EVER!I know, it has to be a low battery making it beep this way. Over and fucking over. But I can't get the battery out, I've been trying and it's jammed in. I just... I don't know what to do

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[thirteenth]

Yes.

The actual smoke detector is on the bed with me now, sans battery finally.

But the dangling wires on the ceiling are still beeping. How? Please tell me how?

Will it only stop when a new battery goes in?

[thirteenth]

I DON'T KNOW AND I WANT IT TO STOP. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.

[thirteenth]

It basically suggests calling the fire department non-emergency number - which I just did and got a recording saying office hours were Monday - Friday.

Obviously I can't dial 999 for this, so I just don't know what to do. It's not like I can even go anywhere else in the house to escape it. I rent one room, that's it.

[seekinghonour]

There are a few suggestions. Check to see if you have a wired-in carbon monoxide detector and pull the plug in it. Clean the unit to remove any build-up of dust which may be triggering it and then replace it with a new battery. Check the date inside the unit to see if it needs replacing - the electronics age after a while and you'll need a new one.

Failing that, trip the circuit breaker for whatever circuit it's on. Smoke detectors are hard-wired and the battery is backup. Cutting the electricity to it completely should stop it beeping at least so you can get some sleep.

[thirteenth]

I don't have any idea what a carbon monoxide detector looks like, or anything about circuit breakers (lol, theatre technician fails at home technical shit).

I'll go and research all that, thank you so much for trying to help Niki.

[seekinghonour]

Well, most circuit breakers are labelled so you know which switch trips which circuit. My circuit board actually has one switch labelled "smoke detector" specifically. If it's not labelled at all, try each switch one by one. Just avoid the big red one, that's the main switch and will cut all the circuits in the house.