Neighbors smoke alarm keeps going off - no one answers the door

[Anonymous]

As the title says this is the 5th time in about an hour the smoke alarm has gone on and off. Which I'm pretty sure is not how they work unless someone is resetting them right?

DH knocked two different times and no one answered. Another neighbor checked in a window (because we are a bit worried) and no visible smoke.

Would you call the fire department to come check it out?

[Anonymous]

yeah, I would. Carbon monoxide?

[Anonymous]

Call 911.

[Anonymous]

I would call.

[Anonymous]

Okay thank you. Going to call.

Just didn't want to make an issue for our neighbor if they are not home and fireman had to break in a door or something for a faulty alarm.

[Anonymous]

What's the point of having an alarm if you just ignore it?

If there is an electrical issue that is causing smoke but not a fire, wouldn't you want someone to find it and address it before it catches fire and spreads?

Just call 911 and let them know and let them take care of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay thank you. Going to call.

Just didn't want to make an issue for our neighbor if they are not home and fireman had to break in a door or something for a faulty alarm.

Better to be safe than sorry.

[Anonymous]

I would call. Better safe than sorry, they could have occupants in there and have already passed out but not yet dead so you could potentially be saving a life or more.

[Anonymous]

What ended up happening?

[Anonymous]

Next time don't call 911, call the non emergency number, at this point all you have is a noise complaint. If their cars are there and you honestly believe they are home they can come out and check on them. No one is breaking a door down just for an alarm though.

[Anonymous]

Ours goes off all the time while we are showering or cooking, despite using the fan and opening all the windows. The detector has been replaced three times, but the problem has to do with the movement of heat through our unit rather than any actual smoke. If we shower for more than 10 minutes or the oven goes above 300 deg, the alarm is triggered. Our building manager told us to take the battery out during the day and just put it back in before we go to sleep!!!
I do feel bad if it disturbs or frightens neighbors, but I'm not going to take cold showers, skip using my oven, or risk forgetting to replace the battery to avoid a few minutes of beeping.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I'd call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next time don't call 911, call the non emergency number, at this point all you have is a noise complaint. If their cars are there and you honestly believe they are home they can come out and check on them. No one is breaking a door down just for an alarm though.

We didn't call 911. Called non emergency. Someone is on the way.

It just went off again. Thats what is strange. Shouldn't it be on continuously if there is a problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours goes off all the time while we are showering or cooking, despite using the fan and opening all the windows. The detector has been replaced three times, but the problem has to do with the movement of heat through our unit rather than any actual smoke. If we shower for more than 10 minutes or the oven goes above 300 deg, the alarm is triggered. Our building manager told us to take the battery out during the day and just put it back in before we go to sleep!!!
I do feel bad if it disturbs or frightens neighbors, but I'm not going to take cold showers, skip using my oven, or risk forgetting to replace the battery to avoid a few minutes of beeping.

And when it actually goes off because your house is on fire, no one is going to call 911.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours goes off all the time while we are showering or cooking, despite using the fan and opening all the windows. The detector has been replaced three times, but the problem has to do with the movement of heat through our unit rather than any actual smoke. If we shower for more than 10 minutes or the oven goes above 300 deg, the alarm is triggered. Our building manager told us to take the battery out during the day and just put it back in before we go to sleep!!!
I do feel bad if it disturbs or frightens neighbors, but I'm not going to take cold showers, skip using my oven, or risk forgetting to replace the battery to avoid a few minutes of beeping.

So do you think its just your alarm or that everyone else in your building has taken out the battery during the day to not drive their neighbors nuts with the beeping?