Sensitive smoke alarm.?

by **Melissa** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:26 am

My smoke alarm goes off when i use the oven, when i use the toaster; but I'm a heavy smoker, and it doesn't go off when i smoke! My oven is clean and my toaster new!

The alarm is right outside (the unventilated) kitchen, but going off when i'm doing oven chips seems a bit to much!!!

Any advise... Totally confused as in years of having smoke alarms never had one go off at all... now this one goes off daily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks x

by **DavidM158** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:30 am

they have started to make them more sensitive to make sure you get out quick.

by **LupitaP** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:32 am

you could buy another alarm.Or mabey you need to change the batteries.

by **jekin** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:35 am

buy a new one and see if it works better. The battery ones only cost about $20. If it is hard wired into the house, it is going off because of arcing somewhere in the wiring connections. The arcing causes static that upsets the electronics. Get a cheap transistor radio, set it to AM music, turn on the oven or toaster and see if you get static. That will be from a bad connection and you can locate it by walking around and listening where it is loudest.

by **Karen149** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:32 am

Take it down when you're cooking. Since you are awake you'll know if there is a fire.

Sensitive smoke alarm.?