I recently bought a carbon monoxide detector, and it just went off by itself around midnight. It's been a little over a year since I got it, so I thought it should last up to 10 years. The alarm came with Kidde AA batteries, but I'm wondering—could it be the batteries, or is there a problem with the detector itself?
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Lol, it's kind of funny that we have these devices to detect danger, and when they go off, we're not sure if they're doing their job! Seriously though, don't ignore it; better safe than sorry!
It could be either the batteries or that it actually detected carbon monoxide. Usually, low batteries will cause chirping sounds, while a real alarm would indicate CO presence. Definitely check your environment just to be safe!
Yeah, I made sure to check my gas appliances and any exhaust sources. Turns out it was beeping, not chirping, which is kind of scary!