bananabob  🇺🇦 🇵🇸Mar 10, 2025

6.00AM - Woke up in a fit of panic a smoke alarm blaring out at . Rushed around the house bare skinned, in the dark, trying to find which alarm of the six installed it was. There was no fire, there was no smoke. Then couldn't get back to sleep for ages with all that adrenaline coursing through my body.

Why do these alarms always cause an issue at night. They never seem to go off for no reason during the day?

Certainly not good for an aging boomer like me.

#SmokeAlarm #OldPeopleOfMastodon

Show threadKay   Mar 10, 2025
@bananabob Smoke alarms go off when their batteries are failing too. It's a good prompt to replace them at least twice a year. We usually do it on Daylight Savings change weekends.
Show threadNgati Pakeha KuiaMar 10, 2025
@Kay @bananabob Some brands also go off due to high humidity.
Show threadbananabob  🇺🇦 🇵🇸
@CarolynStirling @Kay I have heard that insects can set them off by crawling over the sensor
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Mar 10, 2025 at 4:05amWeb