If one of these units has a low battery or some other problem that causes it to chirp, do they all chirp? Batteries only get low at 4am - it seems.
930908
No, if one gets a low battery they do not daisy chain the chirping. It only happens on the one unit. Usually the batteries should work fine for 6 months and you then replace them, so they should not be running low unless you are going over 6 months or they have been used often and alarming within the 6 months.
2166032
No - I keep getting "low batteries" and the device will not take a reading. When I installed the new batteries, say issue. I've submitted a request to Withings to get their help
782121
I have not used batteries in my unit yet. I have seen in some reviews that the batteries don't last too long.
743467
Thanks for your response. I was having trouble picking up the temp from the base. I think the batteries were low (duh.. pretty obvious..). I put in new batteries on both units, repeated the sequence a couple of times and... voilà! I think I've got the hang of it now. A handy little device.
1447309
The unit is designed to be hardwired. The battery is for backup only. When only the battery is in place and the unit is not connected to hardwire, the unit will chirp loudly.
994050
Hi, it goes off with a steady beep if the power fails and also "chirps" when the battery starts to get low (my old battery lasted years before this happened). The alarm will go off from a power failure when the power resumes.
920149
I have used mine for 8+ hours straight a few times and did not have an issue with low battery. I was talking about a third of the time and listening the other two thirds.
254023
I keep my house at 55F in the winter. No chirping. That said, battery voltages dip as a result of cold (although 50F isnt really that cold). Perhaps its just an old battery thats on the edge and the cold pushes it over?
627312
These units do eat batteries. Be prepared to Replace batteries after about 10hrs of intermittent use. Never had run down during 3hr gig starting out with new batteries. Has goodIndicator light that does give you a bit of warning when about to give out. Hope helps
112724
In my experience, it did seem the batteries ran low rather quickly. Although, it could be the rather goofy connector. Why do you ask?
1745554
No. They seem to use so much less power that they just won't kill the battery. I've had them on overnight several times with no issues.
627314
These units do eat batteries. Be prepared to Replace batteries after about 10hrs of intermittent use. Never had run down during 3hr gig starting out with new batteries. Has good Indicator light that does give you a bit of warning when about to give out. Hope helps
390541
Love the unit, but all batteries die in time. Battery should be replaceable, so we all need to check with the manufacture. Have not looked at the unit with that in mind, but now that you brought it up, its another one of those challenge's in life.
983945
I don't know what 2 quick beeps indicates. According to the published technical information, the unit will "chirp" when either it has a low battery or needs to be replaced due to age. If my unit still chirps after replacing the battery I will replace the unit. Maybe contacting Kidde is a better option that asking consumers.
2152210
You're supposed to leave them plugged in, or at least remember to check their charge once a month or so, but you should try and charge it up. If its just low it can take a full day to power up. If it's dead, it would have set off a loud warning beep as it was going past the point of no return.
2228382
Confused. The wire that is left in the wall is still chirping? With the battery removed and the unit disconnected from that wall it should stop chirping. Usually they chirp because the battery is low or dead. If you replace the battery and it still chirps I would throw it away and get a new one. Ive installed 8 in my house and the only one that has given me a problem is the one in the garage. Ive read that its because the garage has many free floating particles and chemicals. I will be replacing that one with a temperature detector.
1315778
The only thing I could contribute would be it sounds like you either have old batteries, or, maybe there's a glitch and removing the batteries for a moment then putting them back in may reset the unit.