Long term storage of wired smoke detector

[pete6032]

I recently replaced a wired smoke detector with a more expensive wifi enabled smoke and carbon monoxide detector. I pulled the old one down and put it in a closet only to realize that there is a sealed Li-ion battery in the old detector, and it will begin to chirp if the device is not connected to an electrical wire. I want to keep this detector and put it back up when I move out and take my expensive one with me. Anyone know if there is a way to turn this wired detector off or stop it from chirping? The only way I got it to stop was to plug it in again for a bit. Not a long term solution.

 

[deadlyapp]

There's no way to remove the li-ion battery?

 

[MrSquished]

Are you a tenant or an owner? Smoke alarms should be replaced every certain years anyway. You should probably just chuck it and replace it with a normal decent one when you sell the place if it's in 5 years or longer.

 

[pete6032]

There's no way to remove the li-ion battery?

Nope, it's a completely sealed unit. I'm guessing they do that purposefully.

Are you a tenant or an owner? Smoke alarms should be replaced every certain years anyway. You should probably just chuck it and replace it with a normal decent one when you sell the place if it's in 5 years or longer.

The alarm MFG date was 2019 so its still got several years left.

 

[nakedfrog]

Maybe if you list a model number, someone could provide more help.

 

[NutBucket]

There's no way to remove the li-ion battery?

There is usually some destructive method to remove it for EOL disposal but not a method that isn't easily reversible.

 

[Torn Mind]

Buy a new one of the same model and return it.

 

[Charmonium]

I'm pretty sure you can let lithium ion batteries fully discharge w/o damage but you should double check that.

If so, just wrap it up and let it discharge. It might take months though, so just bury it in some bubble wrap or blanket or pillow or whatever and forget about it.

If you want to get fancy, you also just clip the speaker wire and connectors to each side so when you return it to service you just have to reunite the wires.

Finally, hook the unit up to a device that measures the wattage used over time. I'm willing to bet that even if your electricity is on the expensive side, the cost will be nominal to keep it in operation.

 

[Lanyap]

The only way to disconnect the battery is to break into the unit. You could be held liable if you do this and reinstall it when you sell the house then a fire occurs and it is found that the unit was tampered with. Not worth dealing with. Just destroy per instructions and buy a new wired with 9 volt battery backup unit from HD/Lowes for $10-15 when you move.

 

[Captante]

I want to keep this detector and put it back up when I move out and take my expensive one with me

This is a very bad idea and doing it would be borderline-criminal.

Smoke detectors EXPIRE and need to be replaced because they stop working properly .... you could freaking kill somebody!

Inexpensive but current smoke alarms are about $20-$25. Hardly seems worth the savings to potentially endanger another persons life.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The 10 year thing is a guideline only, my parents had a house fire a few years back and the smoke detector from 1986 still worked fine. That said if this is not a building you own I probably would not tamper with any of the fire detectors. They are probably linked to rest of building. I would just keep those ones in place and put your own if you really want to.

 

[nakedfrog]

The 10 year thing is a guideline only, my parents had a house fire a few years back and the smoke detector from 1986 still worked fine. That said if this is not a building you own I probably would not tamper with any of the fire detectors. They are probably linked to rest of building. I would just keep those ones in place and put your own if you really want to.

No doubt conjured up by Big Detector, the WEF, and the UN so they can emit their mind-control frequencies into our homes in accordance with Prophecy 2030.