Why is there a chirp sound at times when the unit is running
1333132
I have never heard that. It is a good unit. I wish the instruction manual was better.
2153995
Know what I will have to look at mine. I simlpy haven't paid attention to that. Now I have a question for you. Do you know how to make it stop beeping all the time when there is nothing wrong? Perhaps the room temp is going outside of the perameters established. hahaha. I'll get back with you asap,Steph
620993
My neighbor has one of these on his balcony. It beeps every few minutes. It reminds me of a smoke alarm needing batteries, except it sounds like a bird chirping. I'm not sure how that is supposed to deter birds.
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.
1071883
Chirping following a reset is only going to go away by doing the following. Remove the battery, disconnect the power source in the back, hold down the reset button for fifteen seconds and you will hear a "dying" chirp fading to no sound.Replace the power, then the battery and this will satisfy the problem.
855825
It does both. Although I don't know why would would ever want to use it with CHIRP available
894034
You should be able to hear a noise if the unit is working. Just remember that it is not a continuous beep so you need to wait 30 to 60 seconds between the noise pulses.
594906
The chirp only happens when the device connects and it is a single chirp for connection confirmation - so if it keeps chirping then that means the device is brought in and out of range/room.
1545611
The beep sound is to tell you that the unit is ready to fire again. You can deactive this feature if you wish by pressing the "BUZ" button
375795
No. I have never noticed that and I run it continuously. I actually have two of them that are always on and I have never noticed that in either one.
1607470
You can turn off the beep sound. From the factory it does chirp when hitting Record and turning Record off as well as whenever you are programing or setting optional controls and the change is accepted. Again, this can be turned off. When in the Beep Off mode the beep only occurs if you have an Alarm set or a Timer set. Otherwise the device is silent in Beep Off mode.
42268
Hard to tell what the problem might be, but I would suggest that you make sure they have both a good, fresh battery as well as a hardwire connection. If either of these is not up to snuff, you will get the chirp (they need both).
928593
Mine does not have this high pitch you're talking about, just a loud hum, rather like a window air-condition unit. Since it is in my basement, it does not bother me. Maybe you have a bad unit?
748063
Mine only chirps for about 30 seconds and then stops on it's own. I had to shake it to start it chirping again.
1071884
The only time they should chirp is if the battery is low, and they will chirp approximately every 60 seconds. If the battery is good it is probably a malfunction with the unit.
2247910
Yes. Check to make sure hardwired power is there (circuit breaker or meter if you can) and install a fresh battery. If it still chirps replace it. This is the same reason I replaced all of mine. (They were all about the same age)
2081311
We haven't experienced this issue. Ours it's nice and quiet. It may be a problem with the hook up our something.