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There is a beep in my apartment that is not the smoke detector?

i moved in 5 weeks ago and have been hearing it since the place was empty so it's not something in a sock drawer. it's not coming from the smoke detector. it's not consistent it will beep every minute or so for a while then i won't hear it for 15 or more minutes. I think it is in my apartment because of the volume and consistency of the beep but it must be in the walls. what could it be. as some background on the place it an historical building it has a smoke detector in the suite but it's wired in to the house so i don't think it runs in batteries. there is also a fire alarm system with one of those red button that you pull in case of fire the beep is not coming from the red box. any ideas?

Answer:

Yes! I have 4 downstairs and one in every bedroom. In fact, they went off once in the middle of the night because there was a gas problem with the house. I grabbed the kids, there coats and blankets, and a phone. We had to stay at my mothers for 2 nights while the firemen made sure everything was okay.
In CA, elevated (about 20 inches I believe) and the garage must have two vents to the outside.
While theoretically a carbon monoxide detector is a good thing, and quite important if you have gas heat, a generator, or garage under sleeping rooms, you need to be careful with which model you buy. I'd recommend looking at Consumer Reports before choosing one, since several years ago many of the detectors on the market simply didn't pass their tests. Good luck to you!
I'm not a mombut let me tell you, when there was a gas leak in my house in the middle of the night it probably saved my life. Can never be too careful.
My room, My living room My Kitchen My Den My computer room And the Music room ( Drums,Guitar,Piano), my sisters room my brothers room

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