If there have been nationwide polls conducted to determine what drives homeowners the most crazy, I would bet that beeping smoke detectors rank high on that list. As annoying as a smoke detector ...

Beeping or chirping smoke detectors are beyond annoying. Usually, a chirp every 30 to 60 seconds just indicates a low battery. “If it has a 9-volt battery, it needs to be changed,” says Battalion ...

We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - If you plan on doing some spring cleaning this weekend, it’s a good time to test your smoke alarms. If you need a new one, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department will come to ...

Saturday morning, with the sun streaming — beep — through our kitchen window. I had finished — beep — my work for the week, and was settling down to read a new — beep — book. At first, I ignored the ...