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Old 12-11-2006, 05:18 PM
Rigamarole Rigamarole is offline
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Why is my smoke detector beeping?

The smoke detector in my apartment has been beeping intermittently (~every 30 seconds) for the last 20 minutes or so. It is not going off in alarm mode, because I know what that sounds like. Just short beeps.

I do not see or smell any signs of smoke (although I do have a terrible sense of smell), and I've opened all the windows. What could be going on?
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