
And, in homes where smoke alarms were present but did not operate, almost half (46%) of the smoke alarms had missing or disconnected batteries. According to the NFPA, 21% of home fire deaths occurred in homes with no working smoke alarms.

No matter the reason, in this article we’ll help you stop those annoying smoke alarm beeping and chirping noises once and for all! Editor's Note: It is important to regularly check that your smoke detector is actually working even if it is not currently beeping. Or even possibly, your smoke alarm has a strange size battery that you don’t have at home. Or maybe your smoke detector is just out of reach. The constant noise might be just bearable enough that you have procrastinated fixing it. Is your smoke detector or fire alarm beeping or chirping every minute?
