• @[email protected]
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    07 months ago

    That mean the smoke detector need to be tested. Push the button for testing and the light, after, will be a hard green, no flashling.

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      No my smoke detector had an ‘operational light’. It flashed every 30 seconds or so, so you knew it didn’t have a dead CPU or so.

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      7 months ago

      Not if it is a photoelectric smoke detector, which is the only type you should have unless you got a good reason for ionisation smoke detector.

      The blinking is the smoke detector checking for smoke particles.

      • SkaveRat
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        17 months ago

        photoelectric detectors use infrared LEDs. and they are inside the detector, shielded so stray light will not cause any problems.

        Any red LED you see on a smoke detector is for statuses, not detecting