I had the pleasure of waking up this morning to a smoke detector downstairs blaring its noxious noise for short and odd intervals. I already knew the one upstairs was just hardwired in; no battery to check, so I assumed this one was as well. I called the nonemergency number for the fire department and the fellow suggested I either change the battery and, if that didn't correct it, they could send a truck out.
Well, I don't think I need a fire truck. There's no smoke! And, after I physically climbed up on a ladder to check it, there's no battery either. I ended up just vacuuming it out of desperation which seems to have calmed it down for the moment.
Anybody have any experience with this? It's a rental so I'm not inclined to get too involved in home improvements if I can help it.