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edwar...@gmail.com

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Sep 14, 2015, 10:39:10 AM9/14/15
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The other day I noticed a beeping noise, similar to the intermittent "chirp" that is emitted by dying smoke detectors. However, I've removed the batteries from all three smoke detectors and the CO detector, and the beeping persists. I've narrowed it down to the consumer unit; at least when I open the cupboard door where the consumer unit is housed, the beeping/chirping is louder. Inside the cupboard are the CU and the gas inlet "box". Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts! Thanks.

whisky-dave

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Sep 14, 2015, 11:12:20 AM9/14/15
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On Monday, 14 September 2015 15:39:10 UTC+1, edwar...@gmail.com wrote:
> The other day I noticed a beeping noise, similar to the intermittent "chirp" that is emitted by dying smoke detectors. However, I've removed the batteries from all three smoke detectors and the CO detector, and the beeping persists. I've narrowed it down to the consumer unit; at least when I open the cupboard door where the consumer unit is housed, the beeping/chirping is louder. Inside the cupboard are the CU and the gas inlet "box". Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts! Thanks.

Well provided you've not locked a parrot in their or other bird that can immitate such sounds.....


below is unlikely but I had a similar noise
I had an similar buzzing noise once which increased in magnitude as I drew more current, which I was very worried by. Started at around 3KW.
At the time I had two remote sensors clammped around the incoming live.
One was from my free npower unit, which had stopped working a few weeks before, and another I had added recently.

I removed the npower clamp on unit, and all seemed to be working again without the sound. The only thing I can think of was that the 2 clamp connectors might have been making some sort of transormer between the two and producing some sort of mechanical vibration but couldn't be sure.
Anyway after the struggle of removing the clamp and breaking it, I wasn't going to put it back to check :)

It was also a day or so after my meter was replaced, so my fisrt thought was that it was something wrong in the meter or some sort of calibration it did on itself but has no idea what it could be.

edwar...@gmail.com

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Sep 14, 2015, 11:26:20 AM9/14/15
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> Well provided you've not locked a parrot in their or other bird that can immitate such sounds.....
>
>
> below is unlikely but I had a similar noise
> I had an similar buzzing noise once which increased in magnitude as I drew more current, which I was very worried by. Started at around 3KW.
> At the time I had two remote sensors clammped around the incoming live.
> One was from my free npower unit, which had stopped working a few weeks before, and another I had added recently.
>
> I removed the npower clamp on unit, and all seemed to be working again without the sound. The only thing I can think of was that the 2 clamp connectors might have been making some sort of transormer between the two and producing some sort of mechanical vibration but couldn't be sure.
> Anyway after the struggle of removing the clamp and breaking it, I wasn't going to put it back to check :)
>
> It was also a day or so after my meter was replaced, so my fisrt thought was that it was something wrong in the meter or some sort of calibration it did on itself but has no idea what it could be.

It's not a buzzing noise. It's a regular "beep" or "chirp", exactly like that of a smoke detector when the battery is running down. There is no smoke detector or any other battery-driven device in the cupboard; only the gas "box" (big brown thing with a lever on it) and the consumer unit.

Andy Burns

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Sep 14, 2015, 11:29:21 AM9/14/15
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edwar...@gmail.com wrote:

> There is no smoke detector or any other battery-driven device in the
> cupboard; only the gas "box" (big brown thing with a lever on it) and
> the consumer unit.

Is the gas meter an electronic one? e.g my smart gas meter has a ten
year battery (not user accessible).



Ash Burton

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Sep 14, 2015, 11:38:43 AM9/14/15
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On 14/09/2015 15:39, edwar...@gmail.com wrote:
> The other day I noticed a beeping noise, similar to the intermittent "chirp" that is emitted by dying smoke detectors. I've removed the batteries from all three smoke detectors and the CO detector, and the beeping persists. I've narrowed it down to the consumer unit; at least when I open the cupboard door where the consumer unit is housed, the beeping/chirping is louder. Inside the cupboard are the CU and the gas inlet "box". Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts! Thanks.
>

It is extremely unlikely to be coming from the consumer unit. (unless it
has some non standard battery controlled feature).

You mention a gas inlet box, the noise may well be coming from that but
i am not sure what would be in that.

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Charles Hope

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Sep 14, 2015, 12:36:07 PM9/14/15
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In article <59e33f4a-9e1f-4bea...@googlegroups.com>,
mobile phone?

ARW

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Sep 14, 2015, 1:04:36 PM9/14/15
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"Andy Burns" <usenet....@adslpipe.co.uk> wrote in message
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Or the electric meter.

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Andy Burns

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Sep 14, 2015, 1:08:28 PM9/14/15
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ARW wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> my smart gas meter has a ten year battery (not user accessible).
>
> Or the electric meter.

I'd expect those to just take power from the mains, mine does. Are there
battery ones?


harry

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Sep 14, 2015, 1:19:57 PM9/14/15
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On Monday, 14 September 2015 15:39:10 UTC+1, edwar...@gmail.com wrote:
> The other day I noticed a beeping noise, similar to the intermittent "chirp" that is emitted by dying smoke detectors. However, I've removed the batteries from all three smoke detectors and the CO detector, and the beeping persists. I've narrowed it down to the consumer unit; at least when I open the cupboard door where the consumer unit is housed, the beeping/chirping is louder. Inside the cupboard are the CU and the gas inlet "box". Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts! Thanks.

ISTR that gas meters have a similar thing for when the battery is nearly expended.
I should ring up your supplier and ask.

ARW

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Sep 14, 2015, 1:59:59 PM9/14/15
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I believe the smart electricity meters do.

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RJH

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Sep 14, 2015, 2:11:20 PM9/14/15
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On 14/09/2015 15:39, edwar...@gmail.com wrote:
> The other day I noticed a beeping noise, similar to the intermittent "chirp" that is emitted by dying smoke detectors. However, I've removed the batteries from all three smoke detectors and the CO detector, and the beeping persists. I've narrowed it down to the consumer unit; at least when I open the cupboard door where the consumer unit is housed, the beeping/chirping is louder. Inside the cupboard are the CU and the gas inlet "box". Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts! Thanks.
>

Is the cupboard next to a party wall? If so, I'd check with your neighbour.

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Peter Parry

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Sep 14, 2015, 2:14:03 PM9/14/15
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:39:07 -0700 (PDT), edwar...@gmail.com wrote:

> Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts!

Are the smoke detectors mains powered as well as battery? These will
chirp if the battery is flat or removed. Because of the noise
intensity it is often quite difficult to locate where it comes from.


Richard

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Mar 31, 2016, 8:44:03 AM3/31/16
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replying to edwardwill, Richard wrote:
I have the same problem of a chirping consumer unit....I see some
correspondence ...did you get a solution/explanation?

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Vir Campestris

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Apr 1, 2016, 4:30:41 PM4/1/16
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On 31/03/2016 13:44, Richard wrote:
> replying to edwardwill, Richard wrote:
> I have the same problem of a chirping consumer unit....I see some
> correspondence ...did you get a solution/explanation?
>

Last September he found a nearly dead smoke detector in the junk in the
bottom of the cupboard.

Doesn't that interface of yours tell you the thread dates?

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Andy

Tim+

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Apr 2, 2016, 2:26:35 AM4/2/16
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Vir Campestris <vir.cam...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 31/03/2016 13:44, Richard wrote:
>> replying to edwardwill, Richard wrote:
>> I have the same problem of a chirping consumer unit....I see some
>> correspondence ...did you get a solution/explanation?
>>
>
> Last September he found a nearly dead smoke detector in the junk in the
> bottom of the cupboard.

He did? No mention of it in groups Google.

Tim

Richard

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Apr 2, 2016, 11:44:04 AM4/2/16
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replying to Vir Campestris, Richard wrote:
No I didn't see that input - but while writing I can report that I've
discovered the source of my chirp too.... In a neighbouring cupboard I have a
fire alarm panel - it was making the chirp as the built in battery was failing.

julie...@gmail.com

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Dec 11, 2017, 3:40:37 PM12/11/17
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On Monday, 14 September 2015 15:39:10 UTC+1, edwar...@gmail.com wrote:
> The other day I noticed a beeping noise, similar to the intermittent "chirp" that is emitted by dying smoke detectors. However, I've removed the batteries from all three smoke detectors and the CO detector, and the beeping persists. I've narrowed it down to the consumer unit; at least when I open the cupboard door where the consumer unit is housed, the beeping/chirping is louder. Inside the cupboard are the CU and the gas inlet "box". Can anyone come up with an explanation? The noise is driving me nuts! Thanks.

Display device will chirp if it is out of sinc with the meters- blue light on bottom. Push down hard on the back to open and remove the battery for two minutes. Replace and the light on the bottom will be green and chirp will stop.

ARW

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Dec 11, 2017, 3:50:55 PM12/11/17
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Check the date of the OPs post you stupid bitch.



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Brian Gaff

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Dec 12, 2017, 3:46:20 AM12/12/17
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I hope by 2 years in he solved it or perhaps he topped himself in the
meantime.

Brian

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GB

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Dec 12, 2017, 6:02:42 AM12/12/17
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On 11/12/2017 20:50, ARW wrote:

> Check the date of the OPs post you stupid bitch.

The kids went to a kindergarten where the lady in charge would have said
to you: "Adam! Was that kind?" It was remarkably effective on three year
olds, but I suspect you're a bit past that age.


tabb...@gmail.com

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Dec 12, 2017, 6:53:31 AM12/12/17
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> Adam

we're not all like him thankfully

ARW

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Dec 12, 2017, 2:25:16 PM12/12/17
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So?

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