If your smoke alarm keeps waking you up for no reason, here's what's going on -- and the maintenance that can stop it.

However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less ...

A chirping smoke alarm often indicates a low battery. When it happens at night, it could be an environmental issue affecting the device's performance.

Beeping or chirping smoke detectors are beyond annoying. Usually, a chirp every 30 to 60 seconds just indicates a low battery. “If it has a 9-volt battery, it needs to be changed,” says Battalion ...

No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.