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Thanks all.
We do have a gas boiler but also have an (unlinked) carbon monoxide monitor in the utility room where the boiler is and that’s not going off. It’s also serviced annually before we turn the heating on so it’s due a service in the next few weeks. I don’t think they’re combined smoke/CO alarms, hence the separate CO alarm, but will double check. If there is a problem though, I’d imagine the one in the kitchen would be going off too as that’s closer to the boiler?
We’ve triple checked batteries and yes they’re the right ones. It says not to use rechargeable ones. The new ones came with batteries so they must be the right ones. They still chirp with batteries in but much less frequently.
The “use by” date on them is 2023 so they shouldn’t be at the end of life and it doesn’t explain why the new ones were going off. They were installed when we had an extension in 2013.
I think there’s probably a wiring fault somewhere. The electrician our builders used when we had the extension was a bit of a cowboy to say the least and we’ve had a few electrical issues since then. Builder no longer in business / the country and we never has the electrician’s details so can’t chase him up. We’re just having to pay someone else to put right his wrongs.