This apartment doesn't have any radiators. I suspect that that's not an unusual choice for Canada - after all, when the temperature outside is regularly below -20 for most of winter, you probably don't want that many pipes full of water running through your property. Each an every one is a potential problem when the freeze starts.
So instead, there are air ducts. When the boiler down in the basement kicks in, it starts sending hot air through the ducts - they're mounted either low in the wall or in the floor, so it's a pretty effective way of heating the house.
However (and didn't you just see that coming?) there's one small issue at the moment. The smoke alarm down in the cellar is beeping; it started around 1am. This being North America, the beep is followed by a badly digitized voice saying "Battery low". This being Canada, that is followed by the same message in French ("Pile faible"). And because the smoke alarm is next to the boiler, why - it's echoing through the hot air ducts and there's not a spot in the house where it doesn't sound like it's right next to you.
I can hear you asking as to why I've not just changed the battery, or even just removed the existing one. Well, the main reason is that it seems to be wired into the mains, rather than having an actual battery. Which does make the message just a tad more confusing.
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