On Elk, is there a way to make the siren chirp on a water alarm instead of just keeping it on?

signal15

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I just started installing my water sensors, and setting the zone type to Water Sensor.  When it's tripped, the siren goes off continually, just like a burglar alarm would.  I would like to make it chirp like it does when the smoke alarms trip.  Is this possible?
 
Not only does it make it impossible to hear the voice alerts that I have set up, but if it goes off in the middle of the night, it won't be immediately obvious if it's a burglar or water alarm.
 
I just have it beep the keypads.  To me that is enough since the water is already shut down by the valve.  Nextalarm also calls within a minute so home or not I know pretty quick. 
 
If you have a washing machine draining into a laundry sink you can put a sensor in the sink about 3 inches from the top and an appliance module or controlled outlet on the washer.  Then shut that off if the sensor trips so you are not overflowing the laundry sink if it clogs. 
 
Similar for a sensor under the kitchen sink if you have a dishwasher.  in case the drain fails.
 
I do the same thing, just beep the keypads and email me.  My biggest issue is the AC condensation line clogging, I put a sensor in the base and it has already saved me once from the carpet getting flooded.  Although, I didn't react as fast to the keypad beeps as I would've liked.  The water alarm is the only critical function I have that beeps the keypads, so I didn't take it as seriously as I should have and milled around before checking it.
 
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