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Old 11-16-2019, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Replacing your smoke detectors every 7 or 10 years sounds like a great idea. But, very few people are actually going to do it. If it is really that important, the manufacturers should design in a 10-year warning system, just like the low battery warnings.
Yes, my smoke/carbon monoxide detectors do (actually, have done) this in my house built in 2011. A specific pattern of beeps indicated the failure.