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Old 07-10-2021, 01:24 PM
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We added under cabinet lighting, a UPS for the electric recliners, additional fire/smoke detectors (garage and laundry room). Added on grab bar in the walk in shower years ago. We have 5 wireless landline phones so we are always close to a phone. Added weather alert radio a few years ago, and made a plan for severe weather.
Last week had a problem with all of our smoke detectors going off and the rest going off in sympathy and we could not shut them off.

To make a long story short fire dept came and took care of it and checked all of our detectors. Turns out the one starting to beep had reached the end of its life and another one was 10 years old and needed replacement.

Asked the lieutenant about why no detector in the garage and he said due to carbon monoxide emissions detectors would constantly be going off.