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Old 11-18-2021, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki View Post
Went to Lowes and bought the 10 year battery ones - simple.
So, are you bypassing the hardwired system in your house? I would have replaced the smoke alarms with the hardwired type that have a battery for backup only. Typically, the 10 year sealed battery type are for locations where there is no hardwired system in place.