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Old 02-23-2025, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jimkerr View Post
That’s incorrect a smoke detector does not need to be replaced every few years. The general rule is to replace them every 10 years.
Correct. Some of the newer detectors are actually designed to stop working after 10 years and they must be replaced.