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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Villagepl. I would like it if you had a smoke detector. I like your posts and had been hoping to really get to know you.
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Thank you, graciegirl. I have just been procrasinating but I intend to get some new batteries soon. I'm usually very conscientious about everything else. But somehow, the standard method of replacing batteries doesn't quite make sense to me.
I have 3 detectors: Two are for smoke and one is for carbon monoxide. I never seem to be synchronized with the Villages advice to throw them all out at the same time and I don't like to be wasteful of a good battery(s). Also, from my experience, these batteries are made to last at least 2 to 3 years. So why replace them yearly? Why not let them last as long as they will last? They are designed to start beeping when the battery goes dead. When one smoke alarm goes dead I usually wait until the other one goes dead too so I can replace both of them at the same time. So that way I still have one working. Now they are both used up and I can put two new ones in. And the one for carbon monoxide is still working so I'll replace that one separately when it goes.
