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Old 09-13-2012, 10:27 AM
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Beyond the fee for the notification system, it's a good idea to create a fund to cover replacement of the batteries in the AEDs. They last a few years, but are somewhat expensive to replace. We noticed the green light that indicates the AED was fully charged and operational had turned to red on ours, indicating it could not provide a shock if needed. So we checked the other one and it, too, was red. So we had both batteries replaced quickly so we would not be without a functioning AED. It helped that we had the fund already to cover both batteries.

BTW. The AEDs sit in the case outside and are not connected to any power source, so there is no cost to the homeowner on whose house the AED is stored.