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Old 04-02-2014, 08:46 PM
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What is this turning of the case and wires all about? In all of my smoke and CO2 alarms, the batteries are in a snap out compartment. All I do is pull on the tab and the battery compartment snaps out - I pull out the old battery - insert the new battery - close the cover - and hit the test button. "

Nope, you are doing things right. Of course, the alarms are for smoke and carbon MONOXIDE which is CO. Carbon Dioxide is CO2 and in normal concentrations is harmless. No extra charge for the chemistry lesson.
Oops - Thanks for the correction.

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