A word of caution
I just had the battery of one of my smoke detectors go dead. It started beeping, so I took it down to replace the battery. As I did so, I noticed that the smoke detector was dated 2004. After a little checking I discovered that smoke detectors only remain effective for a maximum of 10 years. That means all of my smoke detectors, which are the same vintage, are not effective.
Not a time for complacency!
Since all of our homes were built about the same time, if you haven’t replaced the smoke detectors, as I hadn’t, you might want to take one down and check the date.
If the date stamped inside the smoke detector is older than 2015, it is ineffetive and may not protect you in the case of a fire. You should replace them!
I was able to find a vendor online that, via their chat line, they told me exactly what detector I needed to order, since the ones I have are discontinued. I will be putting these up as soon as possible.
If you are interested in my sending you the link to the company that helped me order new ones, please email me.
Your neighbor,
Bruce Cutler
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