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Without Good Batteries, Your Smoke Alarm Could Fail You. Here’s How to Replace Them Properly

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

Replacing old smoke detector is a simple but important task

Q: I changed the batteries in my smoke detector, but when I tested it afterward nothing happened. The batteries are new, but the smoke detector is very old. I know that it’s hard-wired into my home’s ...
Hunker on MSN

How long smoke detectors typically last (& signs it's time for a replacement)

Smoke detectors (not just their batteries) have a temporary shelf life. Find out how long yours will last, and how to know it ...
Yahoo

Do You Know When to Replace Your Smoke Alarm? Here’s How to Practice Fire Safety in Your Home

You may not think about how well the smoke alarm in your home is helping to keep you safe until that annoying beeping starts, telling you that it’s time to change the batteries. But consider — when ...
Bristol Herald Courier

'Smoke-Out' Dead Detectors: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery

Johnson City Fire official say 92% of American homes have smoke detectors, but nearly one-third of those don’t work. Daylight saving time is this Sunday at two a.m. and area fire officials are ...
The Oakland Press

Remember to change batteries in smoke detectors when changing clocks

The Farmington Hills Fire Department urges everyone to change their smoke alarm batteries when changing their clocks from Daylight Saving Time back on Sunday, Nov. 6. “It’s an easy, inexpensive, and ...
The Times Leader

Pennsylvanians urged to change smoke alarm batteries as they turn back clocks

WILKES-BARRE — As we turn back our clocks this weekend, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook is reminding Pennsylvanians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ...