mysoulishome@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoFirst Alert smoke detector...non replacable battery supposed to last 10 years...dies after 2...for warranty contact, the verify you're human puzzle does not work on 3 different browsers I triedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1642arrow-down115
arrow-up1627arrow-down1imageFirst Alert smoke detector...non replacable battery supposed to last 10 years...dies after 2...for warranty contact, the verify you're human puzzle does not work on 3 different browsers I triedlemmy.worldmysoulishome@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareIzzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoWhy would I want a smoke detector with a lithium ion battery that can’t be replaced. 🤔
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoMost fire codes require hardwire or non replaceable battery nowadays. Supposed to reduce the amount of homes with dead battery smoke alarms I think. Also ensures the sensor still works.
minus-squareQuinceDaPence@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAfter 10 years it’s assumed that the sensor is degraded, especially the radioactive type.
minus-squaremysoulishome@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThey were cheap at Costco. Lots of people bought them and yup they are garbage.
Why would I want a smoke detector with a lithium ion battery that can’t be replaced. 🤔
Most fire codes require hardwire or non replaceable battery nowadays. Supposed to reduce the amount of homes with dead battery smoke alarms I think. Also ensures the sensor still works.
After 10 years it’s assumed that the sensor is degraded, especially the radioactive type.
They were cheap at Costco. Lots of people bought them and yup they are garbage.