That’s all they sell at Costco now and I’m worried they won’t last 10 years. They’re kinda pricey too $70 for two.
Comment on YSK Your smoke detectors should be replaced every 7-10 years
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 4 days agoIt sucks ass. I’ve gone through about 5 of them well short of 10 years. I do see that this brand released a new version, but this is the one I had. Absolute garbage. They kept giving false positives, and they have no replaceable batteries so they just become E-waste after you disable them. This is the one I had.
BigDiction@lemmy.world 3 days ago
nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
My hardwired detector was $73 for 1.
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 days ago
I’ve had the same problem with them. I don’t recommend them either.
Even if they do have a warranty, they aren’t reliable enough to be worth doing the warranty claim on, imho.
I’ve gone back to the old battery style and gotten some rechargeable 9 volt.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 days ago
You know those have a 10 year warranty right? Including the specific model you linked.
https://www.kidde.com/warranty-information
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 days ago
How many ~$25 items do you fill out a warranty claim for? Mine went into the bin and I got another.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 3 days ago
Not many, but I don’t buy a lot of $25 products in this day and age. Sometimes electronics fail early, that’s why there’s a warranty. I also don’t go complaining about something when it would have been replaced by warranty either.
The fact they warrant the devices through their entire expected lifespan instead of only a year is notable.