Yesterday while cooking I set off the smoke detector, no I did not burn anything. They go off when I cook over a high heat. And yesterday once they started going off they would not stop. I ended up having to disconnect them all (they are hard wired with an interconnect) and I replaced them this morning. Aaaaaaaand let me tell you, I had a sleepless night last night knowing there were no detectors installed.
YSK Your smoke detectors should be replaced every 7-10 years
Submitted 2 weeks ago by nocturne@slrpnk.net to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
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reddig33@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
The ones we have installed respond to IR signals from your TV remote. It doesn’t matter what the signal is, just point the remote at the smoke alarm and it will turn off
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
That’s not something I knew, thanks for that!