Comments on: Reader Find: A 10-Year Smoke Detector Battery http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:49:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: TL http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-20296 TL Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:27:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-20296 At least here in Washington's King County, all new construction is required to use 10 year smoke detectors in addition to a hardwired system. At least here in Washington’s King County, all new construction is required to use 10 year smoke detectors in addition to a hardwired system.

]]> By: Lorenzo http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19349 Lorenzo Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:08:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19349 I agree with Riskable... I'd rather get out the ladder two or three times a year to replace batteries and check out the detectors rather than trust that a battery is going to protect me, my family, my home, and my property for 8 to 10 years. I'm lazy, but not that lazy. I agree with Riskable… I’d rather get out the ladder two or three times a year to replace batteries and check out the detectors rather than trust that a battery is going to protect me, my family, my home, and my property for 8 to 10 years.

I’m lazy, but not that lazy.

]]> By: Patrick Fitzgerald http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19286 Patrick Fitzgerald Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:49:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19286 Sheesh, Riskable, you must be fun at parties. Just kidding, thanks for the useful info. Sheesh, Riskable, you must be fun at parties.

Just kidding, thanks for the useful info.

]]> By: Riskable http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19272 Riskable Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:53:11 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19272 Just so you know, you're supposed to <i>completely replace</i> smoke detectors every 7-10 years. So if you get one of these 10-year batteries and it runs down, replace the whole damned unit. Also, if you've got some used-to-be-white-but-its-now-yellow detectors in your home, consider them absolutely useless. It takes about 10-15 years for white-ish plastic hanging from the ceiling to "go ivory". Why every 7-10 years? Well, go by the warranty... Some are 7, some are 8, some are 10 (never seen a 9). Over time, the ionization and photoreceptor sensors lose their sensitivity and/or get covered with dust/crap from your shop (no, you can't just clean them). If you do not have a smoke detector in your shop and your shop doubles as a garage, INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR! Very important, because people sometimes forget that their cars are running or remote starters malfunction and you can end up walking into one deadly garage. Also, if you're heating your shop/garage/house with propane or oil, absolutely make sure you have them throughout your house. A small propane/oil exhaust leak can make for a deadly situation in the amount of time it takes for you to turn your lights off at night and then (not) wake up. Furthermore, if you have a smoke/CO detector in your shop, replace it <i>every year</i>. The sawdust in your shop (especially if you don't have dust collection) can render an ionization detector/photoreceptor useless in very short time. -Riskable http://riskable.com "Apologists have a long, scandalous history of referencing scandals from history to downplay present scandals engendered by apologists that will make history for being scandalous. Then again, this is not a new development." Just so you know, you’re supposed to completely replace smoke detectors every 7-10 years. So if you get one of these 10-year batteries and it runs down, replace the whole damned unit. Also, if you’ve got some used-to-be-white-but-its-now-yellow detectors in your home, consider them absolutely useless. It takes about 10-15 years for white-ish plastic hanging from the ceiling to “go ivory”.

Why every 7-10 years? Well, go by the warranty… Some are 7, some are 8, some are 10 (never seen a 9). Over time, the ionization and photoreceptor sensors lose their sensitivity and/or get covered with dust/crap from your shop (no, you can’t just clean them).

If you do not have a smoke detector in your shop and your shop doubles as a garage, INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR! Very important, because people sometimes forget that their cars are running or remote starters malfunction and you can end up walking into one deadly garage.

Also, if you’re heating your shop/garage/house with propane or oil, absolutely make sure you have them throughout your house. A small propane/oil exhaust leak can make for a deadly situation in the amount of time it takes for you to turn your lights off at night and then (not) wake up.

Furthermore, if you have a smoke/CO detector in your shop, replace it every year. The sawdust in your shop (especially if you don’t have dust collection) can render an ionization detector/photoreceptor useless in very short time.

-Riskable
http://riskable.com
“Apologists have a long, scandalous history of referencing scandals from history to downplay present scandals engendered by apologists that will make history for being scandalous. Then again, this is not a new development.”

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19095 nrChris Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:18:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/05/reader-find-a-10-year-smoke-detector-battery/#comment-19095 I still think that a hard-wired system cannot be beat, and it is one of those things that is worth the price. Especially in a house with three little kids. Come to think of it, maybe these are the perfect backup battery for my wired system--and I didn't even know that I needed them! I still think that a hard-wired system cannot be beat, and it is one of those things that is worth the price. Especially in a house with three little kids. Come to think of it, maybe these are the perfect backup battery for my wired system–and I didn’t even know that I needed them!

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