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Posted: 8/14/2011 7:12:52 PM EDT
Fact:  Smoke alarm batteries will not go low and start beeping at 4:00 pm on a Tuesday afternoon...no...they always go low and start beeping at 3:30 am on a Saturday morning.  

Hint:  When you replace the battery in one smoke alarm at 3:30 am on a Saturday morning, replace them all.

Fact:  If you don't replace them all on Saturday at 3:30 am, rest assured, another one will go out and start beeping the following Saturday at 3:30 am.

These are actually laws of nature.
Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:19:25 PM EDT
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They stop beeping when you rip it down and throw it across the room in a fit of rage.
Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:20:48 PM EDT
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They stop beeping when you rip it down and throw it across the room in a fit of rage.


Not always. Some require additional force. Complete demolition with a hammer may not be enough.
Put outside in a trash bin if enough force cannot be mustered without raising the suspicions of local authorities.
Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:21:45 PM EDT
[#3]
Mine are hardwired. Backup batt has never shown a need for replacement. The alarm itself say's it should be replaced every ten years.
Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:24:58 PM EDT
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Mine are hardwired.


This.

Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:26:15 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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Mine are hardwired.


This.



Same here, but they still have backup batteries.
Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:28:37 PM EDT
[#6]
If they are standard batteries in your detectors the reccomendation is to change them when you change your clocks.
Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:28:41 PM EDT
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Mine are hardwired.


This.



Same here, but they still have backup batteries.


Exactly, and those batteries will cause the alarm to beep when they are low...at 3:30 am on a Saturday.

Link Posted: 8/14/2011 7:35:36 PM EDT
[#8]
Been there, done that.  It's a mother when you've got three alarms beeping and only two spare 9 volts.... My experience was 2am on Sat morning after getting back from a week long busines trip.
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