Have you ever had the joyful task of trying to figure out which of the smoke alarms in your home is chirping due to a low battery? The chirps happen infrequently, so unless you have a small house with only a couple detectors, itβs tough to figure out which one itβs coming from. My house is medium size (less than 2000 sq ft), but we have at least 6 smoke alarms scattered throughout the house. Jeanne is usually the one who decides when itβs time to replace all the batteries. Β We then drag a step stool around the house making the swaps. Many years ago I was changing a smoke alarm battery and stepped off the bed and severely sprained my ankle. If you would like a more convenient way to protect your home from fire, you might want to consider the new 10-year Worry-Free Smoke Alarms from Kidde. They have a sealed lithium battery that will last for 10 years. When the 10 years are up, you just swap out the whole unitβ¦ which apparently youβre supposed to do every 10 yrs anyway.Β The alarm will automatically activate when it is attached to the mounting bracket; there are no pull tabs and no switches to fiddle with. They are currently priced at $21.99 each.
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Check out all the bad reviews for this Kidde i9010 smoke detector over at Amazon. After you read all the negative reviews, I doubt you will want to buy it.