@mysoulishome@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-211 months agoFirst Alert smoke detector...non replacable battery supposed to last 10 years...dies after 2...for warranty contact, the verify you're human puzzle does not work on 3 different browsers I triedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1634arrow-down116
arrow-up1618arrow-down1imageFirst Alert smoke detector...non replacable battery supposed to last 10 years...dies after 2...for warranty contact, the verify you're human puzzle does not work on 3 different browsers I triedlemmy.world@mysoulishome@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-211 months agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareIzzylinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoWhy would I want a smoke detector with a lithium ion battery that can’t be replaced. 🤔
minus-squareQuinceDaPencelinkfedilink3•11 months agoAfter 10 years it’s assumed that the sensor is degraded, especially the radioactive type.
minus-squareroguetricklinkfedilink3•edit-211 months agoMost fire codes require hardwire or non replaceable battery nowadays. Supposed to reduce the amount of homes with dead battery smoke alarms I think. Also ensures the sensor still works.
minus-square@mysoulishome@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoThey were cheap at Costco. Lots of people bought them and yup they are garbage.
Why would I want a smoke detector with a lithium ion battery that can’t be replaced. 🤔
After 10 years it’s assumed that the sensor is degraded, especially the radioactive type.
Most fire codes require hardwire or non replaceable battery nowadays. Supposed to reduce the amount of homes with dead battery smoke alarms I think. Also ensures the sensor still works.
They were cheap at Costco. Lots of people bought them and yup they are garbage.