Hi All I would like to replace the smoke detectors on my house. Do you think I should get battery or electric? Answer The best of BOTH worlds is electric with battery backup. It's mandatory in our township to have hardwired smoke detectors.
As an Emergency Services person I can tell you that one of the first things to go in a fire is the electricity. ether it's interrupted by the fire or the firemen, you should DEFINITELY have a battery backup and change them every six months. If you do it during Daylight Savings Time, you won't forget! One reason the hardwired systems are being required is that when one unit sounds, they all sound. So if the basement detector starts sounding then the secont floor units will too. This is a good thing! Now here is a question for you all. I wonder if the electricity is out, and there is smoke, will they all still sound even though running on battery? Or just the floor where the smoke is. What do you Think? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
