They work until they don't in my experience. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne W Hinckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms > Will someone expand on the statement that smoke alarms should be replaced > after seven years. > > I have heard whisperings about this, but why isn't it stressed more if > they won't do their job after a while? Mine are going on 16 years old. > > Wayne H. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Baldwin > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:18 AM > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms > > > Betsy, > It is recommended to replace the batteries every six months, The time > change in the fall and spring use to be good times, but now the > government > screwed that up.... > But know, from my experience with them, they should not all beep when the > battery gets low in one. > I would have the wiring checked out. If they are not connected right, > they > might not work when they need to. And if they are more then 7 years old > they should be replaced. Each detector should have 3 wires, white, black, > and red. The white and black are for the power, and the red is the signal > wire, that tells them to go off together. It is simple to hook up, just > make sure all colors are matched up with each other. Then their should be > a > test button on them, press the test button on one, and they all should go > off. > Michael > > > _____ > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:00 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Question about smoke alarms > > Aloha, > This is a question about smoke alarms that are hardwired with battery > backup. The house belongs to my friend and the wiring was redone > about a year and a half ago, to bring it up to code. > > Are these alarms generally wired in such a way that if one of the > batteries gets low, all of the alarms will start beeping? This > happened about six months ago and it took awhile to figure out which > alarm battery needed to be replaced. > > Then, a couple days ago, another alarm started beeping by itself, but > when she replaced that battery, it didn't stop. She finally started > replacing batteries in all the alarms and when she replaced the one > in her hallway, an alarm that was not beeping, the beeping stopped. > > Is it usual for the batteries in these hard-wired alarms to get low > every six months? > Thanks, Betsy > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > 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 > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > >
