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by buddybuddy on September 21st, 2008
the day after your... incident
by Jade on January 22nd, 2008
Ummm..be right back. Five minutes ago. (Thanks) ;-)
by anonymous on January 22nd, 2008
The day before yesterday, and it wasn't working. It is now.
by Jane on January 22nd, 2008
it's hardwired into our house.
by peanut butter crunch on January 22nd, 2008
who checks their batteries??? those damn things scream at you every two minutes or so to let you know when they're hungry. That's when I change mine.
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on January 22nd, 2008
No need. We have a central alarm (burglar and fire). When I was in an apartment, I checked it once a month because my downstairs neighbor liked to grill inside (prohibited on patio/balcony area). That made me a little nervous.
by Zubradevine has left the building on January 22nd, 2008
Mine are connected up to the main electrics of the house, so if the battery goes dead then i dont need to worry, though i dont see the point in them having batteries when they are connected to the mains anyway
by Arisztid on January 22nd, 2008
They were alive and well when I wrapped it in two blankets and shoved it in the closet.
:)
by deltabtry on January 22nd, 2008
Actually mine is hard wired to the house.
by Worzel on January 22nd, 2008
Once a week. I bought two really mini smoke alarms from Comet down from £29 each to £1.....great, what a bargain.... but the batteries were dead, no problem, just buy some more.....poo,poo, they were £2 each and it took three in each alarm and they have to be changed 9 monthly...not such a bargain after all was it Rince :o)
by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on January 22nd, 2008
Every six months. When I reset the clocks for daylight savings changes, I check them. I usually only change them once a year. And yes, I have at least one fire extinguisher on every level of the house.
by Audiotron on January 22nd, 2008
Ours are hard wired into the house electricity, so never need to check them.
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on November 1st, 2008
A couple of days ago, when I forgot a skillet on the stove and set them all off. I do check them several times a year and usually replace the batteries when the time changes.
by .avallach on October 30th, 2008
No batteries in ours, it's wired through the wall.
by MetroidMan on February 6th, 2008
mine is plugged in
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on January 22nd, 2008
Just put batteries in them three weeks ago. They all were missing batteries for months. Made a trip to the dollar store and got some 9 volts recently.
by Anna on January 22nd, 2008
A week ago and it works. I have mine checked at least every six months.
by Anonymous on January 22nd, 2008
Woah. Must've been 2 years ago. My mother told me to go out and buy batteries, but it seems I forgot. Better get going now...
by Yarnlady is happy every day on January 22nd, 2008
That is sad to see. Our smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors both get checked every season change, four times a year.
It's easy to remember
1st day = battery day (1st day of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)
by TWA on January 22nd, 2008
It's been a while. My roommates keep burning food so we took both fire alarms down.
by Gina on January 22nd, 2008
Mine are in fine working order. Yesterday, I was making homemade potato chips, and apparently I got the oil too hot, and it smoked up the whole house, I had to disconnect the alarms until the smoke cleared..
by eric on January 22nd, 2008
Recently. A few days ago.
by Answer me on January 22nd, 2008
When my mother-in-law was here cooking. . . Just kidding, good question, all of mine are up and running.
by Olero on January 22nd, 2008
Yesterday and it was dead good thing i checked
by Merfish on January 22nd, 2008
It's hardwired, but it really needs to be in our house, my mom thinks they are used as cooking timers.
by 40ishVoiceofReason on October 30th, 2008
I just changed my smoke alarms to ones that use my voice to wake the children and give them instructions instead of a blaring noise they would sleep through. I love them and show them off to company all the time. If the battery goes dead, I'll know it.
by Ash on January 22nd, 2008
ours is that one.... It beeps every time i cook dinner, even if we are burning nothing (witht the windows open and the kitchen door closed) it pissed us off one time to much... so now its gone. :)
by Galeanda on January 22nd, 2008
Batteries less than one year old and they are only for back up as the alarms are hardwired into the house. If there's power they will go off, even without batteries. Unfortunately there is no turning them off by taking out the batteries, which I've wanted to do a couple of times lol!
by Gonzo on January 22nd, 2008
In the house Im in now, I have never checked the smoke alarm and Ive lived here for about 4 months. I know they're all working though because they go off whenever I smoke! ;)
by R U Sirius on January 22nd, 2008
I'm lucky because my smoke alarms are monitored by IDT.
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good point, cheers :-)
by Rince on September 22nd, 2008