platoonDaddy
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Are we required to replace all of our smoke alarms with the new 10 year battery by 1 Jan 2018?
The news report confused this oldMan.
The news report confused this oldMan.
Are we required to replace all of our smoke alarms with the new 10 year battery by 1 Jan 2018?
The news report confused this oldMan.
Only if your current ones are more than 10 years old.
Hardwired (not battery only) units are exempt.That is what I thought I heard, oh shit!
Mine are 20 years old and assume if I want my insurance to cover any accident, I will have to change mine. Dang and double dang.
What about people who don't have the funds to replace, just doesn't seem right!!
Hardwired (not battery only) units are exempt.
Mine are 20 years old and battery operated, that I faithfully change twice a year. ****ing gov!
PD......if they are 20 years old, they may not work in an emergency. The sensors get "dirty" with dust, etc, and should be replaced.
Fire house may help you out...check your local one.....
Let us know...
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Are we required to replace all of our smoke alarms with the new 10 year battery by 1 Jan 2018?
The news report confused this oldMan.
I thought that was just for Rentals?
Same with hard wired SDs. Ten year life span. The sensors get old and stop working.
Every one I've ever owned or bought says to replace after 10 years, regardless of the battery. It's the unit's sensor life.
That's separate and apart from the MD law.
So the Nest protect CO & smoke alarms that have the replaceable batteries will not satisfy this new law based on the "tamper proof" clause. This is BS.
Part of the Maryland Smoke Alarm Law requires those with battery-powered smoke detectors and those with no detectors to install tamper-resistant alarms by Monday. The law will affect 800,000 homes, according to the Maryland Office of the Fire Marshal.
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-smoke-alarm-law-20171227-story.html
BS You can still find these in many stores. I don't know about AA county, but 2 Home Depots near me still had them.Stores stopped selling removable battery alarms a few years ago
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It ain't got nothin to do wiff the batteries.
They way I interpreted the linked articles is that detectors with replaceable batteries are a no go after Jan 1st.
Believe they are still allowed sale of battery replaceable units till the end of the year.. after that they suppose to take them out of shelves. (from recollection)From the linked article:
BS You can still find these in many stores. I don't know about AA county, but 2 Home Depots near me still had them.
So many articles the way they are written read ambiguous and people who have removable battery alarms which are also AC powered are thinking they MUST replace them because they are focusing on the removable battery part.