• CookieJarObserver
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    1 year ago

    No of course not, but you didn’t need a completely new smoke alarm when the battery is empty.

    • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      The battery was fine. It was the alarm that had degraded to the point that it always “detected” smoke.

      Turns out smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years or so.