Joe Brockmeier
jzb@mastodon.social
I’d like to have a word with the person who decided that the best way to notify people about a low smoke alarm battery was to have it start chirping at any time day or night. Like 3 a.m.
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daniel:// stenberg://
bagder@mastodon.social@jzb and with a sufficient long interval and high pitch to drive you crazy figuring exactly which of the 7 alarms that is doing it 😱
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Lorenzo Stoakes
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bagder@mastodon.social
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@jzb Better than when they are getting past their recommended age date - when they ALL go off randiomly full bore for 30 seconds and then shut down. I had that happen far too many times before figuring it out
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Corb_The_Lesser
Corb_The_Lesser@mastodon.social@jzb Smoke alarms are always out of reach and never labeled with something like "Push Here To Stop The Beeping!"
How many people break their hips or leg falling off a chair trying to change the alarm batteries, especially the elderly?
Why can't the smoke sensor be located on the ceiling but the power unit within reach on the wall?
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David Coletta
david@quakers.social@jzb I had it explained to me recently that a smoke alarm tends to go off in the middle of the night because the temperature is usually colder, and that means the failing battery will be at its lowest. Sadly that means that perhaps no one actually decided it.
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Joe Brockmeier
jzb@mastodon.social@david That makes sense. And I tend to keep it frosty overnight because I sleep better that way. Thanks for the insight!
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