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Morning all

 

Good morning.

I went through the alarm thing last fall. My big pit was having a total anxiety attack. I got up to change the battery and it turns out 2 detectors were chirping and I only had 1 battery. Luckily I watch a snowbird house a few houses down and they had a bunch of new 9v batteries. Still, it was the wee hours.

 

I change all of the alarm batteries in September but for some reason the one in the kitchen couldn't wait. I do have a supply of 9v batteries on hand just for that reason - it did take me a few times to get smart on that. Lucky you had a resource at the weee hours - it isn't bad enough to keep one awake but add a pet with anxiety makes it a LONG night.

 

Dude
THAT HAS GOT TO BE YOUR NEW AVATAR..

 

If that's all you have dude run with it till the cows come home..

 

I need to go through and change them all again. Some of my "5 year life" batteries only had a year.or two of life left in them when I put them in. I guess there's some longer life detectors that you just change the whole thing. Not sure I want to be up on the ladder that long. One is up in the vaulted ceiling. I really don't want to do a swan dive onto the tile floor doing all that.

 

I am with you on that, we have two up in the vaulted ceiling, one over the living area and one in the master that is the continuance of the peak ceiling, the house is kind of a hybrid A frame (the center beam has Korean characters blessing the house, it was a registered Buddhist temple). If either of those alarms fail during the night it is time for noise reduction headphones and crate the Golden. Just getting the extension latter into the house is an ordeal much less getting it in place and climbing to change the stupid battery.

 

Add extreme anxiety...

 

Thanks for the suggestion, should have thought of that last year. Adding it to my yearly reminder to switch out to Lithium's this coming September then change the reminder to every 5-7 years. Although the 9v Lithium's are now rated for 10 years. Are you using the 10 year ans changing every three?

 

Don't tell me what to do

 

You country folk actually ride on dogs as transportation?!

 

I 100% understand..

 

Ok I won't

 

Morning Everyone !!!

Currently 84° partly cloudy , High 86° and under a high wind Advisory with gusts 45-55mph . Luckily my smoke alarms and CO alarms are hardwired

 

Mine are hard wired as well with a battery back-up, it is the back-up batteries that get old so there is a sensor that detects when it is time to change them out. Our fire alarm system is not a multiple piece, we have CO2 separate sensors in different locations.

 

Mine are all in vaulted ceilings. My solution was to get

First Alert 2-in-1 Z-Wave Wireless Smoke Detector & Carbon Monoxide Alarm, Battery Operated

zwave combo alarms and lithium batteries. They work with smartthings and even if they do go off i can silence them with my phone.. the phone also shows the battery percentage so you know when to change them.

 

dont understand. but Jims Mountain Fiest go on every ride Tennesse Walking Horses. he has 4.one his daughter shows at county fair and beats high dollar fancy people with an daily rider,,just bought the bottom one and needs to clean her up

 

It is probably time to change our out alarms - they are 16 years old now as is the house. The Co2 system is different by design. I have one in the basement near the boiler, one near the wood burning stove then a few in other rooms as back-up. If we relied on the ceiling Co2 monitors we could be in real trouble depending on timing. Co2 is so deadly that waiting until it rose to the cathedral ceiling could cause issues in response time.

 

Same here Dan it is absolutely perfect outside. And in. Supposed to be this way until Monday then next week hot, mid 80's so enjoying it while I can.

Doggies make for great transportation!



Made the 60+ run to Costco run this morning had the place pretty much to myself. Pick 3 any 3 meat items but no more. Was hard and hoping for a ribeye roll but no joy. Still made out OK.

5 lbs. of Nueskes bacon first time have seen it at Costco. And first time seen a 5 pound package of it.



I like Nueske's.

In a couple of hours will hit the grocery store and hopefully catch a couple of pork butts. May wait until morning place was packed, forgot Friday is grocery day for a lot of people.

 

For the 4th time in 8 days, they just yanked the proverbial rug out from under my feet.

Last promise was to go home Sunday morning. Now it's late Tuesday (at soonest)

Wife is losing it. So am I.