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CTyankee

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1. I have the same problem. I finally just got rid of the damn smoke detectors...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 05:24 PM

Oct 2017

One was at the top of the stairs to my basement. Only problem was that our stove was right next to the stairwell where the smoke detector was. The smoke detector went off all the time! At the time I couldn't figure out how to relocate them...

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Replacing the basement smoke detector batteries... [View all] irisblue Oct 2017 OP

I have the same problem. I finally just got rid of the damn smoke detectors... CTyankee Oct 2017 #1

Please please find a way to put another one up in the same area. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #8

Yeah, I live in an apartment and I have to do it myself and they are not Doreen Oct 2017 #2

You can get 10 year smoke detectors, ramblin_dave Oct 2017 #3

They claim ten years because of lithium 9v. batteries. Might be worth looking into. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #7

What ramblin dave said. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #4

I have 10 foot ceilings left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #5

Maybe remind your building manager of their promise, and hint that if they can't get FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #6