Yesterday while cooking I set off the smoke detector, no I did not burn anything. They go off when I cook over a high heat. And yesterday once they started going off they would not stop. I ended up having to disconnect them all (they are hard wired with an interconnect) and I replaced them this morning. Aaaaaaaand let me tell you, I had a sleepless night last night knowing there were no detectors installed.

https://www.southernliving.com/how-often-should-you-replace-smoke-detectors-8774122

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[–] 25 points 8 months ago (6 children)

It sucks ass. I've gone through about 5 of them well short of 10 years. I do see that this brand released a new version, but this is the one I had. Absolute garbage. They kept giving false positives, and they have no replaceable batteries so they just become E-waste after you disable them. This is the one I had.

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Kidde-10-Year-Worry-Free-Battery-Smoke-and-Carbon-Monoxide-Detector-Photoelectric-Sensor-3-Pack-21029899-3-21029899-3/203534175?

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    You know those have a 10 year warranty right? Including the specific model you linked.

    https://www.kidde.com/warranty-information

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    How many ~$25 items do you fill out a warranty claim for? Mine went into the bin and I got another.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago

    Not many, but I don't buy a lot of $25 products in this day and age. Sometimes electronics fail early, that's why there's a warranty. I also don't go complaining about something when it would have been replaced by warranty either.

    The fact they warrant the devices through their entire expected lifespan instead of only a year is notable.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    I’ve had the same problem with them. I don’t recommend them either.

    Even if they do have a warranty, they aren’t reliable enough to be worth doing the warranty claim on, imho.

    I’ve gone back to the old battery style and gotten some rechargeable 9 volt.

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