Title: NOT 10-year Battery
Product review: I live in a state that REQUIRES a 10-year battery powered smoke alarm in rentals (unless they are hardwired). Unfortunately. I would much prefer to just replace the battery when needed, since these seem to only last 1-2 years. I put one in the rental that started the 'end-of-life' chirp within 1.5 years. I figured it was a fluke and put in another one. My tenant just came knocking, handing it to me because it is 'chirping'. It has been in less than 2 years and has a manufacture date listed as July 24, 2009. Checking my math, but that is only 3 years since it was manufactured. I have sent a note to Kidde... we will see if they do the right thing.On the positive side, it is easy to install and the 'test' and 'hush' buttons work well. Additionally, the 'deactivate' instructions are clear and easy, which is great, since they have to be deactivated when they chirp after only 2 years.
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