Note that hard wired smoke detectors come in two flavors: with and without backup batteries. In the latter case batteries would still run out, albeit at a lower rate.
Note that many newer smoke detectors come with batteries with a 10 year life. Since certain types of smoke detectors are supposed to be replaced every 10 years, the batteries are often not user replaceable. Wiring a house full of smoke detectors could be quite expensive and, as noted above, may not actually solve the problem of needing to access them (once every ten years). Retrofitting an existing house with sprinklers would be even more expensive. I suppose the savings in house insurance might pay for it after several decades. :-) They do add a margin of safety, however. Rich On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 10:35 AM Sasha Golden <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat -- you might want to talk to the Fire Department about the > requirements for a hard-wired system with sprinklers. This would need to be > installed by an expert, but you'll never need to change a battery again. > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 5:10 PM O'Malley, Patricia J.,MD < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear resourceful community, we need to replace our ageing smoke detector >> system, and hopefully upgrade to a carbon monoxide and smoke detector >> system. Our current system is installed by code at the very highest parts >> of our very high ceilings, making “simple” replacement of the battery >> backup more of an adventure on a very high ladder than either my husband or >> I want to or should deal with. Wondering if the community has any >> suggestions for a system, an electrician or company who can come up with a >> compliant system that can be accessed for battery replacement without >> having to scale a high ladder. Hoping for your wisdom and experience. Pat >> O’Malley >> >> The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it >> is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the >> e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Mass General >> Brigham Compliance HelpLine at >> https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/complianceline . >> >> Please note that this e-mail is not secure (encrypted). If you do not >> wish to continue communication over unencrypted e-mail, please notify the >> sender of this message immediately. Continuing to send or respond to >> e-mail after receiving this message means you understand and accept this >> risk and wish to continue to communicate over unencrypted e-mail. >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > Sasha Golden > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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