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    Content not viewable in your region.

    imgur is a corporation that already deleted a bunch of posts because the posters didn’t have a subscription. Why would you trust them to keep your pics? Other image hosts aren’t broken.

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    The writers of glados deserved some sort of award. Heck, the entire design around that villain was cool as hell.

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    This particular model I have in my house. Only ones I’ve ever had that take 2 AA instead of 1 9V battery. And when you open it + and - indicators aren’t easily determined so take note before you remove the old batteries or you’ll be struggling, which is no fun at 3am when you’re barely awake, standing on a short stool and your eyes are full of gunk.

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    Pro-tip: I invested in rechargeable batteries, including 9v’s. Every solstice I just go ahead and change out the batteries proactively. (Could use the equinoxes instead but I usually have a bunch of other chores winterizing or de-winterizing the house at those times).

    It’s annoying and probably overkill, but it’s way better than dealing with those annoying low battery beeps that always seem to start happening at 3AM.

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        They run off batteries, using either isotope decay or light sensor (or both)

        I actually have one hanging off my ceiling right now, it’s battery was fine, but it tripped likely due to dust or a spider on the optical sensor. It went off at 2am, network sent them all off, took me 10m to find the right one I wasn’t about to just blow it out and out put it back on the ceiling :)

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        Depends on model. Almost all older ones does (using radiation from the isotope to electrically charge smoke particles that pass through, which then can be detected by a sensor).

        Many newer ones are optical.

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          The A-241 does not charge the particles, it ionizes the air in a small chamber that allows a steady current. Any smoke particles disrupt these currents to set off the alarm.

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      Don’t know what it’s like where you live but around here if they are old enough to fall apart they aren’t to code anyway. They need replacing like every two years, I think.

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        Seven to ten years, depending on manufacturer. The newer ones use a lithium battery and last ten years.

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      Our floor plan + regulations made for a stupid setup. All three bedrooms and hallway require an alarm. All 4 are within 8’ of each other.

      And there isn’t one in the kitchen!

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        The ones in the kitchen will be set off by burnt food… Leading to people disabling the alarm anyway.

        In your kitchen you can get heat sensitive fire alarms instead.

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        Afaik, it’s not recommended to have them in kitchens, because harmless culinary mistakes can set them off so people end up disabling them in annoyance. You have to have one in a common area on every floor, but ideally not the kitchen.

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    Bruh i cant afford to live through my house burning down or through my fire alarm waking me when ive got work. Plus i smoke a lot of weed so im like immune to smoke or something