matt1215 0 #1 October 28, 2006 Anyone else habitually set off the smoke detector with their cooking? I just did it broiling a steak. It wasn't so much the steak itself burning (only to m-rare), rather the spices on top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unformed 0 #2 October 28, 2006 No my smoke alarm has never had any batteries as I've always used them for my ... uh, remote. yeah, remote.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #3 October 28, 2006 No but when I got home last night (late flight so I was tired and cranky) two of my six smoke detectors were beeping at me. And the two 9-volt batteries I had in the junk drawer were apparently older than the ones in the smoke detectors ...soooooo... I had to go BACK out to the store and get some new ones so I didn't have to deal with the infernal beeping all night. Sounds like a good dinner, though. I'm doing rosemary lamb chops on the grill tonight. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydveraz 0 #4 October 28, 2006 QuoteAnyone else habitually set off the smoke detector with their cooking? That's how I know when dinner is done!!Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matt1215 0 #5 October 28, 2006 Sounds tasty!! I was mostly burning rosemary and garlic. My smoke detectors run off house power, so batteries. I figured out quickly which breaker I need to throw to kill them, unfortunately that breaker also kills the lights in the kitchen. And yes, the smoke detector does indeed mean dinner is ready. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #6 October 28, 2006 Quote My smoke detectors run off house power So do mine, but they also have battery backup. I have been a bad homeowner and have not replaced the batteries since I bought the place 4 years ago (and it was all brand-new then). Frankly, I'm amazed they've lasted this long. I still haven't figured out how to replace the two that are on the very top of my cathedral ceilings. Guess it's time to borrow my neighbor's ladder. You'd think the builder could have installed them on a lower part of the ceiling. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matt1215 0 #7 October 28, 2006 Tsk tsk!! You really should replace those batteries more often . Those were some darn good batteries tho if they lasted 4 years. It does suck about the 2 you can't get at, esp from the perspective of the homeowner who has to service them. That's the first place the smoke goes when your place is on fire tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
unformed 0 #2 October 28, 2006 No my smoke alarm has never had any batteries as I've always used them for my ... uh, remote. yeah, remote.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 October 28, 2006 No but when I got home last night (late flight so I was tired and cranky) two of my six smoke detectors were beeping at me. And the two 9-volt batteries I had in the junk drawer were apparently older than the ones in the smoke detectors ...soooooo... I had to go BACK out to the store and get some new ones so I didn't have to deal with the infernal beeping all night. Sounds like a good dinner, though. I'm doing rosemary lamb chops on the grill tonight. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #4 October 28, 2006 QuoteAnyone else habitually set off the smoke detector with their cooking? That's how I know when dinner is done!!Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #5 October 28, 2006 Sounds tasty!! I was mostly burning rosemary and garlic. My smoke detectors run off house power, so batteries. I figured out quickly which breaker I need to throw to kill them, unfortunately that breaker also kills the lights in the kitchen. And yes, the smoke detector does indeed mean dinner is ready. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #6 October 28, 2006 Quote My smoke detectors run off house power So do mine, but they also have battery backup. I have been a bad homeowner and have not replaced the batteries since I bought the place 4 years ago (and it was all brand-new then). Frankly, I'm amazed they've lasted this long. I still haven't figured out how to replace the two that are on the very top of my cathedral ceilings. Guess it's time to borrow my neighbor's ladder. You'd think the builder could have installed them on a lower part of the ceiling. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matt1215 0 #7 October 28, 2006 Tsk tsk!! You really should replace those batteries more often . Those were some darn good batteries tho if they lasted 4 years. It does suck about the 2 you can't get at, esp from the perspective of the homeowner who has to service them. That's the first place the smoke goes when your place is on fire tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
NWFlyer 2 #6 October 28, 2006 Quote My smoke detectors run off house power So do mine, but they also have battery backup. I have been a bad homeowner and have not replaced the batteries since I bought the place 4 years ago (and it was all brand-new then). Frankly, I'm amazed they've lasted this long. I still haven't figured out how to replace the two that are on the very top of my cathedral ceilings. Guess it's time to borrow my neighbor's ladder. You'd think the builder could have installed them on a lower part of the ceiling. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #7 October 28, 2006 Tsk tsk!! You really should replace those batteries more often . Those were some darn good batteries tho if they lasted 4 years. It does suck about the 2 you can't get at, esp from the perspective of the homeowner who has to service them. That's the first place the smoke goes when your place is on fire tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
