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A 27-year-old member asked:

How often do i need to get my smoke detectors checked for batteries?

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Dr. Craig Canaparianswered

Pediatrics 21 years experience

6 months: The rule of thumb is to check when the clocks change for daylight savings time.

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Dr. Ruchi Mehta commented

Pediatrics 17 years experience

Agreed. Change your batteries every 6months.

Nov 8, 2011

Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered

Pediatrics 36 years experience

12 months: Replace with fresh, unused, alkaline batteries yearly. Pushing the button to see if it works - probably once a month.

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