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As a handyman, I get customers that ask me to do all types of things. That includes removing smoke detectors. Now why would people want to remove their smoke detectors? Because they are too high up on the ceiling and the customers don’t want to climb up there to silence a chirping smoke detector. Folks, that is just crazy. Never remove a smoke detector because it is bothersome.
As homeowners sought out vaulted ceilings, precautions had to be made in case of fire. Smoke will rise in those vaulted ceilings and so smoke detectors are placed there. Replacing batteries in a smoke detector is not difficult. You will need a ladder to reach the smoke detector. You will need a 9-volt battery for each smoke detector you will be servicing.
To get access to the battery, you may have to rotate the smoke detector to disengage it from the ceiling. You can open a small door on the back and replace it. Some smoke detectors have a small door on the underside of the detector that slides back-and-forth. You can simply move the little door, replace the battery, and close the door all without removing the smoke detector from the ceiling.
By the way, it is recommended that you change the batteries twice per year. An easy way to remember is that each time you change your clocks for daylight savings time, change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
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