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Yesterday while cooking I set off the smoke detector, no I did not burn anything. They go off when I cook over a high heat. And yesterday once they started going off they would not stop. I ended up having to disconnect them all (they are hard wired with an interconnect) and I replaced them this morning. Aaaaaaaand let me tell you, I had a sleepless night last night knowing there were no detectors installed.

https://www.southernliving.com/how-often-should-you-replace-smoke-detectors-8774122

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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

In fact, smoke alarms with user-replaceable batteries became illegal in Scotland a couple of years ago.

Still waiting to see if the same regulation gets applied across the entire UK, but anecdotally I’ve noticed it’s already much harder to find anything other than 10-year battery or hardwired models in my part of England.

[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

What's the reason behind that legislation?

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Safety. What else?

You can see a news report from when it came into force here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60203081

The guidance is here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/pages/where-and-what-to-buy/

Which includes this part on batteries:

Replaceable batteries cannot be used because the sensors in the alarm degrade over time and so will not be able to detect heat or smoke. This is why the alarm has a limited lifespan.  Sealed, tamper-proof battery units must be used because they are safer than those which allow the user to change the batteries.   

There have been several tragedies over the years where alarms failed because their batteries expired, or people have removed them. Any alarm you buy will have information on how long it lasts, which can be up to 10 years.