I was at a kids fire safety presentation.
The firefighter said "Hey kids, what does it mean when you hear the smoke detector?"
One kid, in before anyone else, " Dinner's ready!"
this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2025
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Always be beeping
This needs to be on a 5 below t-shirt
Sadly, without a new battery in the smoke detector, the house burned down shortly after. (The detector was so busy beeping due to its low battery that nobody realized it started beeping because of smoke.)
There was a battery in there - how would it beep otherwise?
Wired with battery backup is a thing; those beep when the battery is low or missing
Yes - I believe it's effectively required by law in most places nowadays so it has multiple sources of power to increase the odds of it working when needed.
You are correct.
Fixed.
The beeps are very different, so I'm afraid you're fix doesn't really work either.
It may not work for you and your child because you know the difference. However, it will work as a joke for other people because they will not know.