Comment on First Alert smoke detector...non replacable battery supposed to last 10 years...dies after 4...the verify you're human puzzle does not work on 3 different browsers I tried

• fubbernuckin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They can sell more smoke detectors in HELLLLL

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• obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Doesn’t the isotope in the detection chamber degrade and needs to be replaced in 10 years anyway?

  epa.gov/…/americium-ionization-smoke-detectors

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  • Notsosuperfloh@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    most smoke detectors nowadays are optical.

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    • droans@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Both kinds exist. Both have different benefits and drawbacks.

      You shouldn’t only be using one type in your house.

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      • areyouevenreal@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No the ability of radiation based smoke alarms tends to cause false positives which in turn causes people to ignore them making them less effective. Optical smoke detectors are overall the newer and better technology.

        That being said radiation based smoke detection is still a cool concept. There might be a few areas where they perform better still, though probably not.

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  • ryannathans@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The half life of americium is 432.2 years, so no

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  • FiskFisk33@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Those detectors are inferior to optic detectors and should not be used any more.

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