Kidde Worry-Free Smoke Alarm, 2 pk.

I purchased this 2 pack in January. Last week, one of the units malfunctioned. It went into full alarm for no reason and I couldn't get it to shut off. I had to destroy it to get it to turn off. I called the company and they are sending me a replacement.

Piece of mind.

I really believe in smoke detectors. They save lives every day, as well as limiting injuries. These have a special 10 year battery. so put one near each bedroom and where ever your family might fall asleep. If you have kids this is the best purchase you can make for their future.

Have a number of these bought on Amazon in 2022 (2 years ago). Sometimes they give false alarms. Normally easy to solve by depressing button on smoke detector face. I had one however that ran a false alarm in the middle of the night and would not turn off. Short of whacking it with a hammer, thus destroying it, I wrapped it in a bath towel and stuck it in my freezer to minimize the smoke alarm alert until I could resolve it next day. About 12 hours later, the smoke detector was still triggering an audible alert. Note, my freezer is set at -5 Degrees Below Zero (that's -20.56 degrees Celsius)(photo). Contacted company. On hold and after 30 min wait, company sending replacement in 7-10 days. Company stated to turn permanently off there is a switch on newer models.

These are easy replacements to make for your home.

Easy to install and won’t have to worry about them for another 10 years. Apparently these new ones somehow know not to start blaring in the middle of the night to let you know when they die. Might not seem like a big deal but if this magic works it would be much more pleasant then wandering through the house after being rudely awakened so I can climb up and down a ladder several times while half asleep.

I usually buy Kidde because they have a good reputation. I purchased 2 two-packs of these photoelectric smoke alarms and installed three of them. These alarms have a 10-year sealed lithium non-replaceable battery as required in California and some other states. Six weeks after installing them, one of them started beeping loudly even though there was no fire or smoke, and none of our other alarms throughout the house were triggered. I pushed the hush button and that would silence it for a few minutes, but they it would start beeping again. I moved it to other parts of the house where there were other identical smoke alarms installed that were not triggering, but it still was going off, so it was clearly faulty. After about five false alarms in the middle of the night, I could not get it to stop beeping, so my only option was to permanently disable it by breaking through the plastic button on the underside where it is labeled "Permanently disable and discharge alarm." I went on Amazon to start a return, but the third party seller won't accept a return after the first 30 days. Kidde does have a 10 year warranty, so I called them. I spoke with customer service after only one voice menu. The agent was helpful. She took the report on the problem and is shipping a replacement. I did not have to ship them the failed unit. The whole process of checking Amazon return and calling Kidde took about 15 minutes. If you do purchase smoke alarms on Amazon, I recommend installing them immediately so that you can return it to the seller if anything fails in the first 30 days.

This recent purchase replaced an existing one of the same which I was very pleased with.