Four 9V long life batteries £1

dxm

Bought in West Bridgford Asda on Sunday.
I've just reactivated my smoke alarms

Middlestitch

You only place a value of 25p on your life and that of your family...?

tattybonce

Congratulations! :beer: Thanks!!!

derrick

dxm wrote: »

Bought in West Bridgford Asda on Sunday.
I've just reactivated my smoke alarms

If you get a free safety check from your local fire brigade you can get 2 smoke alarms fitted free with 5 year battery life, they will change them when the batteries run out, had ours done a couple of years ago.

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Kernel_Sanders

Middlestitch wrote: »

You only place a value of 25p on your life and that of your family...?

That's like saying putting a £3 Duracell in is putting a value of £3 on your life and that of your family.
Maybe the OP will encourage more alarms to be reactivated.

CruckleyCaravan

Bargain! Need to stock up on these myself for going in the kids xmas pressies

Brockyman

Only Alkaline or Lithium batteries should be used in smoke alarms. A standard zinc battery will drop voltage quite quickly whereas an alkaline will retain a full 1.5 volts for most of its life then deteriorate quite quickly. An alkaline will also sound the alarm for much longer than a zinc battery.
Lithium batteries will last up to 10 years and are fitted to sealed long life alarms which are then disposed of and replaced.

Although the 25p batteries may indeed encourage people to reactivate their smoke alarms they will soon start beeping to have their batteries replaced and then the type of people who think that 25p is enough to pay for a battery will simply take the battery out leaving them back at square one.

Even better is that at the moment you can buy two smoke alarms for £5 from Asda complete with alkaline batteries which is cheaper than buying the batteries by themselves.

chrisw

Brockyman wrote: »

Although the 25p batteries may indeed encourage people to reactivate their smoke alarms they will soon start beeping to have their batteries replaced and then the type of people who think that 25p is enough to pay for a battery will simply take the battery out leaving them back at square one.

You've missed the point a bit - the Asda Longlife batteries are alkaline but are currently on offer at 4 for £1. At that price there really is no excuse for not having working smoke alarms.

Own_My_Own

Brockyman wrote: »

Only Alkaline or Lithium batteries should be used in smoke alarms. A standard zinc battery will drop voltage quite quickly whereas an alkaline will retain a full 1.5 volts for most of its life then deteriorate quite quickly. An alkaline will also sound the alarm for much longer than a zinc battery.
Lithium batteries will last up to 10 years and are fitted to sealed long life alarms which are then disposed of and replaced.

Although the 25p batteries may indeed encourage people to reactivate their smoke alarms they will soon start beeping to have their batteries replaced and then the type of people who think that 25p is enough to pay for a battery will simply take the battery out leaving them back at square one.

Even better is that at the moment you can buy two smoke alarms for £5 from Asda complete with alkaline batteries which is cheaper than buying the batteries by themselves.

:rotfl: And you think a £2.50 smoke alarm complete with battery will have a better battery in it ? :rotfl:

wendyak

Any battery is better than no battery, get a grip and get a battery....any battery.

Brockyman

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:rotfl: And you think a £2.50 smoke alarm complete with battery will have a better battery in it ? :rotfl:

Yes it will! It will have an Alkaline battery in it or they couldn't sell it. Not only that but it will be a brand new alarm which has not lost any sensitivity. As another poster said, you can call out the fire brigade and get smoke alarms fitted for free but I doubt you would be saying theirs aren't as good as a 25p battery?
The original poster did not say they were alkaline batteries but if they are then yes indeed they are a bargain and suitable for use in smoke alarms. Batteries labelled Long Life are normally Zinc Carbon, not alkaline.