"fftt" wrote in message
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On Oct 3, 8:27 am, "Robert Green" wrote:
I was at an elderly friend's house the other day when the smoke alarm went
off. It was quite loud and I reacted instantly to the noise. My friend, a
former Army marksman in his 70's, who's suffering from profound high
frequency hearing loss, heard nothing!!!

Then I started looking around for alarms that used lower frequency
sounders
but the only thing I could find were specially converted smoke detectors
that cost $300!!!!

stuff snipped

Cheaper than $300 but still kinda expensive

http://www.independentliving.com/pro...p?number=SC509

cheers
Bob

Thanks, Bob. I just don't understand why using a lower-frequency sounder
adds so darn much to the cost! There HAS to be a cheaper solution and I'm
going out to Sprawl-Mart and some other stores to see what I can find. This
is one case where on-site shopping might very well beat out on-line
shopping.

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Bobby G.