"Lee B" wrote in message
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I've followed some of this thread, and got curious and went googling for
"smoke alarm" and "low frequency" together. I found this site -
http://darrowproducts.com/index.html . I think their alarm was mentioned
elsewhere in the thread, but two points on their own site that might
help: one of the models is $159 with a $39 instant rebate and free
shipping. (Of course, they may have changed that and not updated the
page, who knows). That's the lowest price models; others are more.

The site also had another interesting angle - their section on veterans
says "Attention, U.S. Veterans, you may qualify to receive a Loudenlow™
Hearing Impaired smoke alarm for free via your local Veterans Affairs
office".

Good luck. And good for you for watching out for your friend!

Thanks. I looked into that, along with calling both my firehouse and his
(they just closed it a month ago, so they were not of much help!) to see
what programs were available. The DoD reimbursement had to be done their
way, which meant maybe waiting 6 weeks or more for the unit because they
have to approve it first. I didn't feel comfortable waiting, nor do I like
to spend a lot more for stuff just because it's got a "medical" label on it.
Thank god the FirstAlert unit does the trick and for even less than the
reimbursed price of one of the speciality units. That means I can get more
of them to spread around the house.

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Bobby G.