On Oct 24, 10:26*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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*RicodJour wrote:

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PD...mokeAlarms.pdf
From page 59 of that report:

"Aging Home Smoke Alarms

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*Zero* mention of any scientific evidence *whatsoever* that age alone
would render a smoke alarm inoperative. Absolutely NOTHING to suggest
the rationale behind the guideline of replacing them every ten years.

Are you *quite* sure about THAT? Perhaps *you* could contact the NFPA
(already capitalized) and ask to SEE their data. I'm *sure* that
statistically SPEAKING one could determine the *likelihood* of HALF of
the *inoperative* smoke DETECTORS being over TEN *YEARS* OLD. It is
*very* UNLIKELY that it would be a *random* occurrence.

Your words carry no more weight with the unseemly emphasis than
usual. The NFPA - silly folk with a predilection for creating
arbitrary standards - have absolutely no data with which to back up
their recommendation. You should write an angry letter. Use a lot of
emphasis to show you really mean it.

R