When you change your clocks this weekend, remember to check your alarms.

Replace alkaline batteries in alarms that use them, and check the manufacturing date printed on the back. Replace smoke alarms more than 10 years old and replace carbon monoxide alarms more than 5–7 years old. New smoke alarms should be photoelectric with sealed, long-life batteries and a hush feature: https://www.mass.gov/news/when-you-change-your-clocks-check-your-alarms

Can someone tell my two dogs that 5 am is actually 4 am?

My smoke and CO alarms don’t depend on the clocks, so mine should be fine

CO2 is carbon dioxide. Most of us aren’t monitoring that in our homes.

Please let this be the last time we ever partake in this archaic tradition.

Lmao. -- You're correct. It should have said CO and not CO2.

Your batteries don't last forever (even electric ones have backups) and it doesn't hurt to check how old they are, and if they are still working.

I’m pretty sure this will be the last time

Ohhhh. Yeah I check mine monthly.

> Ohhhh. Yeah I check mine monthly.

That's a good way to do it.

> I’m pretty sure this will be the last time

Did they finally pass that? So the clocks are staying forward? If true, that's awesome!

I forgot about this. My son told me about it last week. All of my clocks, except for the ones in the cars, the kitchen clock, and a bedroom clock automatically adjust the time (I often use old iPads as clocks).

The ones that I have are generally good for ten years. When the batteries start to go, they emit an extremely annoying piercing alarm. The fire department has had to break into several homes in our neighborhood for this problem which just turns out to be that the smoke/CO detector needs to be replaced.

Make EDT permanent or secede. Standard time is miserable.

The microwave is the last clock in my house that does not automatically update. And given that the power here seems to experience brownouts sometimes, at the moment, I have not even set the time for it. lol

I forgot about appliances. So I have to add the Keurig, microwave and toaster oven. Though nobody uses those for the time - everyone is used to looking at the analog clock.

Myself, I have my phone, computer, and an Amazon Echo to tell the time. Ironically, I own a smartwatch, but often forget to use it for time. Isn't that funny? lol

I have a smartwatch and use it mostly for fitness tracking. I have clocks in most rooms so I don't need to look at it to tell the time. I imagine a lot of people operate that way. I can't read my watch without my glasses so it's easier to look at a clock when I don't have my glasses on.

buT tEh KiDz wIlL bE GoIng tO SkOoL iN tEh DaRk!!!

ok mom! lol

What does daylight savings have to do with carbon monoxide detectors?

Not awesome. Sun won’t come up in December until 9 am. If you live in Michigan it’s 10 am. Kids walking to school in the dark.

Im all for ending the change, but it should stay on winter (standard) time year round not summer.

> ok mom! lol

OK, son. That's enough now. You know how I dislike you getting in your moods. You still haven't taken out the trash or done the dishes, and now you are on the internet giving me sass. I am going to revoke your internet privileges if you don't straighten up.

/sarcasm

Nope. Then wouldn’t these kids be walking home from school in the dark if we had it your way? What a terrible argument

Why is it an hour later in Michigan? Is it that much further North?

North isn’t the issue. It’s the fact it’s in the western edge of the time zone.

Western Michigan is a 1-2 hour drive from Chicago. Except it’s still in the eastern time zone, and about 800 miles west from here.

Even though we’re in the same time zone the sun rises and sets about an hour later there than it does here. Because it’s so far west in the time zone.

So if we stay in summer hours year round the sun won’t rise there in December until about 9-10 am.

Did something change? Last time I checked the house needs to pass a bill

https://savestandardtime.com

Oh my b I figured Michigan was on central time for some reason. Thanks

Realistically, the majority of kids in the state (or country) do not walk to school. Most don’t even walk to a dedicated bus stop which is why it takes 18 years to get to work if you don’t time your commute perfectly in the winter and you don’t live in a city.

Second, there are going to be pros and cons to every decision (including keeping things the same). In the days after we lose the hour of sleep, statistically speaking, you have a greater chance to be involved in a motor vehicle accident than at any other time of year. There are also other things to consider such as seasonal affective disorder which affects millions of Americans annually and may be significantly mitigated by having more daylight hours in the winter.

I was so mad at the fall back change I left my car clock and coffee maker the same so luckily tomorrow I will have nothing to change.

Hope it stays. I hate how early it gets dark(moved from western EST((Indiana)) to Mass last year and it's my only genuine complaint. )

I was gonna ask as well

So we have a smoke detector that has chirps for low batteries every 4-6 weeks. I change that one significantly more than the rest. Is it just a bad detector or at this point? Time for a new one?

> So we have a smoke detector that has chirps for low batteries every 4-6 weeks. I change that one significantly more than the rest. Is it just a bad detector or at this point? Time for a new one?

I would suggest replacing the whole unit. It is not normal for a detector to drain batteries that quickly, so it could be defective.

I knew someone who claimed the unit was dirty, so they cleaned it out, and the unit stopped draining the battery. But the unit also did not work when they had a kitchen fire either. So it is my opinion, why take the chance?! It is wiser to just replace the unit and can save your life too, as opposed to being wrapped up in saving batteries.

If you feel the device is not working correctly or oddly, always look to replace the unit.

Unit as in all of them? The rest chirp normally. Is it a wiring issue?

> Unit as in all of them? The rest chirp normally. Is it a wiring issue?

In a normal household, they are not networked together (one going off does not make them all go off). Assuming you have a normal setup when I say "unit" I mean that one (1) independent detector that is eating up batteries as you claim. If electrical, it would not hurt to have a professional check your installation.

Okay cool, they appear to be (I’ll look more closely) hardwired in but also run off battery? So maybe it’s not wired in. I’ll look to replace the unit as you say. I actually have been thinking about smart detectors that can notify me by phone so this may be a good time for that

We need to stay on standard time. I hate this crap of moving clocks back and forth every year. The world stays on standard just stay there and call it a day.

All my detectors are plug-in. Being a congenital /r/anosmia sufferer, I need to have multiple explosive gas detectors (at $60-$80 a pop) and all of them require AC power with 9v only as a backup.

oh i guess that explains why my stoves clock is correct now

Same question here