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Of course the new smoke alarm does not fit the old base

Posted by Potomac

on August 28, 2025, 8:00:32

Same brand. Wishful thinking. Modern tech has made them smaller, I guess. Gotta drill at least one new hole and patch an old one. Sigh.

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Of course the new smoke alarm does not fit the old base - Potomac August 28, 2025, 8:00:32

Yup. Had to do all of mine last year* - Figs August 28, 2025, 11:13:34
- re-used one hole, drilled another, and spackled the old one - not obvious without looking* - Potomac August 28, 2025, 12:55:35
  - When was your home built? - Figs August 28, 2025, 13:23:34
    - 1971 - no hard-wired detectors, no sprinklers* - Potomac August 28, 2025, 14:58:43
Heh. I hate that kind of crap.* - Lexillini August 28, 2025, 9:51:46
I ran into the same problem when I replaced our old ones. * - harb99 August 28, 2025, 8:01:42

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