I can’t believe it, but it’s almost time to change our clocks back from Daylight Saving Time! The time change is this Sunday, November 4 and it’s also a great time to make sure that all the batteries are changed in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. I have to admit, I’m terrible at remembering to change the batteries until it starts beeping at me, but changing them during this time of year is a great idea.
38% of fatal fire injuries occur in homes with no smoke alarms, while 24% occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries. Those are some scary stats!
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the annual Change Your Clock Change Your Battery®program. Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are working with local fire departments nationwide to raise awareness on the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in helping to keep families safe in their homes.
Energizer is honoring its 25th year by donating 250,000 batteries to fire departments across the country to distribute to local families in their areas and adopting 25 fire departments in 25 cities across the nation, who, in addition to batteries, will be equipped with a variety Energizer® family safety products for their department and to share in their communities. Together, they will host Home Safety Days and neighborhood canvasses spanning throughout National Fire Prevention Month in October until the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov. 4.
This is such an important thing to remember to do so when you are changing your clocks back on November 5th, also make sure to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors – you could be saving your life!
Energizer is also giving away a Family Safety Kit valued at $150 over on the Energizer Bunny® Facebook page! Click on the Fire Safety Info Tab and you will have the chance to enter a sweepstakes to win an additional Family Safety Kit. Energizer will be giving away one Family Safety Kit per day through November 4th!
Those kits will include:
· One reusable grocery tote
· Two Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarms
· One package of Energizer Advanced Lithium batteries
· One package of Energizer® MAX® Batteries (AA) with Power Seal Technology – Dependable, powerful performance for the devices that help keep your family safe; now hold their charge when stored for up to 10 years
· Two Energizer flashlights
· Two Energizer Flameless Wax Candles
· One Energizer Bunny Plush Bunny
To help get your family prepared, Energizer is giving one reader a Family Safety Kit!
Inside the Family Safety Kit valued at $78, you’ll find:
· One 2-pack of Energizer® MAX® Batteries (9v) with Power Seal Technology – Dependable, powerful performance for the devices that help keep your family safe; now hold their charge when stored for up to 5 years
· One Energizer® Flameless Wax Candle – Enjoy the realistic flicker of a scented wax candle without the worry of open flame or hassle of soot and dripping wax
· One Energizer® Weatheready® Safety Light – Waterproof flashlight powered by AA, AAA or C cell batteries; includes safety whistle and imprinted preparedness checklist
· One Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm
Disclosure: I received the above product for review purposes only. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Giveaway is US only.
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I change them 1 time every 3 months i’m ocd like that ; )
we change in january and july
hisprincess886 at yahoo dot com
we change ours the beginning of the year
I need a new carbon detector. What a great giveaway.
I CHANGE THEM EVERY FEBRUARY. WE HAVE SUPER HIGH VAULTED CLINGS SO IT’S A PAIN IN THE BUTT TO DO THEM TWICE A YEAR!
at least 1 time a year
I usually only remember to change them when they start beeping at me b/c they are getting ready to die
I try to remember to
Sometimes but I am bad about it. I really need to get in the habit of doing that though!
Yes, I change them kind of often
I am bad about not changing the batteries until they die.
I do it every year on New Years Day
I never thought to change the batteries in my smoke detector because they are hardwired but of course the battery back-up must be changed.
My husband is the one who takes care of changing the batteries, usually makes three to six months, depending on which brand of batteries 🙂
Yes, I change them twice a year.
I change them when the units start to beep, signalling the batteries are getting low
We try to do it when we change the clocks…it is a good reminder
We change them around New Years.
Yes, we do!
Yes! We check and change!
I do go through the house and change the batteries in the detectors. Doing it at Daylight Savings Time changes is an easy way to remember. I also check the mini fire extinguisher under the kitchen sink.
change when they die
I’m going to be changing them later today.
I do change my batteries in my smoke alarms and carbon dioxide detectors when the time changes.
I change them when they chirp.
Thanks for the chance!
I usually do but forgot to yet this year because I was at work when the time changed. Time to get on it! Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
I ususally do, but need to get batteries. I am doing that today!
I change 6 moths!!
I tend to only remember when the alarm starts beeping at me that it’s dead… Hey, gotta be honest with ya.
For the most part, we try to.
I do change them every 6 month
To be honest, I haven’t checked the batteries since we bought the house 6 years ago. The thing is hard wired into the ceiling and goes off even if the shower steams up the room.
We change ours at the beginning of the new year.
We try to remember!
yes,every six months or so…..
We change ours when they beep and they’re wired to the house so the batteries are for when the power is out.
yes we do
I usually forget about it! 🙁
Yes, I always do. 🙂
yes we do.
Yes, I always do—– Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran ….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
We change them every 6 months
Yes we changed them when we turned the clocks back.
No we don’t, thats a great idea though!
I usually don’t but it is a good idea.
I try but usually forget.