One of the things I learned in elementary school was “fall back, spring ahead” – a handy phrase to help people remember that in the fall, you set your clocks back and in the spring, you set them forward. Another great thing to remember is fall back, new battery. Ok – that doesn’t flow at all, but one phrase that is easy to remember is Change Your Clock Change Your Battery®. Using changing your clocks for daylight savings time as a reminder is the perfect way to help ensure that the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in your home have fresh batteries to help them keep your home protected. As part of National Fire Prevention Awareness Month, please remember to change your smoke alarm and detector batteries when you change your clock.
“Each year, thousands of lives are forever changed due to the devastating effects of a home fire,” said Chief Al H. Gillespie, president and chairman of the board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. “A working smoke alarm is an important defense for surviving a home fire. That’s why public information and education efforts being undertaken by fire departments with the support of Energizer is a vital component to keeping communities across the nation safe and sound.
This year, daylight savings ends on Sunday, November 6, and Energizer is hoping you will join the Energizer Bunny Brigade and change the batteries to your smoke alarms when you change your clocks. Since we gain an hour when the time falls back, you can take this opportunity to test and change the batteries in your smoke alarms, as well as review your home fire safety plans with your family. The simple act of making sure your smoke alarms are working is an important one that can be lifesaving.
Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without working smoke alarms, while 24 percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate.*
So make yourself a mental note, or jot it down on the calendar next to “change clock” to help remind yourself to Change Your Clock Change Your Battery®.
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The Prize:
Two winners will each receive a smoke alarm equipped with Energizer batteries.
Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. Your experiences may be different. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway.
when you change your clocks, change your batteries
I change them every chance I get. When I have the money to buy batteries.
strawberry_sweetheart39 at yahoo dot com
I change them at every time change
i never change them- i hope they still work
tcogbill at live dot com
We change the batteries when we change the clocks
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I try to remember to at least change them once a year when the time changes in the fall.
I try to remember to change them twice a year – when the clocks change. I don’t always do it, though.
I change my smoke detector batteries every year on New Year’s Day. I find that doing this on New Year’s Day helps me remember.
In the fall when the time changes
I change them when the time changes in spring and fall.
Smoke alarms are so important. My niece just moved into a new old house that sadly doesn’t have any…so this would be a great gift
We change our batteries twice a year
I change them when the time changes.
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I change em every 6 mos.
When we change the clocks.
We check them every couple of months and change the batteries out twice a year, usually with the time changes.
I swap it out twice a year but it does make a beeping noise if its low or almost dead.
We always change the batteries when we change our clocks
We change our batteries every four to six months.
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1 year and a half without changing the batteries
Well I haven’t changed them in quite awhile. This is a good reminder for me to go and check!
sellcrystal2 (at) yahoo dot com
Every fall.
We change the batteries every New Year’s Day.
I change my smoke detectors batteries when I move my clocks forward or back with time change!
I always change my batteries when I change my clock
2 times a year
I change my batteries at least once a year but try to change them twice a year.
Hubby does it. I honestly don’t know, but I’ll find out. It’s important!
I change the batteries when I hear it beep. My bad.
I try to change them once a month…
I change my smoke detector batteries about once a year.
we change our batteries twice a year
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I change them each year.
I change them when they won’t stop beeping, which is probably not often enough! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
Renee Walters
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I change them with the time changes twice a year.
we change the batteries the first day of the new year
I change the batteries with the time change. Thanks!
Sad to say but I do it everytime I hear it going off indicating it needs replaced.
hendymartin1 at yahoo dot com
Twice a year unless one doesn’t test properly.
sps1113 at yahoo dot com
We just bought our house 7 months ago, but haven’t changed them yet. I want to start changing them every year though!
We check them twice a year, change them when the detector cheeps like a bird.
when i change the clocks twice a year
I change them every six months.
I change them once a year
once a year
vmkids3 at msn dot com
twice a year
I change my smoke detector batteries every year on new years weekend.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
great idea
I change my every nine months. Thanks!
once a year
nannypanpan at gmail.com
Every time the time changes.
I change mine whenever they start beeping low battery.
I change them twice a year!
Twice a year
I usually change my battery when I hear it start beeping.
I usually change them when they start beeping. I try for once a year but don’t always remember. I do always write the date on the battery when I put it in so if I think to check it, I know when I did it last.
We change them when the low pitched beeping goes off. It’s a reminder that they are going to expire soon and to get new ones.
You should change them twice a year on daylights savings day!
I change the batteries when I start hearing a beep from the smoke detectors.
We change the batteries when we change the clocks.
1x a year!
Every time we change the clocks
I check the batteries every month I change them when they are dead.
Hubby changes the batteries on some schedule only known to him.
I change it when it beeps!
We change the batteries once per year, usually on Jan 1.
Change them on daylight savings time
We change the batteries once a year in the Spring.
I change mine twice a year
A couple of times a year.
We change the batteries twice a year. They were just changed yesterday morning when our clocks went back 1 hour. 🙂
I check the batteries in the winter when I change the furnace filters and in the Spring when I “De-winterize” the house.
I change them 2 times a year, in January and July.
I change them every season
We change the batteries once to twice a year depending on the smoke detector and the battery type used
i try to remember when the clock is reset but sometimes I forget!
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We check them a few times a year with the test button and we change the batteries annually.
i change mine twice a year
I change the batteries every year when the fire fighters come to school for fire prevention week.
we change them when they run down (but we check them the 1st of every month)
I change them 2 a year!
mysteri_015 at yahoo dot com
we dont have them but if we used them would be twice a year I imagine
3 times a year, thanks
Usually once or twice a year
yes i would like to have it
We change ours when the clocks change, or else I’d never, ever, remember.
Once a year
I try to change my batteries once a year.
I change my batteries every spring cleaning. Thanks for the giveaway
Sorry to say… I don’t have any smoke alarms. I should since my house is over 125 years old.
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We do it once a year in the spring.
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Not very often, we only have one in the house and need one for upstairs.
My smoke detector broke last year…I have not yet replaced it….so I guess the current answer to your question is never. :-O Thank you.
I change the batteries when the detector starts beeping
Once a year
We change every time the time changes.
I don’t have a set schedule.