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change your clocks…change your batteries…energizer :: review and giveaway

Energizer_Logo_Farbe-RGB-300x105Energizer is the only brand that we use in our house.  It is most reliable and I trust it.

Has this year flown by or what?  I seriously can not believe it is going to be November.  This time of year is when we do Daylight Savings, yup it’s November 3rd…are you ready for it?  You know what that means….Change your clocks, change your batteries.

It’s also that time of year when Energizer, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and fire departments nationwide join forces for the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program to raise awareness of the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in helping to keep families safe in their homes.  This is the 26thyear for the annual program and the message is still an important one.Change-Your-Clock-Change-Your-Battery-Logo

Did you know, thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes with no smoke alarms, while 24 percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries.

Every year we change our clocks back we also change our batteries.  It just habit now.  Make it a good habit for your own family too.

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This post is to remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when you set your clocks back – it could help save a life.

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  • Tara C
    November 2, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    I try to remember to change the batteries with the time change, sometimes it’s a week or two later though.

  • Crystal Rose
    November 2, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    I don’t.

  • trixx
    November 2, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    Yes, that’s the only way I can remember!

  • Lisa L
    November 2, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    Yes, I do…otherwise I wouldnt remember to!

  • laurie
    November 2, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    yes I do its easier for me to remember

  • Teresa Thompson
    November 2, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    Yes.

  • Amber Carter
    November 2, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    No I don’t but great idea

  • Kayci Stanley
    November 2, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    No, I don’t usually change my batteries with the time change. It is a good idea though.

  • nannypanpan
    November 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    usually

  • Jeannette
    November 2, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    Yes we do! Our home insurance company usually send us batteries for our smoke detectors every year about the time the time change happens. It is always a great reminder! 🙂

  • Cori Westphal
    November 2, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    I haven’t in the past, but it’s a great way to remember!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  • Melinda Stephens
    November 2, 2013 at 11:08 am

    i tend to only remember to change them when the low battery beeping starts.

  • Pamela james
    November 2, 2013 at 10:28 am

    I try to, it’s a good way to remember.

  • carla g
    November 2, 2013 at 10:18 am

    no, we should get a system, though

  • Breanne
    November 2, 2013 at 10:16 am

    I change them on the 1st of the year.

  • Michelle Tucker
    November 2, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Not usually. I change them when ours start beeping.

  • Dandi D
    November 1, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    No, I can’t say that I’ve ever done that. It’s a good idea though.

  • Laura J
    October 31, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    I do! I started last year and its such an easy time to remember to do it!

  • Cassandra Eastman
    October 31, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    No we don’t, great idea though to be a reminder!

  • latanya
    October 31, 2013 at 8:41 am

    no, I do not

  • Sandra VanHoey
    October 31, 2013 at 7:07 am

    No, I have always changed on New Years Day

  • Tammy Woodall
    October 30, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    We usually change out our batteries once they are completely dead.

  • Claire
    October 30, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    No but this is a good reminder.

  • Sarah
    October 30, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    I change them every spring, but they do get ‘tested’ periodically – usually when a pie bubbles over in the oven, lol

  • Cheryl F.
    October 30, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    We probably should, but we don’t.

  • Natalie F
    October 30, 2013 at 11:29 am

    We do! Our smoke alarms are hardwired together, if one foes off, they all do. Needless to say, we make sure the batteries do not die. We learned the hard way….CHAOS.

  • Jennifer A.
    October 29, 2013 at 10:13 am

    We change our smoke detector batteries with the time change; for safety.

  • Sue Hull
    October 29, 2013 at 12:11 am

    I live in an apt so they change them twice a yr when they check the smoke detector. Thank you 🙂

  • Denise Konkel
    October 28, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    No but this is a good reminder. I will do it!

  • Jessamine D.
    October 27, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    No we don’t I usually change when it makes the chirping sound. 🙂

  • Christine M
    October 27, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    We check our alarms but don’t always change the batteries.

  • Lagean (Gena)
    October 27, 2013 at 2:38 am

    No… I usually wait until they’re dead… not on purpose… I just tend to forget.
    ubrewme@yahoo.com

  • Sadie B.
    October 26, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    yes – we change them with the time change. I hate for the alarm to chirp in the middle of the night.

  • Jennifer T.
    October 26, 2013 at 9:44 am

    We do change our batteries when the time changes.
    jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com

  • Catherine
    October 26, 2013 at 8:06 am

    We just moved to a new place. We really should!

  • Rachel
    October 25, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    I generally wait until they chirp….

  • Jennifer
    October 25, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    nope but thats a really good idea!

  • Sindy Murray
    October 24, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    My husband is the one who changes the batteries

  • Carmen Van Deursen
    October 23, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    No I change it on my homes anniversary in July.

  • Patricia
    October 23, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    No, but that is a great reminder.

  • Sacha Schroeder
    October 23, 2013 at 11:49 am

    No we change with the New Year.

  • Masooma F
    October 23, 2013 at 10:56 am

    No I am really bad about changing my batteries. I wait until it stops completely and then change them! It does makes sense to chage them when you change the time though so you don’t have to keep taking it down.

  • Jill A. Collins
    October 22, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    We do it with every time change.

  • Jill A. Collins
    October 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    We do it every time change.

  • Emi
    October 22, 2013 at 10:01 am

    I do at my rental properties because I have someone hired to do it. Never have time to do it at home.

  • ann
    October 22, 2013 at 8:01 am

    I try to change my batteries with the time change

  • Amanda Alvarado
    October 21, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    No, not usually. I wait until it starts chirping!

  • Kayla
    October 21, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    No, but it sounds like a good idea i’ve never thought about!

  • Terra Heck
    October 21, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    Yes, I change my batteries at that time. It’s a great way to always remember the exact date to change the batteries. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

  • Heather!
    October 21, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    W do, yes.

  • Amy Orvin
    October 21, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    Yes!

  • Betty Baez
    October 21, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    No because i just recently switched to the 10 yr. fire alarms!

  • Laurie
    October 21, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    No…I change them when the smoke detector starts beeping!

  • D SCHMIDT
    October 21, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    We do change our batteries when the time changes.

  • Joana A
    October 21, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    i always forget to change them

  • Samantha C.
    October 21, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    We change batteries as needed.

  • Carla D.
    October 21, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    No. I change them whenever they need to be changed.

  • Leann
    October 21, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    I change batteries in toys when they need them and batteries in the remotes, smoke detectors, and door bell when I remember with the time change.

  • Janet F
    October 21, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    I change my batteries every six months.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  • Talia
    October 21, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    Ah nope. We change the batteries when the low-battery ‘chirp’ starts. CHanging with the clocks seems like a much better plan.

  • Tahina Quezada
    October 21, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I’ve changed with my homes anniversary. Every july I change batteries.

  • Jayna E
    October 21, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    No I’m only change them when they completely run out…I’m bad about rolling them around and flipping them around to get all I can get out of them! 🙂

  • Carmen S
    October 21, 2013 at 11:37 am

    I normally do, if I remember, I need to get better at changing the batteries though, it is so easy to forget!

  • Nancy
    October 21, 2013 at 11:17 am

    Yes, the time change is a great reminder to change batteries.

  • Julie Wood
    October 21, 2013 at 10:59 am

    I change my smoke detector batteries with the time change!

  • Renee Addison-Hutchinson
    October 21, 2013 at 10:56 am

    Yes I change batteries when time change

  • Cynthia R
    October 21, 2013 at 10:19 am

    my google plu sis actually cyn9thi)a ravv_ling, i accidentally wrote in the wrong name

  • Cynthia R
    October 21, 2013 at 10:13 am

    no i change them when the detector beeps at me, they beep when low on battery

  • nici r
    October 21, 2013 at 9:52 am

    We don’t have time change in arizona so I try to remember around new years

  • Rebecca B
    October 21, 2013 at 7:51 am

    I usually change all the batteries in the house when I am spring cleaning.

  • Jessica S
    October 20, 2013 at 9:25 pm

    I’m so bad about changing my batteries!

  • Jessica To
    October 20, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    I try to change them when the time changes.

  • rod jackson
    October 20, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    I change my batteries with the time change

  • Sandy VanHoey
    October 20, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    No, I change on New Years Day