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10-Year Battery Talking Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm: FIRST ALERT BRK PRC710V - White Review

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Revainrating 1.5 out of 5  
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Description of 10-Year Battery Talking Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm: FIRST ALERT BRK PRC710V - White

Complies with all current 10-year legislation in U. S. states/cities where required, Rigorously tested to meet UL standards, Faster turnarounds on job sites with the easy-to-install, most-trusted alarms in home safety. Tells you whether the danger is smoke or carbon monoxide and where the threat is among up to 11 pre-programmed locations in your home. Features electrochemical Carbon Monoxide sensing technology and photoelectric smoke sensor optimized to detect larger smoke particles produced by smoldering fires; helps minimize the number of false alarms, Features a sleek, low-profile design to blend more fully into the wall and out of sight. 10-year limited ; equipped with end-of-life signal chirp, so you know when it’s time to replace the unit for your safety (the date printed on the item is the manufacturing date, not the expiration date). First Alert 10 Year Combo Photoelectric Smoke & CO Alarm w/ Voice can be preprogrammed with the following locations: Basement Kitchen Child's Bedroom Living Room Dining Room Master Bedroom Family Room No Location Guest Bedroom Office Hallway Utility Room.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Great product wrong instructions

I love this item. I would give 5 stars but the instructions inside are wrong. I had to watch YouTube videos to figure out how to change rooms. You need to press the button 5 times to get into the menu and not long press the button as instructed in the instructions. The fact that the video exists shows I'm not the only one struggling with this.

Pros
  • Solid workmanship
Cons
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Revainrating 1 out of 5

That does not work. Dangerous false alarms

I have had several first alert products and have had problems with all of them. It's less than a year old and I just got a false alarm and couldn't turn it off. I had to tap with a hammer to stop the noise. This is dangerous! If you can't trust your fire alarm, then what do you do! I will not buy any other product, first warning. You must be ashamed! I will do everything in my power to ensure that others do not endanger themselves with your products.

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • There are errors

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Failed within 2 months of installation

I recently installed this in my living room/kitchen and was initially pleased. But just last night, within 2 months of purchase and installation, the smoke alarm started beeping constantly and saying "fault, fault, replace smoke alarm." I consulted the manual, and sure enough - it's clearly faulty , and now I have to completely replace the smoke alarm. NOT happy that something so important could be of such crappy quality - wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Pros
  • Hands free operation
Cons
  • Long delivery time

Revainrating 1 out of 5

They don't work - Combined smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Purchased. I followed the installation instructions exactly. It wasn't activated when I installed it. Revain immediately replaced him. The second didn't work either. Called First Alert Support. The tech had me check the disable tab on the back, which was the suspected problem. After checking it she told me it should work but it still won't activate. The battery has not expired. Neither unit was ever activated. Conclusion: I tried two of them and none of them activated. Buy something else.

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Minor problems

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Early morning false alarms

Exactly one year after installation, it started working out of the blue. Three beeps and a voice message for fire and evacuation. I had to turn it off. All in all, it's not the best recipe for a comfortable day with all that running around and climbing chairs at 4:00 am. Production date is February 2019. Before I bought an alarm clock, I studied it. There were many reports of false activations with the first hardware release. The company promised that the issue was fixed in this updated…

Pros
  • Elegant design
Cons
  • Hard to tell

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Cannot predict the claimed battery life.

Installed several alarms in my home where needed to prepare it for sale to comply with Massachusetts regulations. This non-removable battery operated 10-year sealed talking carbon monoxide and smoke alarm combo was easy to install and set up, and complied with applicable Massachusetts laws for the age of my property. I found it to be a very good value at $34.99 each with a list price of $54.99 and a much cheaper price than all local alternatives on Cape Cod. Free shipping came within 4 days…

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Slightly torn

Revainrating 1 out of 5

False fire alarms in the middle of the night and at random times

This model has a production date of November 2020. I bought it in January 2021. The first time it triggered for no reason and indicated a fire, I thought maybe the sensor was kind of dusty etc. Reset it with the "Disable" switch on the back and try again. Everything was fine for a while, then at 4:30 the "fire" started roaring when there was no evidence of smoke, fire, etc. It was installed under the ceiling in the living room, away from direct sunlight and about 25 feet from the kitchen. . I…

Pros
  • Ideal for a small home
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly