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October 18, 2013

Change Your Clock Change Your Battery

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When I was younger I always forgot to change back my clock, when it was time. I also used it as an excuse as to why on earth I was late the next day.. Now with the internet, it is kind of hard to ‘forget‘ to change those clocks forward or back. No more excuses!!

Change Your Clock Change Your Battery

Since it is Fall now, time is coming for us to set our clocks BACK one hour on November 3rd. You know the saying “Fall Back, Spring Forward?” Ya, that one..

Change Your Clock Change Your Battery

And, since you are doing THAT it is also a great reminder to go around your home and change/check all those batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. We do this every year and I hope you all do too.

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 26th year for the annual program and the message is still an important one.

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. So scary!!!

Energizer is donating 250,000 batteries this fall to fire departments across the country to distribute to families in their communities. I think this is just wonderful!

For more information on the program and to download fire safety materials, please visit energizer.com/change and facebook.com/energizerbunny.

 

 

About Kim Delatorre

Kim Delatorre is a mommy to three beautiful, smart kids and wife to an amazing husband of 24 years! She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family, and blogging.

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  1. Lorrie Rodgers (pinklady705) says

    November 5, 2013 at 11:14 pm

    I try to remember to check them. Sometimes I forget.

  2. Tim says

    November 5, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    I always check them when we do the clocks but I also do it throughout the year.

  3. Mason Knoll says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    I would love to switch over to rechargeable batteries . I thought I was doing good by getting the blue packs at Costco . but I think this is the way to go.

  4. Charlene Kuser says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    We check them every 3 months to be on the safe side

  5. Jamie Leigh Martin says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    -sighs- No, and I /know/ that I should!

  6. Sue J. says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    No, but I seriously have to!

  7. Carolyn Daley says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    Yes, I check them one to two times per year.

  8. Richard Hicks says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    We do check them and when the time changes.

    brich22 at earthlink dot net

  9. Gianna says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    Yes, we do.

  10. Vikki Billings says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    I usually only check them once a year.

  11. Terry Cross says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Yes we do.

  12. Buddy Garrett says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    We check our smoke alarms twice a year,

  13. mary gardner says

    November 5, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    yes, we change them with the time change

  14. meme says

    November 5, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    yes we do

  15. Allison says

    November 5, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    We do not have this but probably should!

  16. Jenny says

    November 5, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    We do check them regularly

  17. laurie says

    November 5, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    I change the batteries twice a year

  18. rebecca day says

    November 5, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    yes i do

  19. kathy pease says

    November 5, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    I usually change mine when they start beeping maybe once a year

  20. Michelle Tucker says

    November 5, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    Yes I do. Check them every 3 months.

  21. Amber Carter says

    November 5, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    No I’m really bad about that

  22. Angela Ash says

    November 5, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    I usually only check them once a year – around New Years but twice seems better especially around daylight savings – it’s a perfect reminder.

  23. Karen Drake says

    November 5, 2013 at 11:10 am

    I usually only check once a year.

  24. Ronalee says

    November 5, 2013 at 10:30 am

    I live in a condo and the smoke alarms get checked often

  25. Linda G. says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:57 am

    I change my batteries twice a year

  26. Jill Myrick says

    November 5, 2013 at 6:28 am

    Yes, we check the batteries in all when we spring forward and fall back.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  27. Jill Rivera says

    November 5, 2013 at 5:15 am

    I check your smoke alarm and (if you have one) your Carbon Monoxide detector batteries twice a year on the days that we have change the time on the clock.

  28. Susan Smith says

    November 4, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    Yes we do

  29. Tabathia B says

    November 4, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    Yes we check them every year

  30. Daniel M says

    November 4, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    yep just replaced batteries when we changed the clocks

  31. tina page says

    November 4, 2013 at 8:08 am

    no. i am bad about doing that

  32. Sadie B. says

    November 4, 2013 at 5:35 am

    We check twice a year. I hate to wait for a chirping detector at night.

  33. Tanya White says

    November 3, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Yes I always check both at least 2 times a year.

  34. Dawn Monroe says

    November 3, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    Sometimes I procrastinate but I do do it at least once a year.

  35. Ciara B. says

    November 3, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    yes we do check our smoke alarms.

  36. Melissa L says

    November 3, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    We check our alarms twice a year. Replace the batteries maybe once a year

  37. Lisa V. says

    November 3, 2013 at 10:31 am

    I do check twice a year

  38. Eloise C says

    November 3, 2013 at 8:51 am

    I only have one smoke detector and I check that one twice a year and replace the batteries once a year. Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway!

    furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

  39. tina reynolds says

    November 2, 2013 at 11:14 am

    I check when time changes which is coming up any day now

  40. naomi c says

    November 1, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    yep! or as often as we can remember!

  41. Rosanne says

    October 30, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    No they’re hooked into the electrical system

  42. Patty White says

    October 30, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Yes, we change ours every daylight savings

  43. angie p says

    October 27, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    I do check them.

  44. Celeste says

    October 27, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    Yes, we change the batteries everytime we change the clocks. Also, the batteries on our detectors are just for back-up (they are hard-wired into the house)

  45. Christy says

    October 27, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I check them both times our clocks are changed in a year.

  46. Maryann D. says

    October 27, 2013 at 6:13 am

    I do check my alarms twice a year and make sure I change the batteries.

  47. kim burnett says

    October 26, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    Yes we check them twice a year.

  48. melikegarfield says

    October 26, 2013 at 4:33 am

    I do check everything during the time change, although I am often out of batteries!

  49. Sarah L says

    October 26, 2013 at 12:40 am

    Yes, I’m a change your clocks, change your batteries person.
    Thanks for the contest.

  50. Stephanie Phelps says

    October 25, 2013 at 11:41 am

    I do check mine in the fall and spring!

  51. Jennifer T. says

    October 25, 2013 at 9:42 am

    We check and change the batteries in our smoke detectors when the time change occurs twice a year.
    jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com

  52. Beth says

    October 25, 2013 at 12:42 am

    No, I don’t check mine but I should

  53. Cheryl F. says

    October 24, 2013 at 2:16 am

    We’re bad about checking smoke alarm batteries. We need to add it to our calendar and do it.

  54. lana says

    October 23, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    yes we have a smoke detector 7 change the batteries twice a year

  55. Dorothy Teel says

    October 23, 2013 at 10:53 am

    Do change our batteries in our smoke detectors when we change the clocks, don’t have a CO2 detector, but would be nice to have one and would make us feel safer.

  56. Rita M says

    October 23, 2013 at 9:49 am

    Ours have a very annoying beeping sound when getting low – so that’s usually the way we keep track.

  57. Lisa M says

    October 22, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    I try to but sometimes I forget until they start beeping.

  58. Anastasia says

    October 22, 2013 at 6:04 am

    Nope 🙂 My smoke alarm isn’t shy about letting me know when the batteries need changed. Now, if I haven’t changed them for a while and think that it’s due, I might check it to make sure the batteries are still viable, but not on any schedule 🙂

  59. Renee Walters says

    October 22, 2013 at 5:51 am

    Yes, we check them twice a year.

  60. CathyH says

    October 21, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    Check once a year

  61. Betty Baez says

    October 21, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    I have the 10 year smoke alarms but i still periodically check them to make sure they’re working!

  62. Kristie says

    October 21, 2013 at 7:12 am

    We do check them twice a year.

  63. Cynthia R says

    October 21, 2013 at 7:11 am

    i replace as it beeps at me, I don’t actually check it though

  64. Mary Cloud says

    October 20, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    I don’t check mine but it starts beeping when the batteries get low
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  65. angie says

    October 20, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    I check once a year.

  66. Theron Willis says

    October 20, 2013 at 11:37 am

    Once a year.

  67. Eileen Richter says

    October 20, 2013 at 11:12 am

    We dont always remember to check or smoke alarm, and our Carbon Monoxide detector is over 15 years old and doesnt work. Others are probably over 30 years and came with the house?

  68. Ann Fantom says

    October 20, 2013 at 8:45 am

    We changed our smoke detector batteries in the Spring when we moved the clocks forward for DST.

  69. Mahdi says

    October 20, 2013 at 1:20 am

    No, I don’t check them, but I should. They alert when the battery is low though.

  70. Carol says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    Yes we check them twice a year.

  71. Amanda Alvarado says

    October 19, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    I’d love to say yes but we don’t! We usually forget about it until it starts beeping!

  72. Karen A. says

    October 19, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    Yes, I change my smoke alarm batteries twice a year when I change the clocks.

  73. Allison Downes says

    October 19, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    Yes I check them twice a year

    Thank you for the chance to win!

  74. Kristi C says

    October 19, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    I check my smoke alarms once a month. We do not have carbon monoxide detectors.

  75. Kimberly Schotz says

    October 19, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    We change our batteries twice a year at day light savings time

  76. Linda Lansford says

    October 19, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    yes i check

  77. Denise B. says

    October 19, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    Yes, we check our alarms.

  78. Sandra Beeman says

    October 19, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    I do not have a CO detector, however I do check and change batteries twice a year whether its exactly time or not. Better safe than sorry.

  79. Denise says

    October 19, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    My husband says we don’t need to do this because our smoke detector is wired and doesn’t operate on batteries.

  80. Marti Tabora says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:46 am

    I always check them when the time changes in the spring and in the fall. Thank you.

  81. debra b says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:38 am

    We “try” to remember to check them twice a year but usually we end up changing the batteries when it prompts us, and we dont have a carbon monoxide detector as of yet, we keep planning on getting one but so far havent purchased it, its on the list, LOL

    Thanks for offering this awesome giveaway

  82. Janet F says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Yes I check my smoke alarms at least twice a year.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  83. Nancy says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:25 am

    We check them.

  84. Seyma Shabbir says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:16 am

    We have quite a few smoke detectors but we wait until they beep to change the batteries

  85. JJ Caraway says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:12 am

    Yes I check my smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector batteries twice a year.

  86. Julie Lynn Bickham says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:05 am

    I test them out here and there. And replace batteries when needed.

  87. Faride says

    October 19, 2013 at 10:00 am

    I do check them regularly. I need to get a carbon monoxide detector though.

  88. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    October 19, 2013 at 9:04 am

    My husband was just testing them last night and did it right in my ear, which I didn’t really appreciate too much.

  89. Tara O. says

    October 19, 2013 at 8:52 am

    I am naughty, I don’t check them twice a year. I have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that beep when the batteries are getting low.

  90. Cynthia C says

    October 19, 2013 at 8:33 am

    I try to check twice a year, but sometimes I forget.

  91. Richie Cooper says

    October 18, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    This would be great to win.

  92. Melissa says

    October 18, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    Yep, when its time to spring forward or fall back, its time for me to check my alarms.

  93. Maureen says

    October 18, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    Check them more than twice.
    We have a carbon monitor and with the start up of the heat in the house really make sure it works.

  94. Karen Glatt says

    October 18, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    I check my batteries twice a year. It is so important to do this in case of a fire, I rest assured that will be safe with my smoke detector working.

  95. Jessica M. says

    October 18, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    Yes, we check our smoke alarm batteries twice a year,and whenever they chirp, thanks for the chance to win-I really need a new smoke alarm! And, I don’t have a carbon monoxide detector yet.

  96. Margaret Smith says

    October 18, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Yes we check them twice a year.
    Thanks so much.

  97. Sandy VanHoey says

    October 18, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    I change them once a year but don’t check twice a year. The kitchen one I check often because it will go off when broiling at times…

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