(NAPSI)—If your home is like most, you have some 26 different battery-operated devices—from flashlights to smoke detectors to cordless phones—around the house.
To keep things running smoothly, homeowners should include testing those devices and replacing the batteries with fresh ones and discarding properly of old batteries, according to Interstate Batteries’ Gale Kimbrough, also known as “Mr. Battery.” Here is a good spring checklist to make the most of your battery-operated devices.
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vm`] $>@<6 p=2C> %6DEik^DEC@?8m %6DE D>@<6 2=2C>D @?46 2 >@?E9 2?5 492?86 E96 32EE6C:6D 2E =62DE EH:46 2 J62C] t?DFC6 E96C6’D 2E =62DE @?6 H@C<:?8 D>@<6 2=2C> @? 6G6CJ =6G6= @7 J@FC 9@FD6[ A2CE:4F=2C=J :? @C ?62C D=66A:?8 2C62D] xE’D 2=D@ E:>6 E@ C6A=246 E96 32EE6C:6D :7 E96 56E64E@C 6>:ED 2 H2C?:?8 D@F?5[ DF49 2D 49:CA:?8 @C 366A:?8] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 &]$] r@?DF>6C !C@5F4E $276EJ r@>>:DD:@?[ 23@FE b[___ A6@A=6 :? E96 &]$] =@D6 E96:C =:G6D :? C6D:56?E:2= 7:C6D 6G6CJ J62C\J@F 5@?’E 92G6 E@ 36 2>@?8 E96>]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vma] u=2D9=:89ED u@C t>6C86?4:6Dik^DEC@?8m |2<6 DFC6 7=2D9=:89ED H:E9 7C6D9 32EE6C:6D 2C6 DE@C65 :? >F=E:A=6 A=246D :? E96 9@FD6 2?5 42C—:? 2 423:?6E @C 5C2H6C[ ?62C J@FC 365 2?5 :? E96 8=@G6 4@>A2CE>6?E]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vmb] r92C86 q2EE6C:6D p7E6C $E@C286ik^DEC@?8m p 32EE6CJ H:== 6G6?EF2==J =@D6 :ED 492C86 :7 F?FD65] r964< E@ D66 :7 J@FC DE@C65 32EE6C:6D ?665 C6492C8:?8]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vmc] z66A E96 q2EE6C:6D r=62?ik^DEC@?8m r=62? 5:CEJ 32EE6CJ 4@?E24ED H:E9 2 4@EE@? DH23 2?5 CF33:?8 2=4@9@=] %9:D 96=AD >2:?E2:? 2 8@@5 4@??64E:@? 36EH66? E96 32EE6CJ 2?5 E96 A@CE23=6 56G:46]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vmd] s@?’E |:I q2EE6C:6Dik^DEC@?8m s@?’E >:I @=5 32EE6C:6D H:E9 ?6H @?6D E@ AC6G6?E E96 A@E6?E:2= D276EJ 92K2C5 E92E 42? 4@>6 7C@> E96 32EE6CJ =62<:?8 @C CFAEFC:?8 2?5 A@DD:3=J :?;FC:?8 D@>6@?6 @C 52>28:?8 E96 56G:46]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vme] ~C82?:K6 q2EE6C:6Dik^DEC@?8m r@?D:56C 86EE:?8 2 32EE6CJ @C82?:K6C H:E9 G2CJ:?8 32EE6CJ D:K6D E@ 244@>>@52E6 2 H:56 C2?86 @7 9@FD69@=5 56G:46D] w2G6 2 DE@C286 F?:E E@ 9@=5 ppp[ pp[ r[ s 2?5 h' 2=<2=:?6 32EE6C:6D H:E9 2 3F:=E\:? E6DE6C 2?5 DE@C6 :E :? 2 5C2H6C @C >@F?E65 @? 2 H2== 7@C 62DJ 2446DD]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vmf] (62E96C !C6A2C65?6DDik^DEC@?8m p A@H6C @FE286 :D 2 325 E:>6 E@ C62=:K6 J@F ?665 ?6H 32EE6C:6D :? J@FC A@CE23=6 32EE6CJ\A@H6C65 C25:@]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vmg] !C6A *@FC r2>6C2ik^DEC@?8m p 5:8:E2= 42>6C2 42? BF:4<=J 5C2:? E96 =:76 @FE @7 2? 2=<2=:?6 32EE6CJ] q6 42>6C2 C625J 3J :?DE2==:?8 2=<2=:?6 32EE6C:6D DA64:2==J 56D:8?65 7@C 9:89\5C2:? 2AA=:42E:@?D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vmh] #64J4=6 q2EE6C:6Dik^DEC@?8m s:D42C565 32EE6C:6D[ :7 ?@E AC@A6C=J C64J4=65[ 42? 56A@D:E =625[ 24:5 2?5 >6C4FCJ :?E@ =2<6D[ DEC62>D 2?5 =2?57:==D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vm`_] %6DE *@FC r2C q2EE6CJik^DEC@?8m w2G6 J@FC 2FE@ 32EE6CJ 4964<65 E@ >2<6 DFC6 :E :D 7F==J 492C865]k^Am
kAmz:>3C@F89 D2JD x?E6CDE2E6 p== q2EE6CJ r6?E6C >2<6D 32EE6CJ >2:?E6?2?46 62DJ[ H:E9 E9@FD2?5D @7 5:776C6?E 32EE6C:6D 2G2:=23=6 E@ 96=A H:E9 ;FDE 23@FE 2?J 9@FD69@=5 82586Ei “!@H6C:?8 E96 %9:?8D %92E |2<6 {:76 q6EE6C]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=Vm{62C? |@C6k@iAmk^@iAmk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmu@C DE@C6 =@42E:@?D 2?5 7FCE96C :?7@C>2E:@?[ @C E@ @C56C @?=:?6[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]:?E6CDE2E632EE6C:6D]4@>^QmHHH]:?E6CDE2E632EE6C:6D]4@>k^2m @C 42== WgeeX gca\dbeg]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8 DEJ=6lV>D@\3:5:\7@?E\H6:89Ei?@C>2=VmkDA2? DEJ=6lV7@?E\D:K6i`_]_AEVmk@iAm k^@iAmk^DA2?mk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm~? E96 }6Eik2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]?2AD?6E]4@>Qm}@CE9 p>6C:42? !C64:D $J?5:42E6[ x?4]W}p!$xXk^2mk^Am
