Taking down mezuzahs for inspection

Question: I want to take down the mezuzahs to my home to have them checked, should I take them all down even though the home will be without mezuzahs for some period of time? Answer: Although the obligation of mezuzah on doors is a positive mitzvah that is in force every second ספר החינוך ומנחת חינוך מצווה תכג, still if one took them down for the sake of checking them it is impossible to say that they must put up a new one immediately in its place on the spot for the Poskim never mentioned such an idea. The problem of living in a room without a mezuzah is Rabbincal and they (the Rabbis said that we should periodically have our mezuzahs checked, the prohibition cannot apply in this case (Pischei Shearim p. 110). We must say that since one is involved in fixing, checking etc... they are definitely not transgressing on this positive mitzvah. Here is a 3 point summary on how one should act. 1) One should lechatchila (preferably) keep up some mezuzahs constantly during a mezuza checking, one is enough. This means that you can give the mezuzahs to be checked in 2 installments, if possible this is most preferable. 2) If they are all down for checking purposes it is best to have them back as soon as possible, however they may be down for up to a week ( since this is the standard time give or take when it takes a little longer than usual but is still in the norm) for a owned home in Chutz learetz (the Diaspora) and any type of home in Israel. 3) For a rented home in Chutz Learetz (the Diaspora) it is best to follow preferably as stated in 1 and 2, however in a pressing case up to 30 days maximum (Chovas Hadar p. 7). Much thanks to Rav Moshe Weiner for his Halachik guidance in this Teshuva.