Proper Smoke Alarm Placement and Maintenance

7/17/2019 (Permalink)

Your smoke alarm could be a lifesaver in the event of a fire

As a homeowner, there are precautions you can take to minimize the risk of fires. It's important to regularly inspect and monitor your heating and electrical systems. You also need to be careful in the kitchen as you are cooking. However, perhaps the best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family is to have a properly functioning smoke alarm. In fact, your home should have multiple alarms to alert you when danger is present. There are essential aspects of these alarms that you must pay attention to.

Importance of Smoke Alarms

If you have unhooked the smoke alarms in your Gray, TN, home, put it back together immediately. If you have an older home, and it doesn't have a smoke detector, have a professional install one today. These devices are critical to your well-being.

• They act as the first line of defense by sensing smoke in the house.
  
• They send out a high-pitched, loud noise to warn you of a potential fire.
  
• They can give you peace of mind.
  
  

Where To Put Them

It isn't sufficient to have only one smoke alarm in your house. Experts recommend placing one in every sleeping area as well as in outside the sleeping area. Make sure there is at least one on every level.

Change the Batteries

It's possible to find long-lasting batteries, but don't assume they're going to work in your older detectors for the long term. To be safe, you should replace the batteries once a year. This will help ensure the devices operate correctly and avoid fires and fire damage and the need to hire a fire cleanup crew. However, new detectors have a much longer battery life and only need to be replaced once every 10 years.
Your smoke alarm could be a lifesaver in the event of a fire. Do your part to protect your home and loved ones by having highly functional detectors.