Installing your smoke alarms correctly - and making sure they are in working order - is an important step to making your home and family safer from fire. A smoke alarm installation program in your community can make a measurable difference in reducing deaths and injuries from fire. The updated “Planning and Implementing a Successful Smoke Alarm Installation Program” Web ...

The small amount of radioactive material in some smoke alarms is not a risk to health. Introduction The ability of domestic smoke alarms to save life and property in house fires is well established. Some domestic smoke alarms use the radiation from a small amount of radioactive material to detect smoke or heat sources. The radiation dose to the occupants of a house f...

Fire alarm systems are expected to help protect people, property, and assets. But you can’t tell if they’re fully operational just by looking at them. As with any other system, electronics and other components can degrade over time and compromise the system’s operation. Dust, dirt, and other contaminants can cause problems with smoke detectors. Such things as vandalism, ...

You need to prepare: Screwdriver, Natural gas detector, Wiring hookups, Screw-on wire connectors Installing a natural gas detector in a home that uses natural gas is an important part of maintaining the safety of your family members. Natural gas detectors are an affordable, easy to install way to detect the build up of natural gas in your home while it is still at a low...

The proportion of carbon monoxide is lighter than air, and fire smoke will gradually rise in the air, so when installing the carbon monoxide detector, we usually install it at the high places. If intall it on the wall, usually below the celling 0.3-1.0 meters; if for ceiling installation, then simple install it on the ceiling, using the screw fix the detector frame on t...