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What Is The Best Type of Smoke Detector To Install in Your Home?
Fire Safety

What Is The Best Type of Smoke Detector To Install in Your Home?

ByMisha Rofeim

Dual-sensor smoke detectors are more effective than single-sensor detectors because they provide an early warning for both flaming and smoldering fires. So if you’re looking for a new smoke detector, consider a dual-sensor. What is the best type of smoke…

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Do Smoke Detectors Really Expire After Ten Years?
Fire Safety

Do Smoke Detectors Really Expire After Ten Years?

ByMisha Rofeim

Smoke detectors are an essential part of any home, but do you know how long they last? It turns out smoke detectors have a lifespan of 10 years. After that, they may not work as well as they should in the…

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Best Places to Install Smoke Detectors in a Home
Fire Safety

Best Places to Install Smoke Detectors in a Home

ByMisha Rofeim

Smoke detectors are an essential part of any home. If you’re installing smoke alarms in your house, then this article will tell you where to place them and what to avoid. Where are the best places to install smoke detectors…

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What You Should Know Before Buying Carbon Monoxide Detectors
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What You Should Know Before Buying Carbon Monoxide Detectors

ByMisha Rofeim

There are several types of carbon monoxide detectors (also known as CO detectors)available with varying levels of sophistication. All models give out a warning once dangerous levels of carbon monoxide accumulate. While all carbon monoxide detectors warn the homeowner locally…

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Why Are My Smoke Detectors Chirping?
Fire Safety

Why Are My Smoke Detectors Chirping?

ByMisha Rofeim

A chirping smoke detector can be very annoying, but it’s warning you of a trouble condition. Why are my smoke detectors chirping? A smoke detector will chirp every 60 seconds due to a low battery. To stop the chirping, twist…

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What is Beeping or Chirping in My House?
Fire Safety

What is Beeping or Chirping in My House?

ByMisha Rofeim

The beeping noise is most likely coming from a device that has a low battery, including smoke detectors or carbon monoxide detectors. The most common reasons for a chirping or beeping noise in your house is from low batteries in…

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Smoke Detectors Beeping Three Times But No Smoke
Fire Safety

Smoke Detectors Beeping Three Times But No Smoke

ByMisha Rofeim

When there is no fire, the top three causes for a beeping smoke detector are dust inside the smoke alarm and cooking, even though there is no visible smoke and steam. Why is my smoke detector beeping three times? Smoke…

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Where is the Best Place to Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors?
Fire Safety

Where is the Best Place to Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors?

ByMisha Rofeim

Unfortunately, over 500 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning every year in the United States. These deaths can be easily prevented if carbon monoxide detectors are installed in every home and business. Where should carbon monoxide detectors be installed in…

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What is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and How To Prevent It
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What is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and How To Prevent It

ByMisha Rofeim

Most people have no idea what carbon monoxide is, where it comes from or how it kills over 500 people every year in the United States. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that attaches itself to the…

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What Are the Best Fire Extinguishers for Home Use?
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What Are the Best Fire Extinguishers for Home Use?

ByMisha Rofeim

The kind of fire extinguisher we purchase is mainly determined by the nature of the fire we are likely to encounter in our home. What is the best fire extinguisher for home use? The commonly held view, among the experts,…

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Why Are My Smoke Detectors Beeping for No Reason?
Fire Safety

Why Are My Smoke Detectors Beeping for No Reason?

ByMisha Rofeim

Smoke detectors are going to either chirp for a second and stop or beep continuously in a pattern of three beeps and a pause, both of these noises mean something completely different. Why are your smoke detectors chirping or beeping?…

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How Much Does It Cost to Install Smoke Detectors in Your Home?
Fire Safety

How Much Does It Cost to Install Smoke Detectors in Your Home?

ByMisha Rofeim

According to the National Fire Protection Association, having smoke detectors installed in your home reduces the chances of dying in a fire by 50%. To have an adequate fire alarm system, you must install smoke detectors inside and outside every…

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Do Carbon Monoxide Detectors Expire?
Fire Safety

Do Carbon Monoxide Detectors Expire?

ByMisha Rofeim

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that displaces oxygen in the blood and deprives the heart, brain, and vital organs of oxygen. Large amounts of carbon monoxide can overcome you without warning and kill you within minutes. Do carbon…

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Top Eight Causes of  House Fires and How to Prevent Them
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Top Eight Causes of House Fires and How to Prevent Them

ByMisha Rofeim

When it comes to fire safety, we often forget about the dangers around us in our own homes. It took a near kitchen fire to realize how unprepared I was if a fire ever broke out. Since then, I have…

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