On Sunday morning, March 9th, you will change your clocks forward to Daylight Savings Time, 2014. Take a few moments to replace your smoke alarm batteries!
Smoke Alarm Batteries
Smoke alarms save lives. Each year there are more than 300,000 residential fires. Smoke alarms provide valuable time for a family to escape a home fire. Studies show that two-thirds of the fire deaths come from homes that do not have smoke alarms or have smoke alarms that have dead batteries.
Experts recommend you have smoke alarms in every bedroom and outside bedrooms on every level of your home. Ideally, the batteries should be changed twice a year. If you failed to change your batteries last fall, change them when you move your clocks forward to Daylight Savings time on March 9th.
When shopping for smoke alarms, consumers should be aware of the two different types of smoke alarms: ionization and photoelectric. While both types are effective smoke sensors, ionization type detectors respond quickly to flaming fires, while photoelectric type detectors respond sooner to smoldering fires. Since consumers can’t predict what types of fires might break out, experts recommend you have both types in your home. Remember, when you go to sleep at night, one of the first things to sleep in your nose!
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
You should also replace the batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors. According to fire marshal officials, Carbon monoxide detectors are critical because with carbon monoxide, you can`t smell it. It’s very different to detect. It can sneak up on you ” give you flu-like symptoms at first, but if it reaches a certain level, it can be lethal. Did you see the recent news report on TV where a home was full of carbon monoxide?
Conclusion
Replacing batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors is a simple task to provide protection for your family’s security.
If you need help with a more sophisticated fire alarm system, give us a call, we can help provide the additional security you want for your home and family.
