Category Archives: Smoke Alarms
Smoke Detector – Best Invention of the Past Two Decades?
Born in 1969, the smoke detector was recently voted the best invention of the past two decades ahead of mobile phones, microwave ovens and must-have gadgets like digital cameras. The potentially life-saving device is hailed for its ability to detect the early signs of fire. While commendable the smoke detector does not go far enough … Continue reading
What Makes Smoke Alarms Tick?
Smoke alarms have become very common appliances in most American homes. In many places they are required by law, but a good many are installed because homeowners realize what a vital part they play in keeping their families safe. To see the little plastic case and know it houses such amazing technology is mind-boggling. In … Continue reading
Automatic Fire Sprinklers For Your Home
Every responsible homeowner has smoke detectors, but few have any kind of automatic fire sprinkler system installed. It is true, that a house using a well-maintained smoke detector in every room is likely to detect a fire in its early stages, which greatly increases the chances of escaping safely, but for me, I want the … Continue reading
Smoke Detector Installation
Smoke detectors are an essential part of your family’s first line of defense against fires. Research shows that chances of escape and survival are greater if you detect fire at its first stages, before it grows out of control. By properly installing smoke detectors you can extinguish a fire before it grows to a disaster-scale … Continue reading
Alarm System: Smoke and Heat Detectors
Smoke & Heat Detectors- Smoke detectors are available that will interface with your security system. The smoke detectors that are already in your home can’t be tied into your security system. The device that the builder put in your home is either electrical, battery operated, or in some instances both, if you have the better … Continue reading
Commercial Fire Alarms Cut Workplace Fire Losses
Anyway who has been through a business fire knows how devastating it can be for everyone involved. A fire means the loss of property, jobs, and possibly even lives. All these things make it much harder to rebuild it all again. And yet, a lot of this devastation was avoidable. With the right fire alarm … Continue reading
Stop that Beeping!
Some of our experiences in our new home were almost our last. When we moved in, a lot of the work wasn’t finished yet. We had nowhere else to stay, so moved in anyway. We had no air conditioning, no running water, and we had to use the restroom at the gas station. It was … Continue reading