{"id":2505,"date":"2018-07-20T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeserviceheroesflcom.local\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2024-04-17T20:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:12:04","slug":"importance-of-smoke-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeserviceheroesfl.com\/importance-of-smoke-alarms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Smoke Alarms in the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most important appliances in your home is one that you often get annoyed with more than appreciate. Despite sometimes being a nuisance, smoke alarms can quite literally be the difference between life and death. As the saying goes, you\u2019d rather have one and not need it, than need one and not have it. So even though testing them and replacing batteries seems like a chore as opposed to valuable preventative maintenance, you\u2019ll be glad you kept them up to date.<\/p>\n

Because that\u2019s the beauty of smoke alarms: they require very little time or money to maintain, but the payoff they provide in the event something catastrophic occurs can\u2019t be understated. They\u2019re critically important pieces of equipment, especially in the summer, when fire and smoke are more prevalent thanks to outdoor activities that can track indoors if you\u2019re not careful. Follow this handy guide from Home Service Heroes, and you\u2019ll understand why smoke alarms are so vital to the safety of you and your family!<\/p>\n

Smoke Alarms Save Lives<\/h2>\n

The life-saving ability that smoke alarms have is, to be frank, enormous. According to the Customer Product Safety Commission, roughly 2,000 people die every year from residential fires alone. And from those 2,000, around two-thirds of the lives lost result from homes where a smoke alarm either wasn\u2019t present or wasn\u2019t functional. Contrary to what some people might believe, deaths from house fires result from smoke and gas-related complications more than from the actual heat of the fire itself.<\/p>\n

Gases travel much faster than fire does, so without a proper smoke detector setup in place, you might be caught off-guard.<\/p>\n

Selecting Your Setup<\/h2>\n

The general rule of thumb is to have a smoke alarm in every room where someone sleeps, and at least one alarm per level of your home. You should also be sure to maintain regular maintenance on them: this means testing each alarm once per month, as well as replacing necessary components on a regular schedule. The batteries in each should be changed out every year, and the alarms themselves should be swapped out every 10 years.<\/p>\n

Defining the Differences<\/h2>\n

Thankfully, there aren\u2019t a million different types of smoke alarms you need to research when deciding which ones you should purchase. As it stands, only two types exist ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms.<\/p>\n