What Types of Smoke Alarms to Install?

Homeowners cannot predict what type of fire might start in a home.

Follow these guidelines to protect your family:

»IF YOU DON’T HAVE SMOKE ALARMS IN YOUR HOME, GET THEM AND INSTALL THEM.

»Install both ionization- and photoelectric-type smoke
alarms because ionization and photoelectric alarms are better at
detecting distinctly different yet potentially fatal fires.

Ionization detectors respond quickly to flaming fires; photoelectric detectors respond quicker to smoldering fires. There are combination smoke alarms that use both technologies.

»Install interconnected smoke alarms because when one sounds, they all sound throughout the home. Interconnected smoke alarms are typically connected using a wire, but newer wireless technology is available that allows smoke alarms to be interconnected without using wires.

» Smoke alarms powered by house wiring should have battery back-up because during a power outage, smoke alarms with batteries will still provide protection.

Only Working Smoke Alarms Can Warn You in Time!

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Source:  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission