Smoke Detector Safety Tips

Working smoke detectors are extremely important to have in your home. According to the NFPA, there are an average of 358,500 house fires each year resulting in approximately seven deaths every day caused by house fires. When your smoke alarms are not taken care of properly, you put yourself and your family at risk. Even if you have smoke detectors installed your home if you don't take the necessary precautions to ensure your smoke detectors are working properly, you could still be at risk. Catalyst Electric, Lake of the Ozarks best electricians has some advice for ensuring your smoke detectors remain in working order.



Replace Batteries Yearly 

It is important to replace your batteries once a year at a minimum. Even if your batteries seem to be working fine, old batteries can cause corrosion which will get into your receptacles causing damage to your device. 

The best option when it comes to keeping you safe is to install hard-wired smoke alarms. Unless you check your batteries every day, you never know when your batteries in your smoke detector will stop working. Having your smoke detectors hard wired will give you peace of mind that your smoke detectors will go off should there be a fire. Wiring your smoke detectors also make them interconnected which will activate all smoke alarms to go off when one is set off. Don't have hard-wired smoke detectors installed? No problem, contact your trusted electricians at the Lake of the Ozarks to install them for you!


Complete Reliability Tests Monthly 

Even if your smoke detectors are hard-wired, you should still complete a reliability test every month to ensure your smoke detectors are still working. This is a good habit to get into to ensure your smoke detectors are always working properly.  

Always Replace Old Smoke Detectors

Believe it or not, smoke detectors do have an expiration date. The U.S. Fire Administration recommends that your smoke detectors should be replaced every 8-10 years. Your smoke detector should have an expiration date and if it doesn't, you should replace it immediately because that shows that it is dated because all smoke detectors today are required to display an expiration date. 

Ensure Proper Installation 

It is important that your smoke alarms are installed properly to ensure the safety of everyone in your home. If you wish to install hard-wired smoke alarms in your home give your local electricals at the Lake of the Ozarks a call! Catalyst Electric wants to keep you and your family safe and installing your smoke alarms properly puts you one step closer! No one thinks that a tragedy like a house fire will happen to them but unfortunately they happen every day. Following these tips to keep your smoke detectors in working order could save a life!

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