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How to tell if your smoke detector is past its real lifespan even if it still beeps

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

The detector date code you should check tonight and where it’s hidden

Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors quietly decide how much time you have to escape a fire, yet the tiny date code that ...

The 6 Best Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms to Protect Your Family and Home

The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...
Yahoo

Spring forward and test your smoke alarms

(WKBN) – On Saturday night, we’ll move our clocks one hour forward. The Ohio State Fire Marshal says it’s also a good time to take a look at your smoke detectors. Working smoke alarms are essential to ...
Indiana Gazette

How Often Should You Check Your Smoke Alarm (And What Most Forget)

Did you know that nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in homes without working smoke alarms? Not homes without alarms. Homes with alarms that don't work. And most of the time, it's ...
Reading Eagle

Red Cross urging you to test your smoke alarms as clocks change

The American Red Cross is encouraging you to test your their smoke alarms to make sure the devices are working as you turn the clocks forward of daylight saving time on Sunday. “Working smoke alarms ...
KAIT

Red Cross asks you to test your smoke alarms for daylight saving time

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9, and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks forward ...