The most common culprit behind abeeping smoke alarmis often a simple one: the battery. Whether your alarm is chirping intermittently or screaming incessantly, the first step is always to check the battery. Replace it regularly—even if it hasn’t died yet—to keep your alarm functioning properl...
This smoke detector by First Alert has the advantage of being a dual-sensor alarm. That means it uses both photoelectric and ionization sensors to detect smoldering and fast-burning fires. It also comes hardwired with battery backup in case of power outages and has an 85-decibel alarm that’...
But if you have AC-powered smoke detectors in your home and your home has been built in the last 10 years in the U.S., chances are they are wired together to intercommunicate. This sort of wiring guarantees that if one alarm in the house goes off, they all go off. Even if the ...