The First Alert Z-Wave FSMCO410BX is part of the Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector models like the ...
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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 making that noise may already be too old to reliably sense a real fire. The ...
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If your alarms aren’t interconnected, the cheap upgrade that makes a big difference
When a fire starts at the far end of your home, the first alarm to sense smoke is rarely the one outside your bedroom. If your detectors are not linked, you may not hear that first warning until the ...
If you’ve bought a smoke alarm from Amazon recently, you may want to double-check that it actually meets U.S. safety standards. The Wirecutter recently uncovered that several of the best-selling smoke ...
The life span of a smoke detector is limited. It can die but fool you like it still works. iStock / Getty Images/iStockphoto You’d think the worst part of owning a home would be something obvious — ...
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