Use the Right Smoke Detectors in the Right Locations

6/24/2021 (Permalink)

Buy the right kind of smoke and CO detectors and install them in the right locations to protect your home and family from fires.

You already know that you need to have working smoke detectors in your home. These little devices buy you precious time if a fire breaks out in your house, allowing anyone inside to escape before injury occurs. But protecting your home and family is not as simple as slapping some detectors up here and there. You need to first choose the right kind of detectors, then you need to place them appropriately in your home. Here’s how.

What Kind of Detectors?

Smoke Detectors

Some fires burn intensely with lots of flames, while some smolder. There are three types of smoke detectors, but only one is effective in detecting both types of fires.

Ionization detectors are best at detecting fast-burning flaming fires, while photoelectric detectors are good for detecting smoky, smoldering fires. You can use a mixture of both types to cover all the fire hazards in your home.

Dual-sensor smoke detectors are the best of both worlds. They use both ionization and photoelectric technology to detect flaming and smoldering fires.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Carbon monoxide detectors work by using sensors to detect CO in the air.

Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Combination detectors protect against both fire and carbon monoxide, typically using ionization or photoelectric technologies plus carbon monoxide detection.

Bonus: Smart Detectors

Smart detectors are connected to the internet and usually have additional features that you can access through a smartphone app, such as a low battery alert, alerts for smoke or CO detection and the ability to silence an alarm when you’re not home.

Where to Place Your Detectors?

Every home should be equipped with smoke detectors, and if your home has fuel-burning appliances (furnace, water heater, range, cooktop or a grill), carbon monoxide detectors, too. Here’s where to install those life-saving devices.

Place smoke detectors (we recommend dual-sensor models) high on the wall in these locations:

• Inside each bedroom
• Outside each sleeping area
• At least one on each floor (including finished attics and basements)

You should install carbon monoxide detectors in these locations:

• Outside each sleeping area
• In the basement
• At least one on each floor
• Near but not inside attached garages

If you do have a fire in your home, call SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield for complete fire damage cleanup services. We’ll get there fast, assess the damage, restore your possessions and structure, even remove the lingering smoke smell.

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When you have suffered a fire or other disaster at your home or business, call SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield today at 860.633.8791

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