Maintain Smoke Detectors to Prevent Fire Damage

5/29/2021 (Permalink)

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When it comes to keeping home and offices safe, checking the smoke alarms regularly is essential. If you check your smoke detectors regularly, you prevent fire accidents and protect the people around you.

Smoke detectors are a great investment in any home or building. In case of an emergency, smoke alarms offer a critical warning and offer enough time to escape the premises during a fire.

How to check the Smoke Detectors?

You should inspect and test your smoke alarms regularly. You can inspect it yourself or seek professional help. Here are some tips to conduct a smoke alarm test at your home.

• Type of smoke detector: There are two main types of smoke detectors. A battery-operated smoke alarm is commonly found in households or a hard-wired smoke alarm. The wired smoke alarms work best in offices and buildings.

• Smoke alarm testing: The sound produced by the smoke alarm is really loud and frightening. You should always run a fire drill to ensure your relatives and employees recognize the warning.

• Check its range: A smoke alarm will be loud enough nearby, but the sound might fade with distance. You need to check the coverage area of the sound and add another fire alarm accordingly.

• Clean your smoke alarm: You should regularly check the efficiency of the alarm. You can run mock drills monthly to make sure the alarm works well. Also, brush or vacuum the alarm to ensure it's working.

• Seek professional help: If you seek help with a smoke alarm, it's working, or fire damage, you should call professionals. SERVPRO Loudoun County helps to restore residential and commercial fire damage.