Electrician for Smoke Alarm Installation
Plus CO Detectors
Top 10 Reasons to Install or Update Smoke Alarms
Helpful tips from our smoke alarm installation electricians:
- You have only one or worse, no smoke alarms currently installed in your home.
- The smoke and CO detector you have is constantly chirping. This is often a sign that the batteries are low or the detector itself may need replacement.
- Your CO detector and smoke alarm have not been recently tested.
- Your smoke detector recently failed to function during a test and replacing the batteries did not change the status.
- Older smoke detectors in your home may predate current smoke detection standards. It is suggested that you replace smoke detectors every 10 years.
- Antiquated appliances (circa the 1960s) that were in the home when you purchased it are more likely to initiate a fire than modern appliances.
- In general, older homes (with old electrical wiring) are more susceptible to fire than more recently constructed dwellings.
- An older home with outdated wirings such as knob and tube wiring or aluminum wiring can cause more electrical issues that lead to fire than newer homes with wiring that is up to code. Ask us about wiring upgrades.
- Your insurance company may require functioning smoke and co detectors in your home, particularly if the home is within a certain age range.
- You may be unaware of recent advances made in smoke detection such as photoelectric or ionization detectors. You also might not have heard about Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms or the need for them.
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Danger of Breathing CO
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, and extremely toxic gas produced by burning gasoline, wood, propane, charcoal or other fuel. In other words, nearly all the heat-producing appliances in your home will produce carbon monoxide. Improperly ventilated appliances and engines, particularly in an enclosed space, like a house, may allow carbon monoxide to accumulate to dangerous levels.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can occur when there’s too much carbon monoxide in the air and begins to build up in your bloodstream as you breathe it in. Your body replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells with carbon monoxide. This can lead to serious tissue damage or even death.
The Danger of Smoke Inhalation
With an indoor fire, the smoke is actually quite hot and poisonous and because of this, smoke inhalation is the number one cause of death for in-home fires.
For the reasons outlined above, hiring a smoke alarm installation electrician to install smoke alarms and CO detectors is extremely important. For the safety of your family have our electrician do an inspection of your home. Functioning smoke alarms reduce the risk of death as a result of a home fire by as much as 50%.
What Type of Smoke Alarm Should I Purchase?
According to Consumer Reports Buyers Guide, there are 3 basic types of smoke alarms:
As present, there is not one single device that can effectively detect all three hazards. Installing more than one type of alarm for each instance of potential risk is currently the best way to approach overall protection for your family and home.
Smoke & CO Detector FAQs
A stand-alone battered powered smoke detector is not as reliable. Also, the advantage of using wired-in smoke detectors is that they can be interconnected with other smoke detectors throughout the building so that if one alarm goes off, they all go off.
For more information on smoke and CO detector installation, or if you have any questions regarding battery-powered versus electrically powered smoke alarms, contact our Abbotsford electricians Mike Speakman and Tristan McAllan.
We can evaluate your home to determine the best solution to fit your family’s needs.
Premium Electric services communities throughout the Fraser Valley including Abbottsford, Mission, Aldergrove, Maple Ridge, Langley, Surrey, and Chilliwack. We also offer electrical safety inspections and 24-hour emergency electrical services.