While wiring may have some similarities with access control technology, fire code compliance demands a different approach ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

We've been in our house (bought new) for 12 years. This morning (5:40AM, everyone was asleep) our smoke detectors, of the wired whole-house variety that were installed when the house was built, ...

Q: About 10 years ago, I replaced the original wired smoke alarms in my home with wired dual sensors that use both photoelectric and ionization technology. Because I’ve read that in-home smoke ...

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The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

The city is being challenged by propery owners about the November 2012 ordinance requiring hard-wired detectors. Source Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Dec. 24--The city continues to battle with ...

PEA RIDGE -- New homes have smoke detectors hardwired in, according to Fire Chief Clint Bowen, who recently announced the department has received 250 smoke detectors to place in homes that lack them. ...