Are You Changing Your Smoke Detector Batteries?
The smoke alarms throughout your home help play a crucial role in keeping you and your family safe by alerting you to potential dangers. However, the best smoke alarms are no use if they do not have working batteries. It is important that you check and test home smoke alarms often replace the batteries in order to ensure they are working properly.
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It is recommended you test your alarms at least once a month to ensure they are working properly. If your alarms are powered by a nine-volt battery, the battery should be replaced every 6 months, while the alarm itself should be replaced once every 10 years.
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You’ll likely notice a high-pitched chirping noise coming from your smoke alarm if the batteries need to be changed. It is best to be proactive and change the batteries in your smoke alarms before that noise occurs. When you change the batteries in one alarm, make sure you change the batteries in the rest of the alarms in your home as well.
