QUANECIA: WE’VE ALL EXPERIENCED IT -- THE DEAFENING SOD OFUN A SMOKE DETECTOR ... EVERY 10 ARS.YE TO REDUCE OTHER ALARM TRIGGERS, IT HELPS TO UNDERSTAND HOW DETECTORS WORK.

or the smoky dinner dish that trips the sensors. We’re talking about those annoying smoke detector false alarms. As Consumer Reports explains, there are some easy ways to keep your alarms ...

Because smoke rises with heat, smoke detectors should be placed near the ceiling to ensure early detection. The best place to put smoke detectors is in sleeping rooms, hallways, and near the ...

One is whether to get a dual-sensing detector, with both a photoelectric eye to quickly detect smoke and an ionization sensor, often called a heat detector, to quickly detect flames. Both types of ...

Unlike smoke detectors made to screech and blare that you can self-install, heat detectors are part of professionally installed fire safety systems in homes or businesses. The heat detector is a ...