Category Archives: Home & Garden

Over the past year, as my old furnace fan began to wear out, one of the Smoke Detectors upstairs would chirp whenever the a/c started. Yesterday I replaced the furnace fan and this morning when it the a/c started, all of the smoke detectors throughout the house chirped, some of them several times. Strangely, it … Continue reading

My house is 20 years old and it is a 1 1/2 story with a full basement. The gas furnace/water heaters are in the basement. Access to the basement is through the interior of the house and it’s walk-out. I’m planning on totally replacing the smoke detectors, they are not hard wired. With this considered, … Continue reading

My house is 20 years old and it is a 1 1/2 story with a full basement. The gas furnace/water heaters are in the basement. Access to the basement is through the interior of the house and it’s walk-out. I’m planning on totally replacing the Smoke Detectors, they are not hard wired. With this considered, … Continue reading

It has not markings what so ever. Is there anyway tell if it is a Carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector, or both? Thanks in advance! MiiMii get someone to light a cigarette and cause smoke near it to make it go off – i don’t suggest the open butane trick as somewhere else a light … Continue reading

where in the house should I plug in my Carbon monoxide detector? how far from the furnace should it be? should it be in between the furnace and bedroom ? how long would carbon monoxide have to leak before it reached my bedroom? Carbon monoxide is heavier that air so fixing them upstairs or on … Continue reading

I have a Nighthawk Carbon monoxide detector and what is a number to know so that i know it’s dangerous and should get out? I know it goes off when theres carbon monoxide in the air but i wanna know the number just incase. And I just tested it to and it said 214 is … Continue reading

I am doing my GCSE’s and i have to find out how many people have Smoke Alarms in there homes and how many don’t. Any answers would be very welcome as i need as much info as possible. So… How many of use have got smoke alarms? I have two in my house. Near the … Continue reading

you cant use normal Smoke Alarms in the kitchen as you get a lot of false alarms. i have heard you can get less sensitive ones suitable for the kitchen but as yet i hav`nt found any for sale. any suggestions? it`ll be very handy as i had a bit of a mishap in the … Continue reading

incense and Smoke Alarms. can i light incense and have a smoke alarm in the same room. i know it cant be right under the alarm but can it be across the room. will it work with a fan on. can i do it in a room next to a room with a smoke alarm? … Continue reading

I heard the French have no smoke alarms, and that its next to impossible to buy a smoke alarm in France. French have no Health and Safety Executive (or French equivilent) either. Re Smoke Alarms.. should I have on each floor and in each bedroom ? one smoke alarm outside each bedroom, one in the … Continue reading