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Smoke Detection Technology
- I get a false alarm from my smoke detector. Why does my smoke detection device sound when I can’t see smoke?
- Why doesn’t my smoke alarm sound when I push the test button?
- Why does my smoke alarm go off when I install a battery or turn on the AC power?
- My smoke detection device keeps chirping, even with a new battery. What is causing this?
- Ionization smoke detection vs. Photoelectric type smoke detection – what is the difference?
- I’m ready to change my smoke alarm battery – what replacement batteries can I use?
- I lost my smoke detection device owner’s manual. How can I get a new one?
- It is recommended that alarms are replaced after 10 years. Why does the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommend that home smoke alarms be replaced after 10 years?
- I have a “remote control smoke alarm ” – a smoke detection device that states that you can use your TV remote control to silence or test this alarm – that will not operate. What should I do?
- How long will the battery last in my smoke detection device?
- What is the proper placement of smoke alarms?
Carbon Monoxide Technology
- What causes carbon monoxide? What are some common sources of carbon monoxide?
- What is carbon monoxide?
- Is carbon monoxide heavier than air? What is the diffusion of carbon monoxide in air?
- What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Why is carbon monoxide dangerous? What is the cause of carbon monoxide poisoning?
- What are unsafe levels of carbon monoxide? Are there safe carbon monoxide levels?
- What does “Move to Fresh Air” printed on my carbon monoxide alarm mean?
- What should I do when the carbon monoxide detection device sounds?
- Why didn’t the emergency responder find CO gas after an alarm?
- Will carbon monoxide alarms detect explosive gas leaks?
- What is the life of a typical carbon monoxide detection device? How long will a CO alarm last?
- Where should I install carbon monoxide detection devices? What is proper carbon monoxide detection device placement?
- Is there anywhere I shouldn’t install carbon monoxide detection devices?
- Is it a carbon monoxide false alarm when my CO alarm sounds when there doesn’t seem to be a problem?
- How many carbon monoxide detection devices should I have in my home?
- I wonder where to install carbon monoxide alarms, particularly how high off the floor?
- Why does the red light flash on my carbon monoxide alarm? Do I have CO?
- Can you reset a plug-in CO alarm with the test – silence button?
- Can I unplug the CO alarm to silence or reset it, or do I need to leave it plugged in?
- What is the proper way to do a carbon monoxide alarm test?
- Can I do a CO alarm test in any other way besides pressing the test button?
- Can I remove the battery from the CO alarm to silence or reset it?
- My battery powered CO alarm keeps chirping. Tell me how to get a carbon monoxide alarm to stop chirping.
- Why should I leave the carbon monoxide (CO) alarm plugged in all year?
- Do carbon monoxide alarms and detectors have an audible alarm signal?
- What is the expected carbon monoxide alarm battery life?
- I have a “remote control carbon monoxide alarm” – a carbon monoxide alarm that states that you can use your TV remote control to test or silence or test this alarm – that will not operate. What should I do?
- Why are combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms not listed in the carbon monoxide section of the California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) Building Materials Listing (BML) Program?