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Smoke alarm safety tips Check smoke alarms when changing your clocks during daylight savings time. Annually, nearly 30 percent of North Carolina home fires occur in houses that don't have working smoke alarms," said NC Insurance Commissioner Jim Long, who also serves as the state fire marshall. "What's worse is that sometimes the smoke alarms have been intentionally disabled," he said. Smoke alarms should be installed inside each bedroom, in the general areas outside bedrooms and on each level of a home, including the basement and attic.
For homes with smoke alarms that are not interconnected, it's not necessary to spend a fortune to rewire them. Instead look for smoke alarms that link to each other wirelessly. These systems, sold at most home improvement stores, can be programmed to send signals to other alarms whenever one goes off. An overly sensitive alarm is usually and indication of dust or steam setting it off.
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