Smoke Detectors - How do you know which smoke detector is right for you? What is the Difference Between Ionization Smoke Detectors and Photoelectric Smoke Detectors?
Smoke Detector or Heat Detector? - The names of these detectors make their differences obvious. Smoke detectors are more sensitive when it comes to detecting smoke while heat detectors are more sensitive to any significant change in temperature. However, both detectors are the same in the sense that they detect the typical fire parameters.
The Importance of Testing and Replacing the Batteries in Your Smoke Detector - At least once a year you should clean smoke detectors with a vacuum. To do this you should open the cover and vacuum all of the dust and debris which can affect the detection of smoke or fire. Once your smoke detector is over ten years old you should replace it with a new one right away. Every six months you should replace the batteries to keep the unit working at peak efficiency.
Smoke Detector Maintenance - Smoke detectors are very easy to keep in good shape. Frequent testing and batteries replacement is generally all it takes but if you neglect these simple maintenance tips, your detector won't do its job when a fire starts.
Assessing and Cleaning Textiles and Clothes - Fire can cause damage to your clothes and textiles in many ways. The main problems are soot and smoke odors, however, most clothes and textiles can be salvaged.
Safety First: The Fire And Smoke Alarm - When it comes to ensuring the safety of our loved ones, we will turn to a variety of safety measures that we implement on a daily basis. But the most important safety measure is that which stays in our home, its importance often overlooked. It is the fire and smoke alarm and it is crucial to the safety of those inside our homes.
The Hidden Dangers Of Passive Smoke - Do you know that second hand smoke can harm your children. Studies identify second hand smoke as the most dangerous indoor pollution. This article highlights the harmful effects of passive smoke on your children's health. Protect your children from this poisonous smoke.
Effects of Secondhand Smoke On Children - The Injury Inflicted On Little Lungs - Everyone understands that smoking is bad, primarily for youngsters. But what are the actual effects of secondhand smoke on children, particularly the infant and secondhand smoke? Let’s take a look at the health effects on a child who is exposed to secondhand smoke.
How to Choose the Best Smoke Detector for Your Home - Before you begin shopping for your smoke detectors it is best to check with your fire marshal to see if there are specific codes in your area that must be met. The codes in your area may determine which type of smoke detector below you will need to purchase.
The Hazards of Secondhand Smoke - The article talks about the dangers and health risks of secondhand smoke. Tobacco smoke may stay in the air for hours after cigarettes are consumed.
A Breath Of Fresh Air - There is no more question to the veracity of the ill effects of cigarettes to people who smoke as well as to those who do not smoke. Second hand smoke is a proven cause of lung cancer and heart disease in non-smoking adults and of sudden infant death syndrome, among others.
Smoke Odor Removal: Clearing The Air - Smoke odor removal can be very difficult in homes, offices, and even vehicles. If you have just purchased a home that smokers had previously lived in, it is really difficult to rid the home of the smell. Many homeowners replace the carpet and even paint the walls, but still cannot seem to get the smell out.
Second Hand Smoking Tests: How do they work…? - Secondhand smoke or passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a combination of the smoke produced from burning cigarettes and the smoke exhaled by the smoker, from which over 4,000 different chemicals have been...
Second Hand Smoking: Medical or Physiological Effects - Secondhand smoke is a combination of the smoke produced from a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker. Second-hand smoke is also known as passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
Smoke Detector - Every 83 seconds a residential fire breaks out in the United States. Each year, residential fires injure over 39,000 American children under the age of 14. In two-thirds of these homes, the smoke detector either doesn't work or doesn’t exist.
Statistics show that installing a smoke detector saves lives.
Why Final Smoke Will Fail You - Final Smoke is a completely safe and all natural product and program claiming you can quit smoking in just 7 days. As a smoker you are well aware of what it means to go cold turkey and what effect this has on your mind. You may have tried to quit cold turkey on more than one occasion and you know how incredibly difficult it can be.
Why Do We Smoke? - Before World War I, tobacco was smoked in the form of cigars. They were primarily smoked by the wealthy. Cigarettes, which are basically leftovers of the cigar making process, were smoked by the less affluent. The number of people who smoked cigarettes boomed when tobacco companies started to mass-produce cigarettes. Their clientele: soldiers of World War I.
Cleaning Up That Smoke Damage Odor After A Fire - A house fire is never a good thing. It can ruin a small area of a house or burn a whole residence to the ground. Whatever what physical damage the fire creates it will also leave behind dirt particles and an unpleasant scent.
Why Smoke Detector Failed To Alarm - Smoke detectors serve an important role in home safety. They are an important line of defense to protect your family from a devastating fire but they are only as good as the person who installed them and maintains them. Read on for tips on mounting smoke detector correctly and properly.
Losing Your Family's Health to Smoke - Smoking not only affects your health, but the second hand smoke can be really bad for the rest of your family.
Beware of What You Puff! - Smoking seems to be a part of our society. It is addicting that too much of it can cause various illnesses and even death. The smoker is not the only one that is at risk on the bad effects of smoking, but the other people who inhale the smoke that they breathe. This article tackles the ill effects of second-hand smoke.
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