The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Once, deep in sleep, my brain assured me that a nuclear meltdown was imminent in whatever phantom building I was in at the time, when in fact it was my alarm. I did not wake, apparently because ...

“It’s 4 a.m. and what the hell is that beeping?!” If you haven’t been rudely awaken by your smoke alarm’s dying battery cries yet, just give it time. For such essential and potentially life-saving ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nest Labs has a new gadget to sell and it's another little-noticed, pedestrian home device: smoke detectors. The Silicon Valley startup that elevated the lowly thermostat ...

Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ready to take action. However, it's important that the smoke detector ...

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...

An ear-splitting smoke alarm siren is one of the worst midnight surprises. But it's even worse when your detector keeps beeping in the middle of the night but then stops and acts perfectly normal ...