We are in Maine to have some electrical work done on the house which includes having wired smoke detectors installed. Up until now, we just had the battery operated ones, which are not as reliable. Not to mention that we spent a sleepless night listening to the smoke alarms telling us that the batteries were low, like every minute! When we were talking to the electricians about the battery operated ones, he mentioned that these should be vacuumed regularly. What? I had no idea.
I was curious and turned over one of the old smoke detectors. You know, what we should have done when we installed them. And indeed! It reads "Gently vacuum or use clean compressed air to remove accumulated dust monthly" . Good advice, I will start doing that at our home ones now that I know.
Did you know about vacuuming your smoke detectors? Do you actually do it? Let me know in the comments.
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