The fire alarm in your home could be what saves your family from harm during an unexpected emergency. When correctly installed by the home security experts at Detect-All Security in Cincinnati, OH, you can rest soundly knowing that every room in your house is equipped with a high-quality smoke and fire alarm that will alert your family and the local authorities if a fire breaks out in your home.

Check out these smoke alarm tips from the home security team at Detect-All Security:

• Purchase Interconnected Units: The most efficient way to protect your home from fires is to install a linked smoke and fire alarm system. This will ensure that every single unit in your home will sound if smoke is detected in a room, even if it’s on the other side of the house. 
• Install Properly Throughout House: All smoke alarms should be placed on the ceiling or at the top of the wall, no more than 12 inches from the ceiling. While every room should include an alarm, the most important spaces to have one are your sleeping quarters, so that you will be alerted when sleeping.
• Test & Clean on a Regular Basis: A smoke alarm has a button on the top or on the side that allows individuals to test periodically to make sure the batteries haven’t run out. If you haven’t done this with your smoke alarm in the past few months, the battery could have died or the unit could be broken. Also, check your user’s guide to determine how to clean your smoke alarm, thus ensuring that the sensor is working properly.

If you want to make your home even safer, install a fire alarm in addition to smoke alarms. To find out more about the home security systems available at Detect-All Security, call (513) 528-7700 or visit them online.