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Why smoke alarms chirp more in winter and what to check first
When the temperature drops, a lot of homes suddenly sound like they are hosting a flock of electronic birds. Those short, ...
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How to tell if your smoke detector is past its real lifespan even if it still beeps
Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...
We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...
When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.
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