SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIFE
SMOKE ALARMS
Smoke Can kill
Most fatal fires occur at night when people are asleep. Often, victims never wake up. Working smoke alarms give you the precious time you need to escape a fire. By law, every home in Ontario must have a working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas. The Ontario Fire Codes requires every home to have one or more working smoke alarm(s).
Toxic smoke and fumes kill. In a house fire, it is the flames that do the structural damage, but smoke is the primary danger to people.
The majority of deaths in fires come from smoke poisoning or inhalation.
Modern homes contain many materials, such as wood, wool, nylon and plastics,
which when burning, produce heavy smoke and toxic fumes such as carbon monoxide and cyanide gas.
These materials can smoulder for extended periods of time, producing substantial smoke and fumes before they burst into visible flames.
If you are asleep when a fire starts, you could suffer from smoke inhalation before you wake up.
In fact, the combination of toxic smoke and gases and reduced levels of oxygen in the air can make waking up extremely difficult and
in some circumstances, tragically impossible. So, it is essential to install and maintain working smoke alarms that will detect the
smoke and sound an alarm.
Hard-wired smoke alarms
Hard-wired smoke alarms(110V AC) are connected directly to the main electric power in the house. They also feature a battery backup
in case the power goes out. However, only CFAA technician with electric licence can replace, install and test hard-wired smoke alarms.
Our dual licenced technician can help you to installation and test your hard-wired smoke alarm
Battery-operated smoke alarms
Battery operated smoke alarms work independently of each other, can be installed anywhere by anyone and changing the battery is a simple process. They come with two variations in batteries either a 10-year lithium-ion battery or 9V battery.
10-year lithium-ion battery
Provides continuous power, with no need to worry about changing the battery for the life of smoke detector. It helps protect your home by providing up to a decade of uninterrupted monitoring.
9V battery
These smoke alarms require a battery change every year and testing.
Photoelectric interconnected smoke alarms
This type of smoke alarm connects every alarm in a home together through the mains power or battery
operation. The benefit of this is that if the alarm goes off, it will sound throughout the home no matter
where the fire is located. This is a great feature for large or multi-storey homes.
Smoke alarms have a lifespan of about 10 years. If you're unsure how old yours is, you may want to change it or get an Licened technician
to check it for you.
STAY SAFE AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE