1/20/2023 0 Comments Go hard or go home cleanStep 2: Reset the misbehaving smoke alarm. If your smoke alarms go off, assume there is a fire, and implement your family safety plan. Step 1: Make absolutely, positively, completely certain there’s not an actual fire. We’d really rather you not have a heart attack or get divorced, so follow these steps to determine why your smoke alarm is misbehaving-and get it to stop. In fact, a recent report from the National Fire Protection Association (NPFA) showed about 32% of all false alarms are caused by system malfunctions. Most of the time, though (thankfully!) our smoke alarms seem to go off just because. In that case, we’re more than grateful to be rudely jolted from sleep. It’s one thing if there’s an actual fire. We’re not talking about the polite little CHIRP-the “Hey, excuse me but could you please refresh my battery? ” We’re talking about the “BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP!” that makes makes your teeth rattle and your dogs bark and your spouse holler, “Make it stoooooop!” In fact, “failure to deactivate malfunctioning smoke alarm” is among the top 10 reasons people file for divorce. OK, we may or may not have made up that statistic (we definitely did make it up), but you’re with us on this, aren’t you? Few things cause grown adults to shriek and cuss like an unanticipated smoke alarm. The third leading cause of heart attacks in the United States is smoke alarms going off a 3:27 am.
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