Greenstone Fire and Emergency Services sees daylight savings as a great opportunity for households to check and replace their smoke alarms.
In a post on Nov. 3, they encouraged households in Greenstone to replace smoke alarms ten years from the date of manufacturing. This date can be located on the back or side of the smoke alarm.
Besides replacing your smoke alarms once every ten years, other safety tips they offered included:
- Testing smoke alarms once a month using the test button
- Change your batteries at least once a year and whenever the low battery warning chirps (when you change your clocks, change your batteries)
- Vacuum your alarms to clean out dust at least once a year
- For battery-operated alarms, open the cover of the alarm and gently vacuum the inside with a soft bristle brush
- For electrically powered alarms, first shut off the power to the unit and then gently vacuum the outside vents of the alarm only (don't forget to turn the power back on and test the alarm)
They also remind everyone that it is the law to have working smoke alarms on every storey of your home and outside all sleeping areas.