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Check Your Smoke Detectors
Check your smoke detector at least once every six months, if not more frequently, as it may not even be working.
Although the average life span of a smoke detector as long as 15 years, they could easily go on the blink and you would not even know about it.
About 30% of smoke detectors fail after 10 years according to a recent report from the National Fire Protection Association. The report also states that 50% of them shut down after 15 years.
Although it may emit a beep when you test it, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will alert you to smoke or fire.
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