A Small Investment Returns A Safer And Healthier Home (NAPSA)—A quick and easy improvement project could save moneyandlives. Almost every U.S. home has smoke alarms but most do not have enough. A recent survey by Kelton Research found that only 42 percent of Americans knew they needed alarms in each room. A fire can double in size every 30 seconds. The sooner you hear a smoke alarm, the more time you have to escape. This survey also found that half of American households don’t have a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm. Produced by fossil fuel-burning appliances and engines, CO can cause injury or death if it builds up in your home. A working CO alarm is the only safe way to detect this odorless and invisible gas. Consider these questions: e Have you recently replaced your smoke and CO alarms? Replace smoke alarms every 10 years and CO alarms every seven. Kidde CO alarms will alert you when they reach the end of their life. Does your home have enough alarms? Install UL-listed smoke alarms in every room including base- ments, finished attics, bedrooms, outside of sleeping areas and at the top and bottom ofstairs. Place a CO alarm near sleeping areas andon eachfloor. Do your alarms incorporate these newerfeatures? —Sealed Battery: Offers maintenance-free protection and saves on the cost of batteries for the life of the smoke/CO alarm. Reduces battery waste in landfills. —Digital Display: Shows your home’s current CO level Y SAFE AND HEALTH IST HOME CHECKL ur smoke and CO be replaced? Dies need toalarms every 10 years Replace stoke Replace CO alarms every 7 years r h alarms? Doyouhi ave enoug hnould be placedin Le leo alarms near sleeping leach fi floor. 7 = r La areas and on Do your alarms incorporate the newestfeatures? ‘Dualsensor Doyou needothersafety Check that your home meets safety standards. and updates the reading every 15 seconds. —Dual Sensor: Combines two smoke-sensing technologies into one alarm. Most smoke alarms use either ionization tech- nology, which may detect flaming fires sooner, or photoelectric tech- nology, which may detect smoldering fires sooner. For optimal protection, install both types of technology. Do you need other safety products? —Afire extinguisher can put out a small, contained fire or create a path to safety. —An escape ladder provides an alternative exit from second- or third-floor rooms. —A radon test offers analysis of your home’s amountof this car- cinogen from an EPA-registered facility. —A mold test offers a quick way to collect samples for professional analysis. For more homesafety tips, visit www.kidde.com.
