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  2. Here's Everything You Need to Know About Smoke Alarms - AOL

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    Here's a few things you can do to turn off smoke alarms and get it in working order. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  3. Smoke detector - Wikipedia

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    Smoke detector mounted on a ceiling. A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire.Smoke detectors/Alarms are usually housed in plastic enclosures, typically shaped like a disk about 125 millimetres (5 in) in diameter and 25 millimetres (1 in) thick, but shape and size vary.

  4. Couple Watched Their L.A. Home Burn on TV. Now Real ... - AOL

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    By 8:00 p.m., their neighbor received an alert that his smoke detector had gone off, and Sue and Anthony realized their entire world was about to change.

  5. The Best Place to Put Your Smoke Detector (Plus 3 Spots ... - AOL

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    Replace smoke detectors at least every 10 years: Don't place your life in the hands of an outdated smoke alarm. For the most part, you can plan on replacing your smoke detector at least every 10 ...

  6. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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    A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action. Audible appliances have been in use longer than any other method of notification.

  7. Manual fire alarm activation - Wikipedia

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    Manual fire alarm activation requires human intervention, as distinct from automatic fire alarm activation such as that provided through the use of heat detectors and smoke detectors. It is, however, possible for call points/pull stations to be used in conjunction with automatic detection as part of the overall fire detection and alarm system .

  8. 50 Times Deliveries Went Off The Rails In The Most ... - AOL

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    Delivered 200 smoke detectors (according to papers, never checked the goods) to another country. After driving for 20 hours trying to meet the ETA I arrived in a really shady looking warehouse ...

  9. Optical beam smoke detector - Wikipedia

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    An optical beam smoke detector is a device that uses a projected beam of light to detect smoke across large areas, [1] typically as an indicator of fire. [2] They are used to detect fires in buildings where standard point smoke detectors would either be uneconomical [ 3 ] or restricted for use by the height of the building.