Smoke Alarms and Safety In Your Home | Network Know How

Carrying on with the theme of winter safety, smoke alarm maintenance, repairs and installations are often forgotten even though by law they are required to be fitted on every level of your home.

Smoke alarms are life saving devices that provide benefits for occupants. They detect smoke well before any sleeping occupant  would and provide critical seconds to implement actions to save life and property.

One average 21 deaths occur in residential fires across NSW every year. One third to half of those fatalities may have been prevented if the homes had working smoke alarms and practised home escape plan.

 All NSW residents must have at least one working smoke alarm (sometimes mistakenly referred to as smoke detectors) installed on each level of their home. This includes owner occupied, rental properties relocatable homes or any other residential building where people sleep.

What types of smoke alarms are available?

There are hard wired (connect to the main power with a battery back up) pr battery powered smoke alarm is available.

Smoke Alarm Tips

You should replace the battery in the smoke alarms annually.

Smoke alarms should be replaced as they have a limited lifespan.

Smoke alarms must be regularly cleaned to be effective.

Hard wired smoke alarms must be installed and fitted by a qualified electrician and installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Your household should prepare a written escape plan and practise it regularly.

For further information about smoke alarm installations and maintenance, please contact Network Plumbing on 9023 3232.