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[quote=Anonymous]Hello all, OP here with an update.

We had the fire department out yesterday; something I highly recommend doing even if you DON'T think you have a smoke detector problem. They came out, brought the truck (my little boy went outside and sat in it after the inspection because they weren't busy and because he insisted on wearing his fireman jammies all day when they were coming - bonus!). More importantly, they walked through our house and made observations, asked questions, and left behind their inspection sheet. They were extremely reassuring while making realistic recommendations of what we could be doing better and more safely. For example, their checksheet asked if we unplug all small appliances when not in use, we said no, and the firemen said "yeah, we don't either." But they DID impress upon us that it is really important to get our furnace inspected once a year by a qualified HVAC specialist, which we thought we only had to do every five years or so. They were also very flattering; the fact that we had two fire extinguishers (one in basement and one in kitchen) made them happy and so did the fact that we have three carbon monoxide detectors in the house.

They DID feel that our smoke detectors were working perfectly. We have really high ceilings and our smoke detectors are near the top, and they said that might have caused the delay. However, they said they also would have felt nervous as well. They said that while they're not TOO high, that might have been part of the issue. They actually gave us a 10 year, no-need-to-change battery smoke detector for the house, which is part of their program. They also encouraged us, if we could afford it they said, to get the monitoring from our alarm company, which was great to hear in front of my husband, who doesn't enjoy spending money. :)

In all, I thought it was extremely valuable for a number of reasons, not just the smoke detectors issue.

For PP who asked how old our smoke detectors are, they're about 5.5 years old now.

Thanks everyone, and consider calling the fire department for a helpful home inspection - cannot thank the PPs enough for that recommendation. [/quote]

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