Surely it had never crossed your mind to put a smoke detector at home , and we have seen it ad nauseam in American series and movies. Who does not remember Phoebe, from Friends , fighting with hers in the wee hours of the morning? Well, with the one we found on Amazon, the same will not happen to you because it is very easy to install and also has rave reviews.
Why is it important to install a smoke detector?
If you are the clueless type (like me) surely more than once you have accidentally left the hob on, you have left a candle unattended or a thousand other things that can cause a fire in your house. The confusion, we already know, has no cure but we can prevent a fire by installing a smoke detector .
If we have not yet convinced you of the importance of having your home safe, this explanatory video made by the Firefighters of the Community of Madrid will surely do so. In it, they give several tips on how we should act in the event of a fire and above all, how we can avoid them and yes, the smoke detector is a fundamental step because you never know what may happen.
Once we are convinced that it is worth using the screwdriver, now we only have to choose the type of smoke detector we want. But don't worry, you don't need to have seen all the seasons of Bricomanía because installing it is not that complicated. In fact, we have found one on Amazon that is perfect because it only takes two screws.
Heiman Fire Alarm, € 14.44 AVAILABLE HERE
How does it work? Well, you just have to put it in the room of the house where you think you need it most, the kitchen can be a good place to start, but it is worth having several distributed throughout your home. It has an infrared photoelectric sensor and when smoke particles come into contact with it the alarm is activated. It has a battery that lasts 10 years so you don't have to worry about changing the batteries every so often, you can connect it and forget about it.
And if you want to put several at home, for a little more you have this pack of 4.
Smartwares RM149 / 4 smoke detectors, € 28.25. AVAILABLE HERE
Have we convinced you to put a smoke detector at home?
