Keep in mind that house fires are happening worldwide for many reasons, such as an unattended oven or a burning candle that was knocked over and fell on the carpet flooring. If you do not want your house catching on fire, the best option you have is to install smoke detectors in many areas to warn you about potential fires and extinguish them right away.
You will find many houses with different types of smoke detectors like photoelectric smoke alarms to ensure their houses never catch on fire. However, others are still sceptical or have no plans to install them because they think they do not need them. If you think smoke alarms are useless, you have to learn the several misconceptions about smoke alarms that may change your mind.
Misconception #1: One or two fire alarms are enough
Smoke alarms indeed are one of your first lines of defence when it comes to flames that can engulf your house within a few minutes. However, one misconception you have to relearn is that installing one or two smoke alarms in your home is not enough, especially when you have multiple rooms and areas.
You only need one smoke alarm when you live in a single room apartment that can only fit one or two people to live in. But if you are talking about homes, you must install multiple smoke alarms to ensure that they can detect smoke even on the deepest corners. The more strategic you place it, the better it can detect smoke and warn you.
Misconception #2: Smoke alarms can help you comply with the new legislation 100%
Some homes still fail to keep their homes completely safe from fire even when they have photoelectric smoke alarms because of certain requirements. Even if you buy the most expensive smoke alarms, you will still encounter some hurdles like meeting the fire safety requirements for homes.
The AS 3786-2014 requirement is one regulation you need to follow if you want your home to pass fire safety inspections. It is excellent to know that professional home inspectors deemed that you have met the requirements because you and all of your family members can sleep peacefully.
Misconception #3: Fire is the first thing that causes fatalities
You should know that fire is not the only thing that will kill you during a fire, but the smoke as well. Note that many people usually die due to the smoke generated by the fire, so it will not matter if the fire is on the other side of the house. Once the smoke gets out and reaches the other parts of our home, you will have no choice but to push through it and find your way out.
That is why smoke alarms can warn you if there is a large cloud of smoke already forming in one area of your home. And since the smoke alarm warned you, you have the option to either extinguish it or wait for the firefighters to arrive so that they can deal with it properly. It also saves you the time from getting the inside of your home filled with thick, black smoke.
If you still think you do not need smoke alarms, make sure you remember the misconceptions mentioned above to make you think otherwise.
