Photoelectric Versus Ionization – What Is Most Effective For You And Your Family?
Most people are unaware that there are different types of smoke detectors available. Perhaps they mistakenly purchased smoke alarms online or at the local hardware store, often based on advice that is well intended but misinformed and dated.
After arriving home and installing the smoke alarms, home owners then feel they've done the right thing and now have proper fire detection devices in their home. Unfortunately, many people opt to install smoke alarms which use ionization as the method of detection when they should install a photoelectric smoke alarm instead. The difference between the two are alarming and have the potential to save the life of you and your family.
The KEY report is a document that outlines why ionization smoke alarms are failing people and costing lives in the process. Most people are under the belief that their smoke alarms are annoying yet effective due to the constant sound of the alarm when opening an oven or burning their toast. All fires differ and generally speaking, fires within the home have a tendency to smolder which ionization smoke alarms are not designed to detect. This puts you and your family at unnecessary risk of injury or death. So what can be done about it?
Fortunately, change is at hand and many people are now becoming informed about the role a photoelectric smoke alarm plays in providing effective detection of fires within and around the home. The KEY Report, published by The World Fire Safety Foundation aims to inform consumers about the dangers of ionization smoke alarms and provides reading and video material to assist consumers in making an informed decision so they can best protect themselves in case of an emergency.
For further information, you can visit the website of The World Fire Safety Foundation and there you can find their offer of a free 25 page KEY report into why photoelectric smoke alarms are the best choice for your home and the dangers and risk that ionization smoke alarms are putting homes and families in.
