Professional Electricians in Littleover

TEST IT TUESDAY – Are you pressing your button?nnPressing a simple button on a Tuesday may save your life! It seems easy and surely we would all jump to the chance of saving our life in such an easy way!n nWhat are we talking about? Test It Tuesday! Its a new initiative launched by the fire service to increase the awareness of testing your smoke alarm.n nThe good news is 9 out of 10 households now have a smoke alarm fitted in their homes however 7 of these households don't test their fire alarm on a weekly basis.n nSo how do you test your smoke alarm?n nIt really is a simple press of the test button on your smoke alarm. If the alarm sounds, then all is well. If not then this indicates a problem which means your fire alarm may not alert you in the event of a fire in your home.n nSounds easy enough – so why aren't we testing our fire alarms weekly?n nLack of time often springs up, along with not being able to reach the alarm to test it. A fire alarm can be tested from the ground using a long handle such as a broom.n nThe fire service hope to build awareness by making testing your smoke alarm a weekly habit in the same way that shopping is done on a Thursday, the bins are put out on a Monday and the like.n nIf testing your fire alarm is built into your routine, it is far less likely you will forget to test it which puts your home and family at risk.