This is a sponsored post with Kidde. All opinions are our own.
We always want our girls to be fire safe and know what to do in case of an emergency. We live in California where we are very fire aware and have already had our big wildfire of the year. Growing up in California, we not only experienced fires but also earthquakes, so now as parents ourselves we want our girls to know what to do in case of emergency.
It’s also even more important that we prepare every day in small other ways. Replacing fire and carbon monoxide alarms might be something that you need to consider and here are three simple reasons why.
3 Simple Reasons Why It’s Time To Replace Your Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- It’s the Law– Many people don’t realize that California actually passed a law on July 1, 2011, called California Senate Bill 183. It went into effect and made it mandatory for all California homes to have a carbon monoxide alarm installed. Well, flash forward 7 years and those very alarms that were purchased following the law going into effect are going to expire. Your alarm might be expired.
- Ease of Use– Are your alarms easy to reach, how easy it is to check the battery on them, and are they a good quality? Personally, I am a fan of things that are easy to use, and within reach is also nice to have. That’s what I like about Kidde Plug-In Alarms. They are plugged in but also have emergency battery power in case the power goes out.
- Newer Technology– As technology gets newer we always want the next best thing, especially when it comes to home security and safety. Kidde Home Safetyhas everything you need in terms of safety products for your home, including the newest technology in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
We just moved into a new house and since we are unsure of when the alarms were replaced, we have our own. They easily plug into the wall with a digital display and have a backup battery in case the power ever happens to go out. There are actually quite a few places in your home that you should be aware of when it comes to carbon monoxide. Potential sources include gas furnaces, water heaters, space heaters, clothes dryers, barbecue grills, fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, gas ovens, generators, and car exhaust fumes. We actually have an alarm by our dryer as well as our water heater. You can’t even see the ones in our home. They blend in so easily and provide us a piece of mind.
You can learn more about Kidde Fire Safety on their website. Also buy now and save 20% off with CODE – BEATTHEBEEPCA
Have you checked your alarms recently?
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No, I haven’t.
Yes i do
I haven’t checked recently.
No, I haven’t checked alarms
I haven’t checked my alarms recently although I should.
We don’t have the carbon monoxide detectors, now that I think about it!
No. I have not checked them recently. Thank you for the reminder.
I have checked them one starting beepiing
I usually check all the fire and CO detectors when the time changes twice per year.
Honestly, no… I haven’t checked my alarms recently
I check my alarms on a regular basis and just checked them.
Yes we have checked them recently
We check our smoke & CO alarms every month; it is time to replace them because they are coming up on their 10 year “birthdays” !
The last time I checked them was when the time changed.
I’m not good at remembering to check them, but I did recently because it was a requirement upon moving in.
We last checked our alarms on Jan 1st.
A few months ago.
N we need to.
Not since I moved in February.
We haven’t checked them recently but I just put it on the chore list for this weekend. It’s definitely something we should do more often.
I admit, I am late checking them. I will have to do better.
I checked mine when we switched to Daylight Savings time and will do so again when it ends.
Yes, I have, I will be replacing my existing ones with the NEST’s alarms.
No, we have not.
I make sure I do them when we change the clocks.
I need to check more often! Good rem8nder
Every 3 months. When the seasons change.
yes the last time i checked them was a few weeks ago
I checked ours a few months ago
Actually, I haven’t checked our recently. Thanks for the reminder that I should. God bless!
I have not; thanks for the reminder.
I last checked when the time changed
No, I haven’t checked the alarms in a long time.
I did because I had to change the batteries
No, we haven’t for a while. It’s definitely one of those things we forget about. Thanks for the reminder!
I check them at daylight savings time. I do know the smoke alarms work though because I just set them off the other day when I burnt something in the oven. Oops…lol
I check my alarms when we do the time changes, so the last time I checked was this spring. TYVM for hosting!
I checked them maybe a few months ago.
We have to replace ours because of some repair work, so this would be very useful. We have less worry about the problem, since we have switched to mainly electric systems, but we still do have some gas, so still need the extra protection.
I changed the batteries last month.
I have checked them now.
yes I just checked them because one of them started beeping
Yes, but it’s nearly time again.
We check twice a year.
We check at day light savings time.
yes we checked them a few weeks ago
i have not
I check them every spring and fall!
I haven’t but this is a reminder!
I just did it.
i check them when i change the clocks for daylight savings time. both spring forward and fall back.
No, I haven’t; however, this is a very good reminder to do so pronto!
I check every Memorial Day and Halloween 🙂
OH WAIT….we have two smoke alarms and only one carbon monoxide detector ..the carbon one is upstairs in the kitchen area, plugged into the wall (We tried batteries but it used them up way too fast)
The one upstairs is battery and the one downstairs is hard wired. We check every oct.
We check ours every daylight savings time.
I always think about checking the smoke detectors but I do forget to test the carbon monoxide ones. I am sure they are due to be replaced.
No. We have not check our alarms lately. Thanks for the reminder!
I need to here at my parents house.
yes I just checked them because one of them started beeping
No, I have not checked my alarms recently but I should.
No, replacing all of them is on my list of things to do.
I actually checked ours a few days ago and they definitely need to be replaced and updated!
I checked my alarms recently when a large wildfire started east of us (then about about 10 days later when one started to the west!)
Thank you for the reminder – it has been too long since we checked ours. I bet it is time to replace it!
No, but we are getting a new one. We were lucky because several years back wee had a Co2 scare and didn’t have a monitor…it was discovered completely by accident.
No, but I will after reading your blog post
No, we’re bad, our alarms haven’t been checked.
No, I am know thanks to you reminding me too!
Yep, 3 months ago.
I checked them in the spring.
I checked them last month.
I don’t have any
My son and I check yearly
We check them every year on Thanksgiving. I think we should prob check them more often tho. Thank you
No, I need to! Thank you for the reminder 🙂
We just moved into our new house- we new ones!
I actually haven’t checked but this is a good reminder!
In June
yes we replaced ours recently, but really need at least one more downstairs by the gas fireplace
Did it a few months back
No, I haven’t any one but I may need it soon!
I have checked my alarms recently. They work when tested but their age still concerns me a little at times…
I haven’t in a while, but I just did thanks for reminding me.
I check them when I set the clocks ahead and back
we check our alarms every 4 months
A spider had created a small web in one of our smoke detectors a couple days ago. Found this out when taking it apart – so, got busy dusting/vacuuming and checking the battery backup of the others – need a new carbon-monoxide alarm, so this prize would be terrific!
No, I haven’t and I need to soon .
We check them every 6 months but they usually will start being noisey before that even so we have to change the batteries.
I recently checked one but need to check one that is in our garage.
Yes within the last 7 days.
Yes, within the past 3 months
Yes
I have not checked my smoke detectors recently. I don’t own carbon monoxide detectors, thought my wife has been advising me to obtain one.
No, and I really need to. There is really no excuse for not doing it.
The company that provides my housing checks them monthly.
We check them during daylight savings.
I rent but I should be proactive and check them anyway even though the landlord should do it.
Just last weekend I did.