We spoke to a fire safety expert and weighed the pros and cons of cost, reliability and installation of hardwired smoke alarms versus battery-operated. Here’s everything you need to know.

Remove it by twisting the detector and bracket apart. You’ll feel and hear a loud click. For battery-operated smoke detectors, hold the bracket in place on the ceiling or wall. Use a pencil to ...

Like the Nest Protect, the X-Sense Smart Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detector Combo will activate all of its alarms if one of them senses trouble. And, they're battery-powered, so you can easily put ...

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This smoke alarm is also the only model that periodically ... The Nest Protect is available in both hardwired and battery-powered versions, and so it should work in any home.

But what happens if no one is home, and the alarm begins to blare? The place burns down into the ground without the owners knowing. So when [Martin] purchased a battery-powered smoke detector and ...

To stay safe, consider dual-sensor smoke detectors like the top-rated SimpliSafe model, which detects both flaming and smoldering fires. It’s battery-operated and can be interconnected ...

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The Red Cross of Northwest Louisiana installed free smoke detectors in homes across Shreveport this week, following a string ...

But what happens if no one is home, and the alarm begins to blare? The place burns down into the ground without the owners knowing. So when [Martin] purchased a battery-powered smoke detector and ...