Alarm Systems   Smoke Detectors: Few realize just how easily and fast a fire can destroy homes and lives. Fortunately, smoke detectors can help protect against a fire by providing an early warning. Smoke detectors may allow you and your family sufficient time to reach safety. Many people have neglected to install smoke detectors despite their life-saving potential and low cost. Even those who do have smoke detectors often take them for granted by forgetting that they need to be maintained in order to continue working properly. Keep your home safe by installing smoke detectors today. Experts report that people may reduce their risk of dying in a home fire in half simply by having a fire alarm system in their homes. We can install fire alarm systems to cover any home or business. Photoelectric and Ionization type alarms: There are two types of smoke alarms available today: photoelectric and ionization. When smoke enters a photoelectric alarm, light from within the sensor is reflected off the smoke particles onto a photo cell, triggering the alarm. When smoke enters an ionization alarm, ionized air molecules attach to the smoke particles and reduce the ionizing current, triggering the alarm. While photoelectric smoke alarms generally respond faster to smoldering smoke conditions and ionization smoke alarms generally respond faster to flaming fire conditions, both types provide good protection against fire. However photoelectric smoke detectors have fewer false alarm problems.   More is better...For existing homes we recommend installing at least one smoke detector on each floor of the house and outside all bedrooms. For all new construction New York law may require that each bedroom have a smoke detector and one on each floor. Test and maintain your fire alarm system. A working fire alarm is needed in every home. It is important that you have your system tested and maintained at least once a year. We can perform annual test and inspections on your system to ensure that it is working properly.   Alarm System Components Door and Window Contacts Motion Detectors Smoke Detectors