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Throughout our recent home renovations, updating our home’s safety features has been a number one priority, along with the actual construction! Our house was built in the 1960s, and safety technology has definitely come a long way since then. Some of you may know that Rudd helps run his family’s residential construction company, and he has always stressed the importance of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms to his clients. He is constantly reminding their custom home clients about the safety features they should consider installing, just like we have in our own home.
We recently upgraded our carbon monoxide alarm to this streamlined version from First Alert! The only true way to detect CO in your home is to install carbon monoxide alarms, and this one is such a piece of cake to “install” – you don’t even have to mount it on the wall! We also love that it displays our home’s temperature, which is always nice to keep and eye on as well. Y’all know that I’m also very particular about our home looking clean and bright, and this simple and sleek design of this alarm is just perfect.
We decided to place this alarm on one of the end tables in our living, where we spend the most time in the evenings after dinner, especially during this time of the year. It’s easily visible, but also blends in naturally with our home decor! I feel so safe having it close by to monitor the CO levels in the main part of our house. Because we have gas logs in our fireplace, a gas furnace, and a gas water heater that power our home, it makes it especially important that we have adequate carbon monoxide alarms.
Another great feature about this specific First Alert alarm is that it has a 10-year sealed battery, which gives me so much peace of mind that we’re all set for the next decade! According to the CDC, two-fifths of CO exposure occurs during the winter months of December, January and February. Nothing is more important than protecting my little family, especially during this super cold season in North Carolina when we’re constantly running our heat, stove, and fireplace, which can all be carbon monoxide culprits.
Make sure you’re also taking key safety steps to help protect what matters most from CO by installing alarms from First Alert! It’s always best to be prepared, and is something to keep at the front of your mind when moving into a new home like we did. No matter where you live, this alarm is so easy to set up because it requires zero installation. Just take it out of the package, activate it, and you have instant peace of mind in your house. I’m so glad to have had the chance to test out this product, and will definitely be picking up more of them to add throughout our home!
