Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over a dozen years, explaining the latest features, privacy tricks, and top recommendations. With degrees ...

Smoke detectors are activated using “canned smoke” (a special spray) and, obviously, the pull station is activated by hand. After the device activates, the CxC walks the entire building to verify that ...

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...