He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home appliances and smart devices including robot vacuums, smoke/CO detectors and air conditioning units.

Three61, the Florida-based company that imported the smoke detectors, received eight reports of the alarms failing to activate in the presence of smoke, according to the notice. No other injuries ...

When's the last time you tested (or replaced) your smoke detector? Can't remember? Then it sounds like it's time to give it an inspection. While smoke detectors are made to last a full decade, it's ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Over 300,000 smoke detectors were recalled after multiple reports said the product failed to work when smoke was present. About 328,000 Samurai-branded mini smoke alarms have ...

That’s already brought Wi-Fi controls to the Home app, as well as Nest camera feeds, and back in November we spotted evidence that Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors could ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two men from Romania have been charged after they were caught stealing from multiple stores across the United States, including a Home Depot in the Kansas City metro area.

Two Romanian men have been charged with stealing 108 boxes of smoke detectors, valued at $5,180, from a Home Depot in Kansas City, court records show.The alleged theft occurred on Oct. 10 ...

They work differently in order to detect smoke. Ionization detectors use a very small amount of radioactive material inside of an ionization chamber with electrically charged plates. When smoke ...

The fire department comes along and installs a new smoke alarm in the hallway—or maybe it's a carbon monoxide alarm. Either way, the thing starts chirping a few months later. What's up? Usually, when ...