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p8 the tribune wednesday february 14 1990 interiors restore an old friendship mogfltqlflttf view tm 3w nfe specialist in custom upholstery and window treatments alexis moxley new generation of smoke alarms more sophisticated tellcy 6401884 death tolls from home fires is declining according to recent findings of the consumer product safety commission down to 68 deaths per 1000 home fires in 1984 from 73 in 1980 one reason for the decline is that many peo ple are installing smoke detectors yet this death rate still re mains high fire officials believe lives can be saved with more in stallation of smoke alarms and a commitment by consumers to en sure the alarms are working properly some concerned smoke detec tor manufacturers are respon ding to this call by developing a second generation of smoke alarms that offer special features designed to motivate consumers to install these lifeprotecting products the basic smoke detector that gained widespread acceptance in the 70s was effective for its abili ty to sound an alarm in case of fire says jacqui black director of marketing for jameson home products inc however technological advances have enabled us to develop more sophisticated alarms that can better address needs of consumers for example as many cooks can attest a smoke alarm may sound when harmless steam or smoky fumes from cooking waft the smoke detectors way such nuisance alarms are cited by r generalaire power humidifier 139 installed programmable thermostats installed ptiltiw 550 humidifier self cleaning lessmaintenance installed beat the spring rush with a 90plus high efficiency gas furnace and high efficiency air conditioner save 55000 up to on a complete sysiem financing available oac nnnggg i2sbss r doddi nonni nnnoi qdddi oooni dei ci 1 i 3dddi pea i i aonoi i i i onnni dodoi i i i nnncn i i i i i annni i i nana i do i i i i i i i a anna ai do i i 1 i anno i i nana i i i ni i i qi ai i qdqqi i aonoi aoaoi aocoi i ni ni i i doooi dl doodi ddoi oonoi dddo ddddi i onni i dl dl dddi ddddi dl ddddi i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i ggnoi 3dddi 30ddc many consumers as a major reason for not installing a detec tor or taking the battery out of an existing one and if a smoke detector is pur chased its placed away from the kitchen the room where some 65 per cent of home fires occur there are now alarms with false alarm control that allows the user to push a button to pre vent or silence the alarm for 15 minutes however the unit will detect any high concentration of smoke from a real fire and over ride the hush feature to sound the alarm its one of the first smoke alarms on the market for kitchens another new smoke alarm pro vides added protection for some hearingimpaired individuals and deep sleepers research has indicated than many individuals either with hearing problems or those who are simply deep sleepers may not hear the 85decibel horn found on conventional smoke detec tors says mr black we have a smoke alarm that features a horn nearly twice as loud as stan dard alarms the special needs of families also have been addressed by smoke detector firms a new model includes a remote horn connected to the smoke detector by 75 feet of wire it may be plac ed in a childs room and the remote horn near the parents bedroom or an area of the home that is frequently occupied when the detector senses smoke both the detector and remote horn sound the alarm important features standard today on many smoke detectors include a low battery beep in dicator and a flashing led light to indicate the unit is receiving power almost 90 per cent of all fire- related deaths occur in homes not equipped with an operating smoke alarm mr black says such a statistic and the new generation of detectors should convince consumers more than ever of their value consumers gasservice contractor 24 hrs service on all makes 220 main st e success square stouffville stouffville 6420056 thormill 7379046 3nnnn rfh fcnnoo nnnnrum tinnrtn dddddddddddddddcqndddddddddddcqdddddddddddddcrcdadddddddddddddaddddddddddddddddddddddodadddddd 2000 tile samples to choose from ceramic quarry marble granite carpet indian rugs vinyl cork hardwood tools accessories do it yourself or we will install levcolnville interiors 67b edward st stouffville 6407552