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Comment on YSK Your smoke detectors should be replaced every 7-10 years

The_Hideous_Orgalorg@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Possibly a difference in construction materials. Most stuff in the US is made of wood and other flammable materials. From what I understand, brick/stone based materials are the most common in European buildings.

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philpo@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Nah, OP is just a troll. Most European countries by now have legislation to mandate them or are currently introducing these. All of them heavily advise them.

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ammonium@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Wood as a construction material is not really the problem, it burn fairly slow. The problem is our furniture and other stuff changed from wood to MDF and petroleum based based products, reducing the time you have to react from 15 minutes to 3 minutes.

If you look at a map of where smoke detectors are mandatory and where not in the EU, it’s more about rich vs poor: q-certified.eu/…/smoke-detector-legislation-in-th…

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