Comment on YSK Your smoke detectors should be replaced every 7-10 years
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIf you are asleep and your house catches fire, the idea is that the smoke detector will wake you up with enough time hopefully to escape the fire. That is really their primary purpose.
Some European countries do require them. Germany and Britain require smoke detectors in all residential buildings, for example.