SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Resideo Technologies, a global provider of solutions for home comfort, energy management, safety, and security, has rolled out its latest BRK smoke alarms with Precision Detection alarms.
The company asserts its latest smoke alarm products includes advanced sensing technologies that usher in a new era of residential fire protection, and the introduction coincides with the most significant smoke alarm industry manufacturing standards in decades, which went into effect June 30.
Updated to comply with Underwriters Laboratories’ latest industry standards, the BRK Precision Detection alarms provide early warning and help reduce nuisance alarms caused by cooking, smoke and steam. BRK Precision Detection technology is now available and included in smoke and combination smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
“The benefits of these manufacturing standards are measurable and thoroughly tested to help protect what matters most,” says Ryan Park, safety and security product leader at Resideo. “The enhanced technology to reduce nuisance alarms and provide earlier warning is featured across our entire smoke and combination alarm product portfolio, so if your existing alarms are nearing the end of their ten-year, useful life or if you are looking for added features, it may be time to upgrade or replace.”
Resideo BRK Smoke Alarms Incorporate Several New Safety Features
Resideo points out that its new BRK smoke alarms with advanced sensing technology feature two key benefits:
Provide Early Warning: The company explains the new technology helps better detect and warn of fires in homes built and furnished with modern construction materials. Today’s home fires burn hotter and faster as they tend to be built with higher ceilings and open floor plans and furnished with lighter, synthetic materials Resideo points out. Consequently, escape times are now shorter— reduced from 10-15 minutes in the 1970s to one to two minutes today, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
Reduce Nuisance Alarms: According to the company, almost three out of every five home-fire deaths are caused by fires in properties without working smoke alarms, and some users report they silence a nuisance alarm by disabling it altogether. Resideo emphasizes that it is vital that smoke alarms are always present, powered, and properly maintained. While nuisance alarms still may occur, the Precision Detection technology in its new BRK Smoke Alarms can help to reduce their frequency.
In addition, the BRK Precision Detection line of smoke and combination smoke and CO alarms offer a variety of features to help meet home and family needs, such as voice location alerts, interconnection, 10-year sealed battery, and more:
- 2-in-1 Smoke & CO Alarm with Battery Backup: Featuring a slim profile design, the Combination Smoke & CO alarm provides reliable protection against both smoke and CO threats and its sealed 10-year battery means no low-battery chirps or battery replacements are required.
- Hardwire Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup: Designed for homes with existing hardwired alarms, homeowners can interconnect multiple BRK smoke alarms together to enable an alarm system throughout the home. If one alarm sounds, all alarms in the home will sound to inform family members throughout the home. Resideo points out that its new fire alarms are easy installation is enabled by Quick Connection plugs, and no rewiring is needed.
- 10-Year Battery Smoke Alarm with Voice Alerts: To help minimize confusion during an emergency, Resideo notes that a friendly voice from the BRK smoke alarms will share the type and the location of danger to help inform the escape route. As with other 10-year Battery alarms, battery replacements are eliminated for the life of the alarm.
Additionally, Resideo stresses the NFPA recommends installing smoke alarms inside every bedroom and on every level of the home, including the basement, and replacing alarms every 10 years.
“Smoke alarms are the first line of defense to warn the public when a fire breaks out,” comments National Volunteer Fire Council Chair Steve Hirsch. “It is critical that consumers can trust these devices to be reliable, accurate, and quick. Advancing new improvements and innovations in smoke alarm technology will increase performance, better protect property, and most importantly help save lives.”
