Daylight Saving Time Begins, Check your Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00am Sunday morning March 10th.  Along with changing your clocks, this is also a good time to check your smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarms.

Make sure that smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms are in good working order and that they are not expired. If needed, change the batteries in these alarms when you change your clocks. Replace all smoke alarms when they are ten years old or if they don't respond when tested. All new smoke alarms should be replaced with the new 10-year sealed smoke alarm that never needs a battery replacement. To find out how old a smoke alarm is, look at the date of manufacture located on the back of the alarm; the alarm should be replaced ten years from that date. For carbon monoxide alarms, always check the manufacturer's instructions and expiration date.