What is the recommended maintenance on a smoke alarm?

- Test weekly

- Clean Monthly

- Replace batteries every year 6 months in most older alarms

- Replace every 10 years

ARE YOU TAKING THESE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND FAMILY?

Where are smoke alarms recommended?

The NFPA manual's guidance on smoke alarms is:

- one per level

- one per bedroom

AND THIS IS TO BE CONSIDERED MINIMUM PROTECTION!  
Do you even have the minimum recommended level of protection?

Where NOT to install a smoke alarm?

If you were to have a home fire tonight, where would you guess it would start?  There are no wrong answers, but a lot of people give answers like Kitchen, Furnace, Water Heater, Garage, etc.

 

Look inside any smoke alarm owner's manual and you will see a section titled "where NOT to install smoke alarms."

The list is VERY long. 

Areas to avoid include:

- kitchens, garages and furnace rooms.

- air streams near kirchens

- 20 feet away from cooking stoves

- damp or steamy areas near showers

- dusty, dirty or greasy areas

- etc.

It's because these areas increase the risk of false alarms and when people get too many false alarms, they remove the life saving alarm. Don't do this!

This is where Metal Heat Alarms come in!

What if you could install a fire alarm one time and never have to do any maintenance?  No batteries, no testing, no cleaning, no false alarms! 


For nearly 80 years, these metal heat alarms have been offering added protection for families all across the country (read our testimonials page). The vast majority are still in use today because we understand the importance of home fire safety and protecting from smoldering AND flaming fires. We also know most people never think about it more than a couple times in their lives. That's why we offer long lasting, zero maintenance heat alarms as a supplement to your smoke alarms. Our mission is to protect families one time with lasting alarms so they are protected for decades to come giving them peace of mind knowing that their homes are protected from the dangers of fire every single night. 

There when you need it... EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!

Heat Alarm Features

  • All Metal Construction
  • Requires No Batteries Or Electricity
  • Rings At Over 100 Decibels For 5 Minutes
  • 25-Year Warranty
  • Lifetime Fire Replacement Guarantee 
  • Heat Resistant Motor Cover Melting Point In Excess Of 1,300 Degrees
  • Precision Engineered Combination Gears
  • 20’ Long Stainless Steel Power Band
  • Eutectic Metal Alloy Activation Fuse; 117, 136, 175 Degree Settings
  • U.L. listed and handmade in the U.S.A.
  • Built in a U.L. Approved facility, inspected monthly. 

 

Alarm Maintenance

Our heat alarms are mechanically operated and require no external power source or batteries. The unit is made from all metal construction and will last for decades. The heat detector’s fusible link will melt at a preset temperature (117,136 or 175), producing a very reliable warning.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

How do heat alarms work?

A spring loaded firing pin is held down by the fusible link in the center of the alarm.  Once the solder melts at the specified temperature, a constant torque motor unwinds and rings the bell at over 100 decibels. 

Why do I need heat alarms in addition to smoke alarms?

Heat alarms are essential for detecting heat-only fires and are specifically designed to be located in areas where smoke alarms cannot, providing an added layer of protection alongside smoke alarms.  Plus, smoke alarms are taken down frequently due to false alarms. The metal heat alarms have an extremely low false alarm rate. 

Do they really work?

The design is so simplistic that there is little that can go wrong. Texas A&M tested these heat alarms and gave them less than a one in a million failure rate because in all of their tests, they never failed. 

Won’t I get false alarms by installing in the kitchen?

No, because these sense heat only and they need 117 degrees to go off. They are not triggered by cooking smoke. 

Can they be installed in the attic?

Yes!  Lightening fires, wiring fires in the attic, fire in the walls spread to the attic and all examples of fire possibilities in the attic. A smoke alarm installed in an attic would false alarm so frequently that it would be removed. A metal heat alarm set at 175 degrees to compensate for hot summer temperatures however, is perfect and once it's installed you never have to go back up there. 

“We were all asleep for about an hour when our wood stove overheated and caused a chimney fire. There was no smoke in the house yet, but the stovepipe was hot and glowing orange. The heat alarm sounded with enough time to not only wake us up, but we put it out ourselves with a fire extinguisher.”

Owen Wingard

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