{"id":757,"date":"2024-10-03T14:02:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victorthemes.com\/themes\/windfall\/signs-you-may-need-an-electrician-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:04:43","slug":"how-often-should-i-test-my-smoke-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synergy-electrical.uk\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/how-often-should-i-test-my-smoke-alarms\/","title":{"rendered":"How often should I test my smoke alarms?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"757\" class=\"elementor elementor-757\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-703d990 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"703d990\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2355d16\" data-id=\"2355d16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dc43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3dc43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 18th Edition wiring regulations suggests that smoke alarms and heat alarms should be tested monthly. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8ec8bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8ec8bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a14a0ce\" data-id=\"a14a0ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3712fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3712fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that most smoke and Heat alarms have a expiry date of 10 years and should therefore be replaced. 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