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How To Clean A Dryer Duct

March 13, 2012 Written by Robert Robillard 4 Comments
How To Clean A Dryer Duct

Learn How To Clean A Dryer Duct:   When you consider that 15,000 fires start in the laundry room every year and that these fires are mostly due to lint build up in the clothes dryer or a clogged dryer duct it makes you wonder why we don't do something about it. When you further consider that these fires result in 10 deaths and 310 injuries per year I just shake my head.    [stats according to the Consumer Product … [Read more...]

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Lennox Industries Recalls to Repair Garage Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

May 29, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard Leave a Comment
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Lennox Industries Recalls to Repair Garage Heaters Due to Fire Hazard Name of Product: Garage heaters Units: About 440 Distributor: Lennox Industries Inc., of Richardson, Texas Manufacturer: Lennox Industries Inc., of Richardson, Texas or Advanced Distributor Products (ADP) LLC, of Grenada, Miss. Hazard: Some heaters were manufactured without a required flame rollout switch, which is a back-up device that shuts down the heater in the … [Read more...]

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Fire Sprinklers Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions In A Fire By 98 Percent

May 18, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard Leave a Comment

Fire Sprinklers: They’re Good for the Environment! HFSC recently partnered with FM Global to undertake a landmark research project to identify, analyze and evaluate the environmental impact of fire. The study included test burns involving identical structures to replicate a typical living room. Just one structure had a fire sprinkler system. FM Global scientists determined that fire sprinklers reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a fire by 98 … [Read more...]

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Home Fire Sprinkler Facts

May 13, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard 2 Comments
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How much do you know about home fire sprinkler systems? If you’re reading this at work, chances are pretty good there is a fire sprinkler in the ceiling over your head.  That’s because automatic fire sprinkler technology has been protecting industrial, commercial and high-rise properties since the late 1800s. But did you know that same technology can also protect you at home? Over the past 25 years or so, more and more homes are being … [Read more...]

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Benefits Of Fire Sprinklers To Home Builders

May 6, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard Leave a Comment
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BENEFITS OF FIRE SPRINKLERS : Smoke detectors help alert you to smoke and fire and may save your life, but not always.  Fire sprinkler systems put the fire out or seriously control or delay it ~ which saves lives and property. In 2009, there were 356,200 residential fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 2,480 deaths, 12,600 civilian injuries and $7.3 billion in property damage (according to the United States Fire … [Read more...]

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ADP Recalls Heaters

April 26, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard Leave a Comment

  ADP Recalls to Repair Unit Heaters Due to Fire Hazard Name of Product: ADP FOA series unit heaters Units: About 400 Distributor: Advanced Distributor Products (ADP) LLC, of Grenada, Miss. Manufacturer: Lennox Industries Inc., of Richardson, Texas or Advanced Distributor Products (ADP) LLC, of Grenada, Miss. Hazard: Some heaters were manufactured without a required flame rollout switch, which is a back-up device that shuts … [Read more...]

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Why Install Fire Sprinklers

March 29, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard 2 Comments
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Why Fire Sprinklers Fire sprinklers are your best chance of surviving a house fire.  My prediction is during the next decade residential fire sprinkler systems will be more standard in home building and major remodels. Just like the introduction of seat belt laws, vehicle airbags, anti-lock brakes and stability control systems have all worked their way into becoming a required safety technologies.  Residential sprinkler systems will … [Read more...]

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Residential Fire Suppression System

January 31, 2011 Written by Robert Robillard 3 Comments
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At the International Builders show in Orlando, Florida this year I visited the Tyco booth to learn more about fire suppression systems. Studies have shown that installing a fire suppression system in a home indicate that the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems could have saved thousands of lives; prevented a large portion of those injuries; and eliminated hundreds of millions of dollars in property losses. Millions of … [Read more...]

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