so just awhile ago i turned on my heater in the aprtment, and a few seconds later the smoke alrms went off in the entire apartment. I put the ac on to stop the alarms but when i turned off the ac it smelled like something was burning in the apartment. LOL scared the bageezas out of me!i live in az so im sure the heater hasent been turned on since last winter, and i just moved in in july.
i once lived on the seventh floor of a backpackers hostel in edinburgh for 7 months at the same time as i become vacationing. the fireplace alarm went off at 3am one morning and that i become downstairs and outdoors before the individuals on the first floor had even got down to the floor floor. i become in bare ft and pyjamas contained in the snow (and, surprisingly, got here down conserving my pillow it really is the in basic terms element i grabbed besides my passport), yet i'm telling you it become below a minute, from a deep sleep!!
The best place to go when you have questions like this about a chemical is to find a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). The manufacturer is required to provide one with the chemical, and most chemical suppliers will have them available online for viewing.
The large static charge buildup that causes lightning. Locally, that charge can dissipate to ground by way of the lightning rod on your roof, the lightning arrestor on your antenna leadin, or your TV tuner which was designed for microvolt signals instead of kilovolt signals. Same for telephone and cable TV lines. The strike itself induces large voltage spikes in power lines. Locally, they can be dissipated at the large MOV surge protector at your service entrance (seldom used), the surge protector at your outlet, or all your electronic equipment. Now, look around and see how well you and your equipment are protected. If you take the 'unplug' route, make sure you unplug everything you care about from power, antenna, and phone lines, for every storm, before the first lightning strike. Then, hope a discharge doesn't start a fire in your house instead of frying your TV.
