Whoever says Paper beats Rock is an idiot. Next time I see someone say that I will throw a rock at them while they hold up a sheet of paperYa heardddddddd.
Actually, they are different styles/types of wrenches. The pipe wrench has a flexible head that allows quicker movement around nuts with less accurate size adjustment being needed; the monkey wrench does not have this, but DOES have the same right angle to handle opening, being different from the crescent wrench where the opening is in line with the handle while operating in the same manner. And, yes, there actually IS a left-handed monkey wrench!
mine goes off if I'm using a sander and there is dust. It's not just smoke which activates them
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Steam and dust can effect detectors,but they all have battery backup,for when you have a power-cut.You may need to replace unit if more than 10yrs old,but if neighbour has a fire this may trigger alarm,make sure windows are closed when this happens.
If your condo has shared walls with a neighbor(s) such as in a duplex or apartment type structure then ALL of the alarms should be triggered at the same time to protect the neighbors in close proximity because like you said, they go up in a snap. In other words, if a neighbor's alarm was triggered from smoke, etc then all alarms in that building should go off. Usually, the quickest way to find out is to talk with the neighbors as soon as possible. If no luck there then contact the condo management company and / or board of directors to find out what triggered the alarm. Often times, especially if the system is monitored, they can pinpoint exactly which unit's alarm set it off. Normally, the hard wired alarms do have a battery backup in case of a power failure. But alarms will only chirp once every few minutes or so to let you know there is a weak battery. The chirping is more annoying than alarming (no pun intended). Some systems are designed to chirp all of the alarms and others are designed to only chirp on the specific alarm that has the weak battery. In either case, it is easy to distinguish between a chirp and an alarm warning. Good luck and hope this helps.
