The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Which is why smoke detectors are so important ... is that it was hooked up for the cheap. No need to buy a brand-new, expensive Nest protect, when all it takes it a sensor or two and a Raspberry ...

Don't ignore that smoke detector on the wall. Here are the best places to install one for improved fire safety.

Still, for the primary purpose of sending an alert when a fire is detected, this setup worked great in our testing (it even connects just fine with the very cheap hardwired Firex smoke alarms I ...