When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

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Between letting the whole house know when you overcook something, needing to replace the batteries at least yearly and — if you take too long to do that — the constant chirping, many people see, or ...

The unmistakable chirp of a smoke alarm might keep you up at night, but it's an important reminder to keep your smoke alarm in working order, especially if you're a renter in Cincinnati. That's ...