SDi provides reliable solutions for test and inspection equipment. Properly caring for your equipment is incredibly important and can extend the life of your product, providing many years of service. To extend the life of your product, SDi recommends that you follow these tech tips.


Smoke detectors must be tested every year to make sure they are functioning properly. As specified by NFPA 72, testing should be a smoke entry test, which shows that the detector can detect smoke and in turn, set the detector into alarm.