Home Safety Crisis Solved with AI Guidance
The Challenge
I'm not an electrician, and I usually avoid home repairs if I can. But when our smoke detectors (original to the house from 2003) started blaring in the middle of the night, I had no choice but to deal with it.
The Approach
I asked AI for help. It explained smoke detectors only last about 10 years—ours were well past that. It also guided me through figuring out which breaker controlled them, saving me from flipping switches at random. Finally, it helped me understand the wiring-like what that capped orange wire actually did.
The Result
With that guidance, I was able to replace every detector myself.
This wasn't about learning electrical work—it was about having the right help at the right time. And in this case, AI turned something intimidating into something manageable.
