Now that we are heading into the cold part of the year and we all have to heat our shops in some way shape or form. 

Do you have a smoke detector in your shop? 

I ask this because I am sure many of us heat our shop for a little while before we go out there. This made my  what if alarm goes off. What if the heater catches on fire, what if it falls over, what if I have an electrical short, and a fire starts. Would I even know or would it be to late. 

My shop is connected to my house, so if my shop is on fire I will loose all my tools. 

I think I will be putting one in right after I get done with this post. Plus, I think I smell smoke. 

For those of you who have smoke detectors in your shops: What type do you have Photo or Ion? And do you ever have false alarms while sanding? Do you have dust collection while sanding or not? How well do you think it works, Just would like to see what others have experienced.