Smoke alarms...

Theatre of Trees

Well-known member

Jul 5, 2003

7,718

TQ2905

• Oct 7, 2016

• #21

Yes and checked by regularly burning things whilst cooking. Mine makes a funny clicking sound when the battery needs changing.

 

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Berty23

Well-known member

Jun 26, 2012

3,208

• Oct 7, 2016

• #22

HP Seagull said:

Did you know that if you contact the fire brigade, they will fit you a fire alarm for free?

Not the most commonly known fact, but beats splashing out on a couple.

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Isn't this a bit like calling an ambulance because you can't be bothered paying the car park fee?

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Oct 7, 2016

• #23

My wife uses ours as a timer when cooking so yes tested daily.

 

Yoda

English & European

Mar 1, 2004

10,058

Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom

• Oct 8, 2016

• #24

Yes, although it went off in the early hours of the morning one night a month ago for absolutely no reason..

 

hitony

Administrator

Jul 13, 2005

16,284

South Wales (im not welsh !!)

• Oct 8, 2016

• #25

Bry Nylon said:

Do you have at least one on every level of your home? And do you ever test them?

Quiet night on NSC, so just interested really.

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Yes and Yes.

 

Zukey Seagull

Well-known member

Jun 23, 2013

1,660

Worthing

• Oct 8, 2016

• #26

HP Seagull said:

Did you know that if you contact the fire brigade, they will fit you a fire alarm for free?

Not the most commonly known fact, but beats splashing out on a couple.

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when installing security systems in peoples houses I always inform them of this and it seems that no body knows about it.

 

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mwrpoole

Well-known member

Sep 10, 2010

1,506

Sevenoaks

• Oct 8, 2016

• #27

I have one on the landing, one in the hall and a heat detector in the kitchen, all mains fed. Just had some building work done and to pass building regs had to replace all 3 bases with radio linked ones, i.e one goes off they all go off.

 

matt_32510

New member

Feb 7, 2011

717

Portslade

• Oct 8, 2016

• #28

Tested everyday when cooking.

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,972

Eastbourne

• Oct 8, 2016

• #29

I have 5, all mains fed and linked.
They went off once, all of them about 4 am (don't know why) and it was like Defcon 1, all of us running about shouting "What the f..k ?"

 

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HP Seagull

Danny Cullip: Hero

Sep 26, 2008

1,788

• Oct 8, 2016

• #30

Berty23 said:

Isn't this a bit like calling an ambulance because you can't be bothered paying the car park fee?

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Not at all. It's all about ensuring maximum safety by having working, tested alarms in the correct place(s) in your home.

Believe me, they would rather ensure your safety by installing these alarms, than run the risk of people using faulty, dangerous alarms in their homes.

 

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Mayonaise

Well-known member

May 25, 2014

2,114

Haywards Heath

• Oct 8, 2016

• #31

Mayonaise said:

I know we have one in the hall. It gets tested every time the missus uses the grill in the kitchen but is distracted by Facebook or some other shite on her phone.

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This is Mrs Mayo - if the tight a&se bought me a decent oven I wouldn't keep setting the smoke alarm off!