Do you have at least one on every level of your home? And do you ever test them?
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Smoke alarms...
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Mayonaise
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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.
Yes and no.
Eric Potts
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I'm in a 2 storey terraced house : i replace the batteries every Christmas Eve ,
Yes, and as I cook quite a bit, yes [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
AmexRuislip
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Have two, each at both end of staircase.
Free from LFB, test them every 6 months.
Free from LFB, test them every 6 months.
HP Seagull
Danny Cullip: Hero
- Sep 26, 2008
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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.
Not the most commonly known fact, but beats splashing out on a couple.
GoldWithFalmer
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Have one ground floor,base of stairs and one 1st floor in the hall,personally i want and will get "mini" ones for bedrooms,tucked out of the way and yes i test them,i also have an exit strategy too but i hope not to use it.
GoldWithFalmer
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Monthly would be better..
AmexRuislip
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They will be done
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
They will be done
Good to hear,seriously though an ex employer of mine had to escape the house one evening after a wide screen caught fire whilst on standby,thankfully the alarms were working,me personally i am paranoid when it comes to safety,which reminds me...........get fluff out of the tumble drier.
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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One downstairs. One up. Never test them but look out for the subtle flash every now and then tat says they are working.
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Also remember folks.................Fires need 3 things (heat-fuel-oxygen) deny 1 of these and you have no fire...
AmexRuislip
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Thankfully I do not have one of those alleged fire traps.
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Is that how you check everything? My cars oil display once said- OK......curiosity said i will check the dipstick.......BONE DRY!!! a week later and my car would have been seized..
Yes on each floor and a carbon monoxide on each also
Yes I've got one on all three floors and they are wired into the mains, I replaced them about two years back as one wasn't working.
I've also got a battery smoke alarm in my utility room.
The ground floor and utility room alarms get regular tests when toast gets burnt.
I've also got a battery smoke alarm in my utility room.
The ground floor and utility room alarms get regular tests when toast gets burnt.
Norman Potting
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Yes, two in the recommended locations of top and bottom of the stairs. I do give them a prod occasionally to test, one kindly reminded me the other day that the battery was going by beeping at me. Our Co2 alarm thoughtfully did the same thing a month or so back at around 0300 on one of the rare nights when I had been out with friends. Oh how I laughed!
ChickenBaltiPie
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- Jan 3, 2014
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Wired/Linked heat/smoke/monoxide alarms in kitchen/hall/landing. Make a serious racket. Had to pay out for the full monty when we opened up the downstairs to satisfy buildings regs.
Rowdey
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Smoke in hallway, CO in same room as DFE Fire. Tested every 4-8 weeks.