Smoke Detectors

Poor Uncle Tom

Just reading through the 'windows as a means of ecape' thread and something occurred to me.

The time of year it is an all I would like anyone who reads this to go CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARM now please. I just realised its 3 months since I checked mine and I could do with a reminder every now and then too.

Now off to do my rounds (the mods will probably have erased this thread when I get back, it may not be entirely appropriate here anyway).

muffler

We're tight now but not that tight.

Good idea Tom. Mines are working anyhow as the burned toast this morning will testify

No6

Jesus I must burn the dinner to check mine, a good old fry usually does it, now where are those rashers!!!!:D seriously though most recent houses will have mains powered alarms with a battery mine bip every few minutes when they need new batteries, would drive a man nuts but if you've only got battery powered ones burn the toast fairly often!!:D

muffler

No6 wrote: »

but if you've only got battery powered ones burn the toast fairly often!!:D

Guaranteed to happen around 3 times each week. She shuts the kitchen door after the alarm in the hall goes off :mad:

No6

Mine waves a cusion from the couch at the one in the sitting room to make it stop (for about a minute)!!!:D

RKQ

No. 6 where are you getting those rashers?
A good old fry would be nice.:D

The toaster is a great tester here too.

Heatherview

Thanks for the reminder Uncle Tom. Working like a treat.

Just a note did you see house was burned and smoke alarm was wired incorrectly of the mains as connecting wires were the same colour. Anyone off the mains check out

Heatherview

Poor Uncle Tom

I saw that, chilling stuff, makes you wonder.

Inspected an apartment last week, I asked for the storage heating to be turned on for my inspection, one wasn't working but the switch was very hot to the touch, asked for it to be checked, was wired wrong, blackened insides, melted wires, but thankfully no fire had happened yet.

3 fires in houses around in the last week related to wiring?

smashey

Mine are working perfectly as they both had new batteries put in last week.

This was after one of them beeping throughout the night and then both going mad at 5.30am. :mad:

No6

smashey wrote: »

Mine are working perfectly as they both had new batteries put in last week.

This was after one of them beeping throughout the night and then both going mad at 5.30am. :mad:

Its a sign!!!:D:D

smashey

No6 wrote: »

Its a sign!!!:D:D

They nearly got hit with a baseball bat at one stage.

sinnerboy

Sorry to cut in on indirectly related item - carbon monoxide detectors . Commonly available now in the major homeware outlets . Battery powered or plug in to mains - cost about €60.00 . Should be one close to all fossil fuel burning appliances

A friend's mother bought one recently and took it back thinking it was faulty because it never stopped sounding - ever . Shop tested and said - it was fine . Turns out her gas boiler flue was leaky ........

fishfoodie

sinnerboy wrote: »

Sorry to cut in on indirectly related item - carbon monoxide detectors . Commonly available now in the major homeware outlets . Battery powered or plug in to mains - cost about €60.00 . Should be one close to all fossil fuel burning appliances

A friend's mother bought one recently and took it back thinking it was faulty because it never stopped sounding - ever . Shop tested and said - it was fine . Turns out her gas boiler flue was leaky ........

What the right mounting height, & general installation directions for CO detectors ?

sinnerboy

fishfoodie wrote: »

What the right mounting height, & general installation directions for CO detectors ?

All explained in detail in leaflet in box - but similar in nature to smoke detector

fishfoodie

sinnerboy wrote: »

All explained in detail in leaflet in box - but similar in nature to smoke detector

Except those instructions frequently seem to have been written by a chinese computer program & then printed on toilet paper in the smallest font known to man

The reason I ask, is I seem to remember seeing them mounted a knee height & I wondered if there was a concious decision to do this, e.g. was it governed by some calculation of CO density or something ? Smoke detectors are easy because smoke rises, so the ceiling or close to it is perfect.

sinnerboy

the one i bought was made in ireland . very detailed and clear instructions . high level , avoiding wall and ceiling "corner" etc similar to smoke alarm