Reply to: How many smoke alarms do you have?

[ladymuck]

If you are worried about it going off for no reason you could always hide behind LM's fat kids to stop getting wet.

Oi!

[SueEllen]

If you are worried about it going off for no reason you could always hide behind LM's fat kids to stop getting wet.

[northernladuk]

Why not bypass smoke alarms altogether and just put a full sprinker system in with those little red cartidges that break on heat. That way you don't need to detect anything as the system will deal with the eventuality.

If you are worried about it going off for no reason you could always hide behind LM's fat kids to stop getting wet.

[DoctorStrangelove]

With all these smoke detectors we're gonna need some lead underpants due to all the radiation from the Americium 241.

Meanwhile there's this:

https://app.croneri.co.uk/questions-...moke-detectors

Oddly enough, I remember that a shedload of these were crushed when Wolsey Comcare closed.

The wail from the crusher was quite disturbing.

https://assets.publishing.service.go..._Alt_Text_.pdf

[vwdan]

For those with nests, how are you getting around the fact you can't have one in the kitchen, but the regulations (for new builds) are that a kitchen needs a heat detector (not smoke) which still needs to be linked up to the other alarms in the house?

Because a) That's not the regs and b) They probably wouldn't apply retrospectively to most works, anyway

Personally, if I felt I needed a heat detector I'd just get a standalone one and accept it as being outside the system

[eek]

For those with nests, how are you getting around the fact you can't have one in the kitchen, but the regulations (for new builds) are that a kitchen needs a heat detector (not smoke) which still needs to be linked up to the other alarms in the house?

I suspect by not using NEST.

[d000hg]

For those with nests, how are you getting around the fact you can't have one in the kitchen, but the regulations (for new builds) are that a kitchen needs a heat detector (not smoke) which still needs to be linked up to the other alarms in the house?

Surely a new-build has to have all this fitted as part of the build before you ever buy it?

[SimonMac]

For those with nests, how are you getting around the fact you can't have one in the kitchen, but the regulations (for new builds) are that a kitchen needs a heat detector (not smoke) which still needs to be linked up to the other alarms in the house?

[vetran]

I think that would just be CO (carbon monoxide) rather than CO₂ (carbon dioxide). You only need a CO₂ detector if you're keeping track of ventilation (e.g. in a classroom).

Nitpicks aside, I agree that it's a good idea for a gas boiler. You should also have one in each room with a non-electric fireplace (i.e. gas or wood burner).

ta I stand corrected.

[hobnob]

Everyone got a CO2 detector by the boiler?

I think that would just be CO (carbon monoxide) rather than CO₂ (carbon dioxide). You only need a CO₂ detector if you're keeping track of ventilation (e.g. in a classroom).

Nitpicks aside, I agree that it's a good idea for a gas boiler. You should also have one in each room with a non-electric fireplace (i.e. gas or wood burner).

[Paddy]

1 nest on the central area of each floor, heat in the kitchen, gas over supply in and boiler.

fire blanket next to hob

a blue (powder) fire extinguisher on each floor

yes I have done fire marshal training

And I can imagine you have made leather goth style covers for them.

[vwdan]

Everyone got a CO2 detector by the boiler? Just replaced my status one as it signalled end of life (quite cool)

Fire alarms you probably have 10 years from manufacture but do check!

My Nests do CO, but yes I have a cheapie CO alarm sat on top of the boiler

[vetran]

Everyone got a CO2 detector by the boiler? Just replaced my status one as it signalled end of life (quite cool)

Fire alarms you probably have 10 years from manufacture but do check!

[hobnob]

I had my house rewired when I moved in, so all the smoke alarms are interlinked and powered from the mains (with a battery backup). I'm using Kidde Fyrnetics:

• Ionisation alarms (1SFWR) in each of the downstairs rooms
• Optical alarms (2SFWR) in each of the upstairs rooms, plus the hallway and landing (i.e. 1 on each floor)
• Heat detector (3SFWR) in the kitchen

I also have an FD30 fire door for the kitchen, on the basis that a fire is most likely to start there.

[northernladuk]

Remind me, was it the look I gave you before or after you wet yourself?

Ah.. er.. so where were we. Fire alams... yes. A great idea.