BRK 7010LBE Optical Smoke Alarm

East fit smoke alarm

Advantages: No need to keep replacing batteries
Disadvantages: You need a suitable light fitting in the right place.

I am sure we all know that smoke alarms for the home are a great idea but unless you live in a new home and have one wired in then you need to remember to replace the batteries regularly. My smoke alarms are now quite elderly (20 years+) so I started looking at the options. I discovered that there are more than just one type of smoke alarm. There are two basic systems according to the Fire Service: ?Ionisation: These are the cheapest and cost very little to purchase. They are very sensitive to small particles of smoke produced by flaming fires, such as chip pans, and will detect this type of fire before the smoke gets too thick. They are marginally less sensitive to slow burning and smouldering fires which give off larger quantities of smoke before flaming occurs. ?Optical: These are more expensive but more effective at detecting ...

laramax 15.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fire Angel Plug-in Smoke Alarm

Smoke alarm and pendant light in one - fantastic

Advantages: Barely noticeable looks, no batteries to change, illuminates lights to help escape
Disadvantages: May suddenly turn the bedroom light on at 2am if there's a power cut

This is an excellent solution to having unsightly smoke alarms on the ceiling. The Housesafe smoke alarm replaces the normal pendant light rose on the ceiling and the smoke alarm and sensors are concealed in the base. It is wired into the mains like a normal pendant light would be and once smoke has been detected, the siren activates and automatically illuminates the pendant light to provide an illuminated escape route. In the event of a mains power failure, the alarm is still operational via a rechargeable battery contained within it and it contains a power monitoring supply system to ensure 100% effectiveness. The area of power failures is, I think, it's only downfall. If say, you have one of these in your bedroom and there's a power failure at 3am, the alarm will switch to battery power and automatically turn the bedroom ...

Pip2002 14.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Housesafe Smoke Alarm

THE KIDDE SMOKE ALARM - A LIFE SAVER

Advantages: Saves yours and your families life. Easy to install
Disadvantages: None that i can think of.

Since moving house, I thought it was time to take the bull by the horns at protecting me, the wife and children against smoke and fire. Whilst down at my local B & Q, they were selling, the KIDDE smoke alarm for £4.99. I thought that this was a very good deal, especially as it could save your life. The kidde smoke alarm is designed to detect combustion using the ionisation technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, which apparently is a radioactive material. The smoke alarm uses an extremely small amount of radioactive element in the ionisation chamber. In the manual that you receive with the detector, it explains fairly easily how to set the detector up along with where you should locate it. - You should locate the first alarm (as it is recommended that you buy more than one) in the immediate area ...

sonic1971 16.10.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Kiddie Smoke & Fire Alarm