Fire Angel Plug-in Smoke Alarm

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 ... more

We moved into our current home just over seven years ago. When we purchased it, the previous owner left behind various items such as dirty old carpet (yuk) and 1970's curtains (double yuk) and two perfectly serviceable smoke/fire alarms. Of course we have worked through the house, redecorating all the rooms now several times over. One thing we only recently replaced though is the smoke alarms as they were in perfect working order (A little bit too perfect if you ask me - cooking toast always set the alarm off). When we heard the tell tale beep beep in the middle of the night, telling us that ... more

WE all know smoke alarms can save lives but do we all have one, and more important one that actualy still works. How often do we remember to test it or replace the battery?. How often do we get false alarms when cooking and decide its easier to dis-connect the battery?( something we should never do). We saw the fire angel in Tesco priced £17.99 and immediately thought, what a great idea, so we bought one. Since installing it we have never had a false alarm and even if you do you can reset it from the light switch. Below are the details as taken from the manufacturers web site: FireAngel Plug ... more