* Smoke Alarm alert, time to think! about Death! .

Advantages: These do save lives.
Disadvantages: £20 ish - Same as a night out? Hair-do? Exactly!

...OK, This review is on smoke alarms, this is the point where you stop reading, there is nothing interesting in these reviews, and something automatically stops you reading. Someone's kids will die this Christmas, makes you think doesn't it? These ones by Aico, The company sounds Japanese, but actually they are from Shropshire. These alarms have all the advantages of a battery model, but are mains powered. These are also known as Hard wired smoke detectors. They are also fitted with a lithium battery as a back up, and this trickle charges from the mains, so you will never have to replace it. There are different types of detector, these are of the ionisation variety, but that does not concern us. Just accept that they are suited for fast flaming fires, and that the vast majority of smoke alarms in the home are of this type...

smudgeybabes 06.12.2008 (16.12.2008) · Read review
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Review of Aico Ei151TL Ionisation Smoke Detector

Well - do you have one? . .

Advantages: Self contained. Cheap, Very reliable.
Disadvantages: Battery can be removed in some models.

...I am talking about smoke alarms. If you don't have one, please don't stop reading, just ask yourself why not? Go on, I defy you to justify it! Still reading? - Good. Firstly just let me say that as a thirty year Fireman, I have seen the result of people not having smoke alarms, and will have those memories forever. Until fairly recently, they were not readily available, but that is not the case now. If you go to any local superstore, you will find them for just a few pounds, and fitting is a doddle. They are small, flat to the ceiling, and white so they do blend in. Still trying to find an excuse? OK then, you will find that a great number of Fire Services now provide and fit them completely free of charge! All you have to do is ring them to find out. Ideally you should have one per floor, but if you only have one it should...

smudgeybabes 18.12.2006 (02.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Tool Station Smoke Detector

How Much Is Your Families Lives Worth ???????

Advantages: Life Saving.
Disadvantages: Not Enough People Have Them Installed.

...Firstly can I please encourage all those who have read this far to please read this review in full as it could just save the life of you and your loved ones. A smoke alarm a very simple piece of equipment that still even in this day and age not every household has and I am here to tell you just how important it is to have one set up, how you can go about getting one and how it can really save your life. As many of you will be away regularly in the new's we hear of people who have died in house fires and lost children and loved ones to house fires so why still do many people continue to live without one in their home when such a cheap and simple device can give enough warning to get everyone out before a fire can really take hold. I personally have three smoke alarms Kidde placed around my home one just outside the kitchen one in...

bazzaoleary77 04.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tool Station Smoke Detector

East fit smoke alarm

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

...larger particles of smoke produced by slow-burning fires, such as smouldering foam-filled upholstery and overheated PVC wiring. They are marginally less sensitive to free burning flaming fires. Alternatively there are combined smoke detectors on the market. It all sounded quite complicated to me and it would appear that to be fully safe you should either get one of each or a combined alarm. I was happy enough to have two the only problem being that I didn't want too many things fixed to the ceiling so I was quite pleased when I saw a Fire Angel Plug-in Smoke Alarm in a catalogue. About the Fire Angel Plug-in Smoke Alarm Basically this is an Ionisation Alarm that fits into a standard light fitting without any need for DIY skills. If you can change a light bulb you can fit one of these. It fits standard bayonet light...

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

BT VP1000 Home Monitor Alarm Smoke Detector

Advantages: Gives early warning of smoke in your home
Disadvantages: None

...Hello again Here is my 3rd review, this time on a smoke detector that can be added to the VP1000 system?? As we are all encouraged to add smoke detectors to our homes it makes sense to add one that can link to your panel. This way if it is triggered in a remote part of your house you get the benefit of its own siren going off as well as the siren on the panel and the external MCS-700 siren if you have one ( If you have not seen my review on the MCS-700, take a look its a great add on to your system) to protect your home and family from fire. The Optional wireless smoke detectors can be added at any time, and you can have as many as you like, well within the limits of the system, you can have up to 28 devices attached to the panel. Now for the Technical stuff .. The MCT-425 is a fully supervised wireless...

calypso320 10.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of BT VP1000 Home Monitor

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Advantages: Peace of Mind
Disadvantages: Have to remember to change them

...detectors, the ones I chose were from Tesco and a twin pack costs £4.99 which is a small price to pay for Peace of mind. These discs are placed on the wall near gas appliances and a change in the colour will register whether carbon monoxide is apparent. I now live in the country, without gas but if I remember right the detectors last for 60 days and then have to be replaced. They also must not be placed near nappies or any cleaning products that could contain ammonia as this could affect the reading. This product though is no substitute for having your gas appliances tested professionally...

POPPY 25.08.2000 · Read review
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Review of Tesco Carbon Monoxide Detector Discs

Safety comes first

Advantages: Its good to know your smoke detectors are working
Disadvantages: none

...A couple of months ago we decided to replace our existing smoke alarms with new ones, you never know when they will pack up (usually when a fire starts). We have two smoke alarms one downstairs and the other one is outside the children?s bedrooms. We bought a twin pack smoke alarm detector with a loud horn that is 85db, a big red button that you can always test the alarm to see if it still working. All the fittings and supplied with batteries comes with this package and a five year manufacture guarantee. All for only £6.99 from Argos, the correct name is ? fire sentry smoke detector pack....

paulloney 11.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Fire Sentry Smoke Detector Pack

No smoke without fire! ..

Advantages: No more flat batteries
Disadvantages: None.

...Right, a review on smoke alarms, done one already, but these are different. These type have all the advantages of a battery one, but are also mains powered. They are also known as Hard wired. There are three types:- Ionisation: Ionisation smoke alarms are particularly suited for fast-flaming fires (used eg. on landings) The vast majority of household smoke alarms are this type. Optical: Optical smoke alarms respond fast to smouldering fires (used in living rooms, bed rooms and hallways) Heat: Heat alarms are used in kitchens, the garage and dusty rooms. These are not set off by cooking fumes etc. It matters not to us, the main thing is that they are still small, flat to the ceiling, and white so they blend in,(some even replace the ceiling rose) and they do the job. Some have the "Hush" button, some have a light built in...

smudgeybabes 18.06.2007 (19.02.2008) · Read review
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Review of 240V Professional Smoke Alarm

Up in smoke

Advantages: Hilarious acting and side splitting scenes
Disadvantages: none from me

...Up in smoke was filmed in 1978 and was the first of 10 films starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. Directors: Lou Adler and Tommy Chong Producers: Lou Adler and Lou Lombardo Writers: Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Eddie Adams and Stacy Keech [**This movie was given an 18 certificate, although it was banned in some countries as the authorities deemed it unsuitable for glorifying drug taking**] Cheech and Chong played the parts of two drug addicts who spent their lives searching for their next marijuana hit. This is far from the violent movies that most drug addicted people portray, Cheech and Chong are very rarely violent as they are permanently 'stoned' and are incapable of fighting, they have a simple, relaxed way of life. The film starts by introducing the two characters to...

blissman70 30.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cheech And Chong's Up In Smoke (DVD)

The Smoke Jumper - acceptable, but not the best

Advantages: A beautiful picture of the American west
Disadvantages: Drifts in both plot and characters - not as good as author's other work

...Nicholas Evans? most famous story is The Horse Whisperer, made famous in full glossy Hollywood style by Robert Redford ten years ago. Like that book and Evans? other masterpiece The Loop, the heart of The Smoke Jumper lies very much in the American West, and uses those grand surroundings as the primary backdrop for a tale of love and loss. In a small town in Montana we encounter two apparently sensible men, good humoured musician Ed and taciturn farmer Connor. I use the word ?apparently?, because the activity that acts as glue to these two men?s friendship is smoke jumping ? parachuting from planes to put out forest fires. They are a tight knit pair with an apparently unbreakable bond. That is, until Ed brings his youth worker girlfriend Julia into the situation and Connor falls hopeless, unforgivably in love. Julia, and the love that...

silverbird55 02.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Smoke Jumper - Nicholas Evans