but a good call
go and check your smoke alarm.
if you havent got one go buy one.
make sure its fitted, make sure it works...
if you dont have one may i recomend this off the bay ntdwm
ebay link
[Edited on 2/1/10 by graememk]
ours gets tested most tea times
but a good call
And also add a carbon monoxide alarm to your shopping lists too.
Hmm, is there something behind your request?
We have internal 240v smoke alarms that commute with each other and when wor lass burns the meat in the oven don't give up until all the doors
and windows are open
well you know yours work...
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, is there something behind your request?
We have internal 240v smoke alarms that commute with each other and when wor lass burns the meat in the oven don't give up until all the doors and windows are open
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Originally posted by JoelP
ours gets tested most tea times
but a good call
I told her the recipe says when
it's brown it's cooked, when it's black it's f^*ked
set mines off a couple of hours ago just soldering my planes undercarage damn its sensitive
Consider a heat detector for the kitchen this should save it going off when the toast gets burnt.
Now thats an excuse for a fry up if i've ever heard one....
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Originally posted by phelpsa
Now thats an excuse for a fry up if i've ever heard one....
I have one that talks, or rather screams in a high pitched synthetic voice.
"FI_YA...FI_YA...FI_YA" (fire, fire, fire)
I think it would wake me quicker than a mere "beep, beep, beep".
Paul G
I'm a fire warden at work, i've therefore been on the course and now have extingishers, fire blankets, torches and escape plans.
Parents were round 3 months ago and set off the alarm making breakfast. After a few moments i woke up, heard this noise and wandered slowly downstairs
wondering what it was.
Its only when i got to the kitchen and saw two guilty OAP's with burnt toast i realised what was going on.
Having the alarms is great - make sure you know what they are and how to react. Set them off now and make sure your family reacts & keep doing it
till its instinct. When you need it for real you could be half asleep.
Iv got them ones that go in a light fitting dont have to wire them in and no batteries to worry about.
Very good and joking aside the wife makes it go off quite frequently.
The only down side is to test them you turn the light on and off twice to test it so its a bugger if you forget something in the room and turn the
light on again.
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Originally posted by Danozeman
The only down side is to test them you turn the light on and off twice to test it so its a bugger if you forget something in the room and turn the light on again.
Good call Graeme.
Plenty of advice here
Don't be afraid to contact your local fire and rescue service for a home fire safety check (free!).
Wyn
just purchased as last night our "10 year" alarm installed by the fire brigade the other year started warning of low battery. It beeps every
2 mins, and its right outside our bedroom.
Hopefully these will last a little more than the 18 months of the last "10 year" alarms
Fire alarms are great guys but also please remember that a lot of fire prevention is down to way of life
Be safe
Steve
Guys, I get the sad puppy of the year award as I deal with this as part of the day job. I am a building inspector, for my sins (well, it just pays the
rent)(you know, the bloke who tells you to dig your house foundations deeper !). I deal with mostly commmercial systems, testing and commissioning as
well as residential systems.
Having attended many shouts with the Fire Brigade, as I am on dangerous structure call-out, I can testify that they do save lives. Heat detectors in
kitchens are critical. For those with teenagers etc who have love affairs with their beds, a combined smoke detector/sounder in the bedrooms is also
well worthwhile.
As has already been said, common sense and lifestyle will prevent most problems. If no one believes what damage unattended cigarettes can do, the
Brigade used to have a short dvd/video available which shows how little time it takes for your lounge to go up. If that doesn't convince you,
nothing will.
HAppy New year everyone
Dangle_kt
Phone your fire and rescue service - I bet they're having a few of these 10 year detectors with 'problems'. Don't ask me how I
know!
Wyn
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, is there something behind your request?
We have internal 240v smoke alarms that commute with each other and when wor lass burns the meat in the oven don't give up until all the doors and windows are open
A very timely reminder Graeme....
I have a carbon-monoxide one in the kitchen for the gas cooker and central heating boiler.
A fire alarm in downstairs hall and one on the landing......All checked very recently, as we did for the elderly parents....
As the Fozzmobile lives indoors*, I have managed to set off the CO2 alarm, when running it up....
I had new double glazing fitted about 18 months ago, and opted for a 'fire' window in one upper room at the back, and a 'fire'
window at upper front.....
These windows are able to open fully, that is, with a quick flick of a lever, both panes open fully outward, to allow maximum room for getting out
(entire window opening)......
*= integral garage.....
Fozzie
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Originally posted by JoelP
ours gets tested most tea times
but a good call
We've just had a visit from the local Fire Brigade. My wife is going increasingly deaf so they came round and fitted a new smoke alarm
system.
Basically we now have three new smoke alarms that link using some wireless tech, to a little box of electronics on the bedside table. If any alarm
goes off, it sets the bedside unit off. That strobes, sounds a siren!
Best bit is, they are on 10 year life batteries!
All safe here, thanks to the local brigade. (Just waiting on the t-loop and the phone / door bell unit!)
Mike
As the missus is disabled ours are wired into the mains as well as back up batteries and also wired direct to the link monitering service who check them every month remotely. Thanks for the reminder though.