James
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| posted on 25/3/14 at 04:32 PM |
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Mains Smoke Alarm- how to choose
Greetings all,
Seems that when fitting a new Consumer Unit and completely re-wiring the house the regs now state you have to fit a mains-powered fire alarm.
I currently have battery-powered Fireangel ones (the good ones, not the 10-yr battery ones that last 6mths!) . The one on the landing has a light so
in the event of an alarm, you have some light to see our way out.
I like the look of the Fireangel ones and I really like the light feature- but I can't seem to find the same thing but mains-powered. Is google
failing me?
If I forget the aesthetics and go with someone else, I can't seem to find and mains ones with light either?
Am I being dim or what?
I'm now seeing terms like thermoptek and the like- I've previously relied on "toast proof". 
Wireless seems a great idea- I'm bored of laying cables. But the wireless base-stations seem ridiculously priced compared with battery ones.
What I want really is Fireangel, mains powered, with light and with wireless. Too much to ask?
Help the confusion! 
Thanks!
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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loggyboy
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| posted on 25/3/14 at 05:13 PM |
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Surely being mains powered will make the wireless paar pointless? whats a few m of cable going to cost?
Mistral Motorsport
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coozer
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| posted on 25/3/14 at 05:17 PM |
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Get ones that are building regs approved, combined heat, smoke and carbon monoxide ones.
I have one upstairs and one downstairs linked by a 4 core cable so if one detects they both go off.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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steve m
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| posted on 25/3/14 at 06:13 PM |
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Our upstairs battery one was bleeping when we came in tonight, good job I bought a new battery a few weeks ago!
And be honest, how may of you lot have a smoke alarm in the garage ?
I do, after a garage fire a few years ago, that had my wife not smelt the smoke (no alarm fitted then)
my garage integeral with the house would of exploded, causing immense damage, not just the 20k it did cost the insurance
A useful point to make, that if any one does have an integeral garage, and has a fire in said garage, when you call the fire brigade
you state it is a house fire not a garage fire,
As a garage fire is assumed to mean in a block of garages, and has a lower priority for the Fire brigade to attend
well, thats what they told us!
Steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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James
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| posted on 26/3/14 at 10:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Surely being mains powered will make the wireless paar pointless? whats a few m of cable going to cost?
You can power them off a local lighting circuit but then use the wireless to interconnect. Running 3-core & E between garage, hall, landing and
loft conversion is surprisingly inconvenient!
The main feature I want is the light!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 26/3/14 at 10:51 AM |
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Not seen any with the lights either. Nearest thing is a non maintained fitting, but they are not pretty.
I bought Aico stuff for my own house. Not the cheapest, but well regarded. Price seems unimportant within reason.....
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