I wish there was a way to refine the sensor technology, to differentiate between steam and smoke.
Have lived in 2 different council properies over the past 14 years. Both had (last place for a decade)..this place ever since - smoke detectors - and both very different units.
Yet whenever you run a bath, or take a long shower, the steam sets them off. Endlessly leaping from the bath/shower, and streaking down the passage to hit the reset button - much to my dogs alarm (pun intended.)
Have you tried the "toast proof" ones? They're supposed to get round that problem.
Glad everyone got out ok OP! We've got smoke alarms and a CO2 alarm. Bought them as soon as we realised that the previous owners had taken their smoke alarms with them!
Yep we have smoke alarms and yep we check them (they are actually wired up to the mains, on a different circuit though!)
When we moved in the Fire Brigade came to check them [all new tenants can request this service in my borough] and they rocked up in a fire engine :eek:
Have you tried the "toast proof" ones? They're supposed to get round that problem.
Glad everyone got out ok OP! We've got smoke alarms and a CO2 alarm. Bought them as soon as we realised that the previous owners had taken their smoke alarms with them!
Yep we have smoke alarms and yep we check them (they are actually wired up to the mains, on a different circuit though!)
When we moved in the Fire Brigade came to check them [all new tenants can request this service in my borough] and they rocked up in a fire engine :eek:
Seems a bit excessive to turn up in a fire engine when it is something non-emergency related! :rolleyes:
Have you tried the "toast proof" ones? They're supposed to get round that problem.
Glad everyone got out ok OP! We've got smoke alarms and a CO2 alarm. Bought them as soon as we realised that the previous owners had taken their smoke alarms with them!
Many times. Though the requisite witicisms would be quite inappropriate in this particular thread..albeit illuminating
Seems a bit excessive to turn up in a fire engine when it is something non-emergency related! :rolleyes:
I did ask and they assured me that had a call come in they'd have left my fire alarm check for another time and headed out . They were all on shift and all ready to fight fires at a moments notice
It's actually part and parcel of their job (fire prevention)
I did ask and they assured me that had a call come in they'd have left my fire alarm check for another time and headed out . They were all on shift and all ready to fight fires at a moments notice
It's actually part and parcel of their job (fire prevention)
Ah, that makes much better sense! What if the fire engine siren had been blaring on whilst they were on the way to your residence to check your alarm?
Our cats hid away when they heard the alarms/ smelled the smoke, we couldn't get them out of the house and the 999 operator told us to just get out. Was v worried but they are fine, just a bit freaked out by all the commotion.
Neighbours rent their flat and don't have contents insurance. Not sure what the damage is down there, will pop down to see them in a few hours. I guess it cannot be that bad, just smoke damage, or the fire brigade wouldn't have let them back in.
I emailed work at 5am explaining why I won't be in today and I would take a days leave. Boss just picked up email and replied, said no need to take leave, I can just have the day off in the circumstances which is really kind of him.
Sadly I lost my wee cat in a house fire we had which is why I was so relieved to hear your wee ones are safe. It is a hard thing to get over.
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Have you tried the "toast proof" ones? They're supposed to get round that problem.
Glad everyone got out ok OP! We've got smoke alarms and a CO2 alarm. Bought them as soon as we realised that the previous owners had taken their smoke alarms with them!
When we moved in the Fire Brigade came to check them [all new tenants can request this service in my borough] and they rocked up in a fire engine :eek:
as per below :eek:
Many times. Though the requisite witicisms would be quite inappropriate in this particular thread..albeit illuminating
I did ask and they assured me that had a call come in they'd have left my fire alarm check for another time and headed out
It's actually part and parcel of their job (fire prevention)
Sadly I lost my wee cat in a house fire we had which is why I was so relieved to hear your wee ones are safe. It is a hard thing to get over.
Oh that's awful, So sorry to hear that, that's terrible.
I tried to get them into baskets but they were nowhere to be found so we had no choice but to just get out ourselves.
if not go get em
good shout nice post