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| message from Dave on 25 May 2004 |
I'm tired of the downstairs smoke detector shouting every time something
goes mildly wrong in the kitchen - it's positioned in the hall but seems
very sensitive.
What's the best type to have near a kitchen and who sells them?
Dave S
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| Christian McArdle replied to Dave on 25 May 2004 |
You supposed to use a heat sensor in the kitchen, and an optical on the same
floor in the hallway as far from the kitchen door as possible, but away from
any dead space near walls.
I have this arrangement, with ionisation types upstairs. The only time they
have gone off is when tested or when the toaster set itself on fire.
The most common type are ionisation types, but these aren't suitable for
near kitchens. All smoke detectors should really be mains operated with
battery backup and linked by cable to set all off simultaneously.
Christian.
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| Bob Eager replied to Dave on 25 May 2004 |
Well, IN a kitchen a heat rise detector is recommended...but I'm not
entirely sure if it's a good idea in a circulation area. They are more
expensive....!
Comments, anyone?
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| sPoNiX replied to Dave on 25 May 2004 |
We have an optical smoke detector near ours and have no problems.
Indeed an ionising one on the upstairs landing will trigger before the
optical one which is outside the kitchen door!
It only triggers on visible smoke whereas an ionising one triggers on
visible and invisible smoke. House fires generally produce visible
smoke whereas cooking produces invisible smoke, even before the food
is actually burning.
We bought ours from Lidl for £3.99 about two years ago..
sPoNiX
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