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Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

The recent fire in a tower block made me actually get off my arse and FIT a second one that I've had laying around for ...

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    Default Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    The recent fire in a tower block made me actually get off my arse and FIT a second one that I've had laying around for a YEAR . I kept meaning to, but never got around to it. I was perhaps a bit complacent as I already had one fitted upstairs, but now I've finally put it up, and feel a little bit more relieved. It's such a simple thing to do.

    So, have you got at least one fitted? (And when did you last test it?).

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    Yeah but, but, but, putting death by towering inferno aside, they constantly go off when I slightly over cook me dinner, so no, I haven't bothered...

    Perhaps I should have lurnd harder in home economiks lessns at skool

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    Default Re: Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    Yep. Two of them in the house and we know they work because the occasionally smokey kitchen (usually sausages being cooked) "tests" the one in the living room.

    Been quite a rational fear of mine since childhood, the fear of fire in a house.

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    Three of differing types.

    Rate of rise in the downstairs hall outside the kitchen. Less likely to go off due to bad cooking.
    Ionisation one end of the upstairs landing.
    Another type, smoke?, the other end of the upstairs landing.

    I went to the local fire station and asked their advise. Got a free fire safety check* and three battery alarms.

    Battery alarms have a lithium 9v battery and they last for years in a multimeter.


    *Yes FA, they did turn up in uniform

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    Got two of them, sitting in their wrapper for the 6 years I've lived here.

    Considering I've set the kitchen on fire twice, I really must put them up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cheb View Post
    Three of differing types.

    Rate of rise in the downstairs hall outside the kitchen. Less likely to go off due to bad cooking.
    Ionisation one end of the upstairs landing.
    Another type, smoke?, the other end of the upstairs landing.

    I went to the local fire station and asked their advise. Got a free fire safety check* and three battery alarms.

    Battery alarms have a lithium 9v battery and they last for years in a multimeter.


    *Yes FA, they did turn up in uniform
    Woah woah WOAH!?!?! If I go to my local firestation they'll come to my house and give me a free check? Excellent...know what I'm doing Friday

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    Default Re: Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    One in every room apart from bathrooms and kitchen.

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    Two, one downstairs and one upstairs. Both recently changed as well, as the old ones had just about had it.

    Having had the fun of putting out a chip pan fire years ago, it's not an experience I want to repeat.

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    Default Re: Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    we have to fitted for free by the local fire brigade,that keep my son and misses happy for an hour.

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    Yup, they remind me when grubs ready.

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    Default Re: Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    Four, all mains powered with battery backup and linked, so if one goes off they all go off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fallen Angel View Post
    Woah woah WOAH!?!?! If I go to my local firestation they'll come to my house and give me a free check? Excellent...know what I'm doing Friday

    You have to ask nicely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cheb View Post
    You have to ask nicely.
    Although they might question why you need the alarms all fitting in your bedroom.

    And you do have to unlock the door to let them out when they've done. You can't keep any.

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    Default Re: Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    Got two of them. Tested every month. Spare batteries kept as well. I'm paranoid about this as we used to live in students digs for 8 years. With two children I am not going to begrudge a simple chore like this at all.

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    Default Re: Have you got a smoke alarm fitted?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fallen Angel View Post

    Been quite a rational fear of mine since childhood, the fear of fire in a house.
    Same as that! Battery alarms everywhere possible in this house, and wired in alarms everywhere that's possible in the refurb house.

    I've also gone one stage further on the refurb house, and fitted fire doors to almost every room and a fire break between floor levels. It was the one demand that I made when taking the project on.

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