Smoke alarm's???

ozjohn · Guru

Smoke alarm's???

Santa · Guru

Morning all, I need to fit a smoke alarm to my MH, any thoughts or recommendations re type, brand etc? smile

jimricho · Guru

Correct me if I'm wrong but it's my understanding that photoelectric are less prone to being triggered by toasters, barbecues etc.

Nomad246 · Senior Member

Santa,

Have a gander at this, pretty easily found on the web with google

http://www.firefoundation.org.au/static/A/4/a947ceadaf7a183d07c1b3f34c68ca32.pdf

quote from it :-

Ionisation smoke alarms are more prone to nuisance alarms from cooking (toasters, open grillers, birthday cake candles and the like) and should not be installed near kitchens.

Correct JR

and Ozjohn must have had iron man breakfast cereal today ,,, tis ion,,,,, lol

Yuglamron · Guru

I use a smoke detector from Bunnings that is both Ionization and photoelectric, it's a Quell which is one of the more common brands.I think it was five bucks more than my old one which was just photoelectric and only had a five year warranty.The new one has a ten year warranty.

I have it in my RV and just cover it with a shower cap if I am cooking Toast etc.

justcruisin01 · Guru

Dont know about brands but I have heard there is on with a silent button that can be used in those false alarms when making toast etc, just push the silent button & this stops if for a few minutes.

JC.

PeterD · Guru

justcruisin01 wrote:
Dont know about brands but I have heard there is on with a silent button that can be used in those false alarms when making toast etc, just push the silent button & this stops if for a few minutes.

It's called a hush button. People in NSW must fit an alarm that includes the hush button. Covering the unit whilst you cook your toast is against the law in NSW, That comes under the heading of interfering with the alarm So is removing the battery to silence it.

jimricho · Guru

It's amazing how many folks have a hush button on their smoke alarm without being aware it's there. On mine it's right next to the test button. The test and hush buttons look like just the one button until inspected closely. The buttons are marked but not very clearly. If you have a smoke alarm take a close look at it as it most likely will have a hush button.

Almost every morning when "camped" in a busy caravan park I hear a smoke alarm go off at around breakfast time.

Santa · Guru

Thanks for the info people, looks like photoelectric is the way to go, good link Nomad 246. smile

Nomad246 · Senior Member

You're welcome Santa

Cheers