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Mike Harding


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I was browsing Bunnings website when I came across this:

Caravan and motorhome smoke alarm

What wonders does this product possess, I mused, that make it suitable for vans/MHs? Apparently it is "Vibration tested - built tough to withstand the rigours of transport", which is all very nice but so is every other smoke alarm on the Australian market. Before a smoke alarm may be sold in Oz it must be compliant with Australian Standards and, amongst many other things, the standard requires it be tested rigorously on a vibration table.

Oh well... I suppose the people in marketing have to do something....



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What would really set it apart as a smoke alarm that was purpose built for caravans and motorhomes would be if it were designed with nuisance triggering in mind. How many people disable the alarm when they're cooking inside?



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Always have to put the toaster outside or it goes ballistic!



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dorian wrote:

What would really set it apart as a smoke alarm that was purpose built for caravans and motorhomes would be if it were designed with nuisance triggering in mind. How many people disable the alarm when they're cooking inside?

 Modern caravan smoke and CO alarms have a mute button than can be pressed "Prior" to cooking toast,etc.  The mute function on alarms is self cancelling after a period of time (5 mins on mine), this feature makes them preferable to house alarms.



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Ours went off when I was cooking on the barbecue outside, some 5 metres from the open van door. The breeze had carried some of the smoke off the barbecue into the van and set the damn thing off.

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Magnarc wrote:

Always have to put the toaster outside or it goes ballistic!


I reckon if my toaster went ballistic I would get a new one Phil. 



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Guys, get the right info. I have a smoke alarm in my van with a 10yr battery. When cooking and it goes off I can push a button and is goes into hibernation for 10 mins. The question I ask?: Do you want to die in bed or would you rather have a noisy smoke alarm?

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Get a soldering iron extractor for the toaster, or build it yourself.



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Ionisation alarms, which were once the normal smoke alarms installed in vans, are really bad for going off when cooking.    But generally if you change to a photoelectric type of smoke alarm this is very unlikely to occur unless you seriously burn something.   Photoelectric are also the type recommended for this type of installation these days.    Definitely worth the small cost of changing over.

 



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