Smoke Alarm ?

katex · 04-07-2011, 20:29

Just a quick question.

Last night, the smoke alarm at the top of my stairs went off twice within 10 minutes. It is a 10 year one (had it about 3 years), but battery still ok, etc., test regularly.

No smoke about (stopped smoking in bed ages ago after one or two 'events' .. no comments, please

).

Just wondered if it would have been affected by the unusual heat upstairs ???

Neil · 04-07-2011, 20:37

Oh dear I can think of sooo many comments but I will resist the urge

katex · 04-07-2011, 20:50

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Originally Posted by Neil

Oh dear I can think of sooo many comments but I will resist the urge

Good .. will escape my wrath.

david1 · 04-07-2011, 20:54

It wants new batterys Kate . Mine does that , Just replace them and it will be ok again .

katex · 04-07-2011, 20:58

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Originally Posted by david1

It wants new batterys Kate . Mine does that , Just replace them and it will be ok again .

Don't understand, David, when the battery is running low, they just give out a tiny bleep at intervals, not full blown alarm call ? When I do a battery test now .. it tells me is OK.

david1 · 04-07-2011, 21:01

Well it works for mine ! Is it the type with two batterys in it ?

katex · 04-07-2011, 21:05

Dunno .. will have to go and find instruction leaflet .. LOL.

shillelagh · 04-07-2011, 21:17

mine goes off regular ...... its the steam from the shower that sets it off ....

Neil · 04-07-2011, 21:22

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Originally Posted by katex

Good .. will escape my wrath.

Like that scares me

I am assuming it has a 10 year battery

Take it back to the shop with a receipt and tell them it keeps going off.

It is only 3 years old and it was described as 10 year life when you bought it so you are covered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979. Basically goods must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality so it will last a reasonable length of time.

3 years is not reasonable for a 10 year smoke alarm, it is giving false alarms so is not fit for purpose.

Did you buy it or did the fire chaps fit it for you, have a read of this BBC News - Hampshire fire service's beeping smoke alarm complaints

david1 · 04-07-2011, 21:28

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

mine goes off regular ...... its the steam from the shower that sets it off ....

Are you sure you have got your alarm clock set for " P.M "

lol

shillelagh · 04-07-2011, 21:41

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Originally Posted by david1

Are you sure you have got your alarm clock set for " P.M "

lol

just cos ive been online for 3 days before 9am .....

have been teddie sitting ...

katex · 04-07-2011, 21:57

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Originally Posted by Neil

Like that scares me

I am assuming it has a 10 year battery

Take it back to the shop with a receipt and tell them it keeps going off.

It is only 3 years old and it was described as 10 year life when you bought it so you are covered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979. Basically goods must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality so it will last a reasonable length of time.

3 years is not reasonable for a 10 year smoke alarm, it is giving false alarms so is not fit for purpose.

Did you buy it or did the fire chaps fit it for you, have a read of this BBC News - Hampshire fire service's beeping smoke alarm complaints

As if I have got a receipt after 3 years !!

It is ok now .. was a simple question really .. would the heat generated in my upstairs have caused it to go off or have I got a poltergeist or summat ?

Not steam, Shill ..had me shower in the morning.

My emoticon didn't scare you ? Humphh .. thought that was the best place for all male domestic waste ...

cashman · 04-07-2011, 22:05

ours started goin off constantly, so called fire brigade as they fitted it, they came n pratted about wi it n it was fine fer a couple of weeks,then same again, so i pulled the sodding thing down, end of smoke alarm problem.

sleep better now.