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MargaretR · 23-09-2012, 09:50

It seems that the fire brigade's well intentioned policy of providing free alarms has had the opposite effect of people binning their faulty ones and preferring to have none.

It is years since I was told by a councillor that the fire brigade would be installing an alarm in the stairwell of the block of flats I live in. It hasn't happened, and I haven't pursued it because of the risk that a faulty one would be installed.

When you go to the expense of BUYING one, at least you can return it if it doesn't function properly, and the production standards are likely to be better than the mass produced cheapos the fire brigade are giving away.

23-09-2012, 09:50	#14
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 519 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: What Is It About Smoke Alarms? It seems that the fire brigade's well intentioned policy of providing free alarms has had the opposite effect of people binning their faulty ones and preferring to have none. It is years since I was told by a councillor that the fire brigade would be installing an alarm in the stairwell of the block of flats I live in. It hasn't happened, and I haven't pursued it because of the risk that a faulty one would be installed. When you go to the expense of BUYING one, at least you can return it if it doesn't function properly, and the production standards are likely to be better than the mass produced cheapos the fire brigade are giving away.