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[Doon frae Troon]

Anyone got any views, advice etc on which sets of Smoke/Fire/Co2 alarms to buy.
Had a look on Amazon but really no idea which is best.
Any advice appreciated.
I am not going for the electrical linked ones as I had a quote of £350 to fit 4 alarms.
Thanks

 

[Robster59]

I'm looking at the same thing for our house. We need 4 smoke detectors and one heat detector. Battery operated.
The Firehawk range looks decent and not a bad price compared to some of the other units I've seen advertised, and able to fit yourself.
But, like yourself, I'm happy to take guidance from anyone.

 

[davidy233]

I'm looking at the same thing for our house. We need 4 smoke detectors and one heat detector. Battery operated.
The Firehawk range looks decent and not a bad price compared to some of the other units I've seen advertised, and able to fit yourself.
But, like yourself, I'm happy to take guidance from anyone.

They are the ones I looked at fitting myself but as we had two new mains alarms fitted last year we've decided to get the electrician back in to fit the one more we need for the legislation as well as a heat alarm for the kitchen - it's been a relatively expensive exercise.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

My two normally technico savvy neighbours are also a bit stumped with this.
Fireguard Plus is our best call for no sensible reason.

 

[HowlingGale]

£422 it's cost me. All because I didn't have one interlinked smoke alarm in my living room. The uphieval to retro fit one was too much so we've gone for wireless interlinked AICO ones.

One of the guys at work isn't bothering as insurance companies are saying ' we don't ask what type of alarm you have'. Told him he'd better get that in writing, but he's comfortable it's not required for his home insurance. I'm not so sure.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Does scotland have different fire/smoke alarms to the rest of the UK then ?

 

[HowlingGale]

Does scotland have different fire/smoke alarms to the rest of the UK then ?

No just different legislation. Although I've heard England are following suit but not sure if it's true or not.

 

[Jimaroid]

Myself and some other pals went for the FireGuard+ standard bundle, £199.98: https://fireguardplus.co.uk/product/standard-bundle/

But they're not in stock just now, says end of month.

 

[davidy233]

One of the guys at work isn't bothering as insurance companies are saying ' we don't ask what type of alarm you have'. Told him he'd better get that in writing, but he's comfortable it's not required for his home insurance. I'm not so sure.

My mate is an insurance underwriter in Scotland for one of the UK's biggest companies - he told me that a claims handler will ask you if you have fire alarms but that they won't ask if they meet Scotland's new legislation.

That of course is subject to change and may vary across companies.

 

[HowlingGale]

Apparently if you have wired alarms they need to be changed every 10 years anyway due to the sensor or something.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

No just different legislation. Although I've heard England are following suit but not sure if it's true or not.

We put in one that’s all link for fire/smoke - and then seperate Co2 alarm

 

[davidy233]

Apparently if you have wired alarms they need to be changed every 10 years anyway due to the sensor or something.

Why i got mine changed last year

 

[HowlingGale]

We put in one that’s all link for fire/smoke - and then seperate Co2 alarm

Yeah but our new legislation required me to have 5 smoke detectors and one heat alarm. All interlinked.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Yeah but our new legislation required me to have 5 smoke detectors and one heat alarm. All interlinked.

5 ? Is that because of the size of the house ?

We have put in 4 - both hallways , Kitchen and extension . Not sure of the make but cost £250 including yearly service for 5 years

 

[williamalex1]

My ex apprentice work mate now uses Aico E1650 Rf optical detectors.
You only need a mains supply at one, they have 10 year lithium batteries they interlink using the Radio frequency.

 

[HowlingGale]

5 ? Is that because of the size of the house ?

We have put in 4 - both hallways , Kitchen and extension . Not sure of the make but cost £250 including yearly service for 5 years

Yeah you need one in each hallway, main lounge room and heat one in the kitchen.
I already have wired ones everywhere except the living room.

 

[HowlingGale]

My ex apprentice work mate now uses Aico E1650 Rf optical detectors.
You only need a mains supply at one, they have 10 year lithium batteries they interlink using the Radio frequency.

Think I got the wireless versions of this. I could have changed all the base units on my wired alarms so that they linked up to a wireless alarm in the living room but that was a load of work as well.

Whichever way I did it it was going to cost a fortune.

 

[Robster59]

We need 5 at ours. Heat detector in the kitchen plus 4 smoke alarms, one on the ground floor and upstairs landing, one in our main living room and one in granny flat at the back.

 

[williamalex1]

Think I got the wireless versions of this. I could have changed all the base units on my wired alarms so that they linked up to a wireless alarm in the living room but that was a load of work as well.

Whichever way I did it it was going to cost a fortune.

I think you could've just changed 1 of your existing detectors to wireless and added more wireless detectors in areas that would be difficult to wire to.
IMHO hard wired is best, no need to renew after 10 years, just test them every 6 months.

 

[HowlingGale]

I think you could've just changed 1 of your existing detectors to wireless and added more wireless detectors in areas that would be difficult to wire to.
IMHO hard wired is best, no need to renew after 10 years, just test them every 6 months.

? Now you tell me. Nightmare.

Think you'll still need to change the units after 10 years hard wired or not. They all have an expiry date.