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| Thread ID: 146372 | 2018-07-15 21:50:00 | Smoke Alarms - really annoy me | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1451583 | 2018-07-15 21:50:00 | Hello After years of being pissed off with the El Cheapo $15 smoke alarms from Mitre 10 etc, I bought two or three of those 10 year battery ones (Fire Angel) They looked great, and had a re-assuring red blink every 40 seconds, and a 10 year sealed battery. But guess what, most of them have failed in one way or the other. Beep for no Reason. Incessant beeps and red lights. So I have gradually taken them down After spending $40 on them I am pissed off and now it seems that they had problems with that model ST 620 as Mitre 10 no longer sell them. The result is that from having 3 or 4 smoke alarms I virtually have none! I am not sure whether to take them all back to Mitre 10 to get a refund. I have seen some there from Denmark that look good very expensive. And they also have wireless ones, so that if one smoke alarm goes off in say your lounge, it sets off all the units in your house so that if you are asleep in your bedroom it would wake you up. What do you think? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1451584 | 2018-07-15 22:00:00 | Consumer recently tested the ionisation type alarms and as a result many retailers have pulled them from the shelves www.nzherald.co.nz I have no Idea if these are the cheap ones or the ones you have, maybe it tells you on the device or the packaging if you still have it? Personally I don't have any, shocking that I'm still alive yeah? But it's just because I have high ceilings and can't be bothered with them. I keep meaning to do something about it but it's never been a priority. If they are so vital to our survival why don't they wire houses with a suitable DC power outlet instead of running these things on batteries, the only time I notice them doing anything is when the battery low alarm comes on. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1451585 | 2018-07-15 22:23:00 | Ours is hard wired into the alarm system with a battery backup. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1451586 | 2018-07-15 23:40:00 | Digby, This a real problem. I want to replace our ionisation alarms with the 10 year models but with what? Certainly wouldn't want a light flashing one in the bedroom. I don't think even the Fire Brigade will give a recommendation. |
Pato (2463) | ||
| 1451587 | 2018-07-16 00:08:00 | NZ Fire Service installed 6 into our home, back before the quakes (another one last night 4.01) in 2011, been great and only replace the 9v batteries every so often, they make a bl**dy awful sound when going flat. Can't see the brand. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1451588 | 2018-07-16 00:35:00 | I had one alarm that would sound off frequently. Discovered cockroaches were living in it. I reckon they caused the sound off issue. Threw it out to replace it. Sound gone. The wireless ones sound good (pun meant) - maybe connect to mobile phone or smart watch? | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1451589 | 2018-07-16 01:16:00 | Great comments, keep them coming. I have read that they need blowing out every now and then. So I bought a vacuum cleaner that blows as well. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1451590 | 2018-07-16 02:50:00 | Personally I don't have any, shocking that I'm still alive yeah?. Same. Husband boiled a pot dry a while back, I was down end in PC room. So did we die? Nope, I smelled the smoke. yes, I can awaken when smelling smoke. has happened. Would I die? No cause yu jump pout the window, not attempt to go to another room and try to attend to it yourself.... |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1451591 | 2018-07-16 03:06:00 | Great comments, keep them coming. I have read that they need blowing out every now and then. So I bought a vacuum cleaner that blows as well. Given me idea to use my near dormant leaf blower... |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
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