Does your home have a smoke detector?

System

Your ok Martin, Marty doesnt suit you anyway ;D. I am sure we can find something just as suitable though.

vanoonoo

Now I shouldnt say this - as it will probably mean lots of "marty in the black poloneck comments" but I hate Marty.

Doh! sorry martin.  

To be fair though Vanono I have sneaking suspicions that isnt what your parents actually called you!

you're absolutely right martin.  They called me bubbykins.

Meanwhile - back on the topic:

My cats keep sitting on my smoke alarm - do you think this might prevent it from working?

System

They may set it off if you get my drift ;D

COS

Doh! sorry martin.  Whilst we're on the subject - do any of your friends call you martaaaaaaaaayn in avid merrion stylee?  Because my friend claire and I do  ;D

you're absolutely right martin.  They called me bubbykins.  My given name however is three syllables long (like Vanoonoo) and starts with a V.

Meanwhile - back on the topic:

My cats keep sitting on my smoke alarm - do you think this might prevent it from working?

Depends on what sort of job your Cat does for a living ;D

[Deleted User]

My house has 2 smoke detectors - one at the foot of the stairs and one at the top. Both run off electricity with battery back up.
I can't emphasise enough the importance of smoke detectors. A few years ago I had a ground floor flat. One morning I went out shopping and a dish cloth fell onto the hot plate of my cooker (which I thought was off as I had not been using it).
Anyway, the smoke detector activated and was heard by a neighbour who looked thru the window, saw smoke and called the fire brigade.
As it was a ground floor flat, the front door had to be fire proof and the fire brigade demolished the door and frame and surrounds getting in.
Most importantly, my cat survived although he suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene by the firebrigare who gave him some oxygen.
The only fire damage sustained was to the dish cloth and cooker surround - the rest of the flat was fine although smoky for a while.
Thanks to the smoke detector, and my neighbour, a real disaster was averted.
If you have not got one - GET IT TODAY. If you already one - TEST IT TODAY.

ice

Nile

I was talking to someone (who shall rename nameless but is very pretty at Martin's party.

I'm hoping that she has remembered to change the batteries and check that her smoke detectors are working.

This message could also serve as a timely reminder for everyone else to test that their detectors are working.

PurpleGreen_2

For some reason that will always be a mystery, the person who lived in my house before me installed a smoke detector in the kitchen, and nowhere else. How could that possibly make sense?

I now have BT Home Monitoring along with 3 smoke detectors linked to the system.

Everyone must have a smoke alarm.

Not necessarily in the kitchen, above the stove, though.

Little_Star_3

We have seven. ;D
One in the lounge, one at the bottom of the stairs, one in the study, one at the top of the stairs, one in each of three bedrooms up stairs, fourth bedroom has no alarm but there are no electrical goods in that room, and there is an alarm outside it

trafalgar_2

I hav esmoke detectors now all over my house but I'm sorry to say it took a fire to promt me to do it
I twas a chip pan fire , my babysitter had a couple of friends round and forgot about the pan
Next thing the kitchens ablaze.
Luckily she had the sense not to open the door when she saw smoke billowing underneath
Got the kids out and called fire brigade
Thank God they were all safe

The kitchen was completely gutted and unfortunately I had those polystyrene tiles on the ceiling

They had all melted and they helped spread the fire so quickly it was frightening to see how much worse they had made it

So now I have smoke detectors,a fire extinguisher/fireblanket(in the kitchen, they are not expensive either)and an escape route planned just in case

I'm ashamed it took a fire to teach me but grateful they all got out ok ;D

System

I have three in my house. Two downstairs and one upstairs, and i am fanatical at changing the batteries. My number 2 son is a perfect height to do that.