Where can I find free smoke alarms?

Morty_007

absoluteutopia wrote: »

Its your LIFE and they only cost £1.99

ah but you do get what you pay for and i'd rather utilise the experts who I pay my council tax partly to fund than spend a measly £1-99 on a second rate smoke alarm which may not work for any length of time. I haven't seen a decent looking smoke alarm for less than about £8 (Woolies etc) and certainly wouldn't risk my families life by going the cheap £1-99 option on this one!! Get the experts in! Great thread OP...a LOT of people aren't aware that this option exists.

Edna_Bucket_2

True enough absoluteutopia and Morty - we have mains ones now.

moj1966

Phone up your local fire brigade as part of the pay restructing thay now do a lot of fire provention stuff
they visited everyone in the estate i live in and fitted alarms if you wanted them along with a 10 year battery free of charge.

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

I wish i could get free Carbon Monoxide Alarms! They are so expensive!

Mr._AZ

This is actually a good request, can never have too many smoke alarms.

annaangeluk_2

vjain wrote: »

I wish i could get free Carbon Monoxide Alarms! They are so expensive!

I got a free carbon monoxide detector as I am with British Gas and have their annual cover to service gas fires etc. As i have the full policy that includes parts and labour etc, I asked the guy when he was servicing the fire if I could have one and he installed it there an then.

Not technically free as you have to have their cover, but if you're paying it anyway it's worth asking them! I think the engineers carry them around with them but only give them out to the people who ask!

HTH

thegingerbreads

I've got a load of smoke damaged ones from a warehouse fire the other week

dipsy

ADT do a system with fire detectors/carbon monoxide.. linked to police think about £25 a month with police Alarm... quite alot of money though :-(

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

annaangeluk wrote: »

I got a free carbon monoxide detector as I am with British Gas and have their annual cover to service gas fires etc. As i have the full policy that includes parts and labour etc, I asked the guy when he was servicing the fire if I could have one and he installed it there an then.

Not technically free as you have to have their cover, but if you're paying it anyway it's worth asking them! I think the engineers carry them around with them but only give them out to the people who ask!

HTH

We have the full cover including the boiler, drains, etc and when my mum (a pensioner) asked the guy from BG doing the service about a Carbon Monoxide alarm he said he could install 1 for £35! :eek: :eek:

sarahlouise210

Any goverment system that allows fireman to visit my home and fit a free alarm is OK by me...come on girls admit it..how mayny would actually pay for a few fireman to come and spend the afternoon dealing with their potentially hot spots ????:D