Do you have a smoke alarm?

TheEffect

Two, but I haven't checked them in... years. They're wired into the electrics. No CO alarm though.

mossstitchmama

We have two which are mains powered, one in the hall and one on the landing. Both the children's bedrooms have them, one battery powered and the other is connected to the ceiling light.

We do also have a carbon monoxide detector in the utility room where the boiler is situated. I always pack it when we go on holiday as I am worried about dodgy boilers in static caravans.

kingfisherblue

Thanks everyone - hope nobody minds the reminder. My daughter has two smoke alarms, fitted by her partner before they moved in. They don't rent. We live in an area where property isn't ridiculously expensive, and they had saved a good deposit, so were able to buy (with a mortgage). So smoke alarms are their responsibility.


Some very good points about carbon monoxide detectors as well. I have one and so does my mum, but I don't think my daughter does. I'll ask her tomorrow.




Rachiibell, I hope you have a smoke alarm now.

red40

peachyprice wrote: »

Yes, that's right, not a legal requirement, although some local authorities do word their landlord regulation to read as if it is. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later, at the moment it's just 'best practice', nothing more.

It wont be a legal requirement for many years to come unfortunately. A recent Private Memmebrs Bill requiring all private sector landlords install them failed to go through to a second reading. Interesting to read that they were more concerned about the cost placed on a landlord to install them.

Private members Bill below

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/smokealarmsprivaterentedsector.html

Hansard report here

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140507/debtext/140507-0001.htm#14050791000001

eskimo26

We were obligated to get them when we started foster care for the council, best thing they made my parents do.

sweetcheekz

We have 8, all wired into the electrics, if 1 goes off they all go off, they are checked every time my husband uses the grill to cook sausages...Every. Flipping. Time.

hgotsparkle

We have one in the hall as we rent and everytime I so much as switch the hob on, it goes off. I really wish I could just get rid of it sometimes....

margaretclare

SailorSam wrote: »

I've got two that the fire brigade fitted, but the one upstairs kept going beep and you can't replace the battery so i just prized it open a bit to shut it up. The fire brigade don't do them now ...... cutbacks; ...... cutbacks; ........ cutbacks. So i must put that on the 'to do' list.

Yes, we had one that went faulty and we had to replace it. I wouldn't be without one, though. As this is a 2-bed bungalow, only one is necessary, in the central hallway. It's very sensitive and doesn't like us grilling or frying.

B&Q do them, not very expensive compared with life, limb and all your possessions.

Domayne

Yes, my dad sets it off every evening when he cooks dinner :rotfl:
At least we know its working

onlyroz

We recently did a loft conversion and due to building regulations we had to have a permanently wired-in smoke alarm fitted to all landings, and fire doors fitted to all bedrooms. We also needed an extra fire door between the lounge and hallway because our kitchen is open-plan.