Mains Connected Fire Alarm

katie4

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Hardwired smoke alarms can be awkward to open. Ours need a twist action with a little press upwards. Whacking loads with a stick is satisfying though.

TBH I disabled mine for a while. Small flies can be attracted inside due to slight warmth and set them off. For dust try vacuuming from the outside/ underneath.

I also have Fire Angel brand stick-up smoke alarms (fitted by Fire Service as vulnerable/ disrepair) which do not go off at random, but EVEN MORE difficult to open :mad:




...... turns out they have a sealed-in battery with 10 year life. :rotfl:

Oh yes it has been whacked a few times :rotfl:if i knew how to disable it i would i'd rather the usual battery ones than mains

Norman_Castle

katie4 wrote: »

We have lived in our home 6 years and we have a mains connected fire alarm, one right outside the kitchen (which is a pain as it is always going off when we cook!) the other is upstairs on our landing

Presumably smoke alarms, not fire alarms. You can get a different type of alarm for near the kitchen which will only go off when somethings burning and not when cooking.
Vacuuming the alarm vents can stop false alarms.
https://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/smoke-alarms/

Fire_Fox

katie4 wrote: »

Oh yes it has been whacked a few times :rotfl:if i knew how to disable it i would i'd rather the usual battery ones than mains

Suggestion: Google search 'mains smoke alarm' then click on Google Images. Most are swanky new models but a bit of scrolling and I found our ancient (discontinued) alarm on a couple of websites.

This included pics of how to open it/ get it off the ceiling. Thought the same search might help you open and disable your old smoke alarm?

Alternatively upgrade the stick to a cricket bat.