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Smoke alarm batteries in AST rental - who buys new ones?
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pumas said:moneysavinghero said:From my experience (amazing what you discover on zoom calls) even when the smoke alarm starts beeping every couple of minutes to alert to a dying battery most people just get used to the beeping rather than bother replacing the battery.
Removing the batteries from my mains alarms didn't stop the beeping. After 10 years the alarm itself needs replacing.I'd have been done for murder way before the 18 months was up.Make £2025 in 2025
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annetheman said:dimbo61 said:Is this a mains wired smoke alarm with battery back up ?
Get back to your lettings agents and ask then how the property has passed a Gas Safe Certificate ?
Has the property got a CO alarm close to the boiler ? Gas hob ? Gas fire ?
Has the property got a current EICR ( Electric Inspection and Condition Report as this should mean the flat has mains wired interlinked smoke alarms.
So one in the main living area and one in the hallway and bedroom !
This depends on the size of the property.
Houses would have one on each floor.2 -
davidmcn said:
You should, at your local pound shop. It's a consumable item. You should probably also test them more often than zero times every 3.5 years!
I use low self discharge rechargeable batteries in every thing these days. Eneloop for AA/AAA and Uniross for PP3. They are expensive, but they last a long time.
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wesleyad said:annetheman said:dimbo61 said:Is this a mains wired smoke alarm with battery back up ?
Get back to your lettings agents and ask then how the property has passed a Gas Safe Certificate ?
Has the property got a CO alarm close to the boiler ? Gas hob ? Gas fire ?
Has the property got a current EICR ( Electric Inspection and Condition Report as this should mean the flat has mains wired interlinked smoke alarms.
So one in the main living area and one in the hallway and bedroom !
This depends on the size of the property.
Houses would have one on each floor.
It is indeed in the Gas Safety Certificate forwarded, under 'Faults'. Also in 2019 and 2018, the engineer checked the CO and smoke alarms......... Curious!Credit cards: £9,705.31 | Loans: £4,419.39 | Student Loan (Plan 1): £11,301.00 | Total: £25,425.70Debt-free target: 21-Feb-2027
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Do people honestly not test them??Monday is my ‘domestic nonsense’ day. After I’ve dusted I vacuum upstairs and down, and when I pass under a smoke detector I poke the wee test button with the end of my hoover to make sure it’s in good order.It’s really no hardship! 🙄I'm unsure about my spine, I think it's holding me back.0
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I tested ours monthly. It was in our rental agreement to do so, and of course I didn't want to die or be responsible for the lovely elderly people upstairs.
i also check them in an owned property.
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YoungBlueEyes said:Do people honestly not test them??Monday is my ‘domestic nonsense’ day. After I’ve dusted I vacuum upstairs and down, and when I pass under a smoke detector I poke the wee test button with the end of my hoover to make sure it’s in good order.It’s really no hardship! 🙄1
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dimbo61 said:Is this a mains wired smoke alarm with battery back up ?
Get back to your lettings agents and ask then how the property has passed a Gas Safe Certificate ?
Has the property got a CO alarm close to the boiler ? Gas hob ? Gas fire ?
Has the property got a current EICR ( Electric Inspection and Condition Report as this should mean the flat has mains wired interlinked smoke alarms.
So one in the main living area and one in the hallway and bedroom !
This depends on the size of the property.
Houses would have one on each floor.0 -
This forum here is home to many gas engineers. See the thread:1
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Slinky said:pumas said:moneysavinghero said:From my experience (amazing what you discover on zoom calls) even when the smoke alarm starts beeping every couple of minutes to alert to a dying battery most people just get used to the beeping rather than bother replacing the battery.
Removing the batteries from my mains alarms didn't stop the beeping. After 10 years the alarm itself needs replacing.I'd have been done for murder way before the 18 months was up.0
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