Smoke alarms, do you have them?

rach_k

We had a wired Nest Protect put on each floor as part of our attic conversion.  They're not particularly cheap but they are really good.  They warn you when they're going to test themselves (which they do monthly) and they tell you what's wrong and where if there is a problem, with different levels of alarm (heads up and emergency).  You can silence heads up alarms with your phone.  

We actually use them every single night as they act as a nightlight when it's dark.  We positioned ours to light the way up/downstairs and to the bathrooms - the kids love them.  

If we hadn't had to get wired ones, I'd have been happy with the battery powered ones.  Either way, I think they're worth the cost.  

Marvel1

No I don't.

MovingForwards

Got a CO monitor.
After the last flat I'm in no rush to have hardwired alarms.

Doozergirl

MovingForwards said:

Got a CO monitor.
After the last flat I'm in no rush to have hardwired alarms.

Why?        

greatcrested

Doozergirl said:

MovingForwards said:

Got a CO monitor.
After the last flat I'm in no rush to have hardwired alarms.

Why?        

Maybe because he ripped them out and brought them with him?

Amazing what sellers sometimes remove.......

TBagpuss

I have a wired one in the hall and battery operated in the kitchen and landing, plus a CO2 alarm in the kitchen.

gingercordial

Yes, three Nests, two of which are wired and one battery-powered as we brought that from our previous rented flat (we left the original simple battery one that we'd disabled when we got our own Nest).  They were mandatory when we had the rewire anyway.  I think they're great, I always know they are working, they are not going to start chirping for lack of battery, and you can mute them when charring steaks.

I guess the question is why on earth would you not?

MovingForwards

Doozergirl said:

MovingForwards said:

Got a CO monitor.
After the last flat I'm in no rush to have hardwired alarms.

Why?        

Because it was overkill in the last flat, always going off when cooking, which would trigger the other two about a metre away.

My flat has an even smaller hallway, one normal battery operated smoke alarm would be more than enough (haven't got round to buying it) let alone a full hardwired system. The upstairs neighbour's (upstairs and other side of the block) hardwired alarms go off every day at tea time.

@gre@greatcrested my home is an ex-rental and I'm guessing the LL never put them in when he had tenants, can't even see evidence of battery operated ones. Which is very odd for up here.

Mutton_Geoff

SameOldRoundabout said:

We have one on each floor, plus a CO2 alarm in the kitchen and the living room (log burner requirement). I really need another CO2 upstairs for the boiler I suppose. I would never risk not having smoke alarms, it’s too easy to sleep through smoke until it’s too late.

I think you have one too many oxygen molecules there. A CO2 alarm would go off all the time in my house when I opened a can of beer or poured a G&T

I've wired my last two houses with a hard wired Alarmsense panel and Apollo integrating smoke detectors, sounders and heat rise (in kitchen, lofts and garage). The Apollo sensors are cheap and easy to replace and the system providing much more security (to me) than a PP3 powered thing screwed to the landing ceiling.

pinkteapot

Given the very low cost (for non hard-wired ones anyway) and the potential injury/death in the event of a fire, I don't really know why people wouldn't have them.

We've mostly lived in 80s/90s houses which have had non-hard-wired ones that take batteries and just screw to the ceiling. Our current house is a recent new-build so has them hard-wired.