Interlinked Smoke Alarms

Ben1989

Hi all,

I have a PIV in the loft and want a smoke alarm in there that is interlinked with another smoke alarm, or at least some other form of communication outside of sound directly from it.

Interlinked smoke alarms come up but:

a) They are VERY pricey
b) They have bad reviews.

Anybody have any they recommend? Or, do fire alarms exist that are louder than 85dB?

Apodemus

Ben1989 said:

a) They are VERY pricey
b) They have bad reviews.

Perhaps you are looking in the wrong place...or have unreasonable expectations on price!

I'm in Scotland, where interlinked alarms are now a legal requirement in all homes and the specification means that even the smallest homes require three or four interlinked alarms.  I installed new battery ones in three properties last year when the law came in and sets of four alarms worked out at £200 per property, so you could probably find two for £100?

I'm not sure about bad reviews but my routine testing suggests that my ones work well enough.

BUFF

Similarly in Scotland. I have FireAngel Pro Connected battery heat/smoke/CO alarms.
They were a lot cheaper pre-Scottish legislation actually coming into force & the Covid created supply chain issues. I paid ~£30 for my smoke alarms in 2020, they are now £54 on Amazon.

If you also buy the gateway it will push a notification to your smartphone in the event of activation (as well as sounding all connected alarms).