Fire Angel Digital Carbon Monoxide Alarm-18 euro

paddy147

Bought 2 of these today in Tesco.1 for the living area and multi fuel stove,and the other for ther kitchen/dining area where the gas boiler and gas hob are.

Reduced from 36 euro each down to 18 euro each.7 year battery life and has a built in room thermometer too.

Not too bad for the price,me thinks.:)

paddy147

Am I right in thinking that Carbon Monoxide is quite dense and heavy?

So these alarms should be placed low down on the walls (below mantle piece level),so that they trigger properly,in the event of carbon monoxide entering the rooms??

Stove Fan

Hi, sounds quite expensive. Should be about 10 euro? When I did a search on one deals page they said one store had them for £1.59


http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/fireangel-7-year-carbon-monoxide-detector-only-8-50-instore-only-tesco-1030789

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2502747


I wish the offer was available 3 months back. Needed one in a hurry for our caravan. Paid 29 euro:mad:

Stove Fan:)

JohnnieK

I got one for a customer before, it was a plug in one (she wanted a plug in one :rolleyes:). I cant remember how much it was though got it on handyhardware.ie

DoneDL

paddy147 wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that Carbon Monoxide is quite dense and heavy?

So these alarms should be placed low down on the walls (below mantle piece level),so that they trigger properly,in the event of carbon monoxide entering the rooms??

No paddy147 it has the same density as air and the carbon monoxide detector should be fitted as per the manufacturers instructions.

paddy147

Thanks for the advice with regards fitting.

DGOBS

CO density is roughly 0.947 but the fact it is generated in the home where fuel is being burned it will generally follow convection currents and may not be in proximity to the appliance

General rule to follow:

Locate within 1-3 meters of an appliance at high level, (not within 300mm of the wall if on a ceiling, or 150mm of the ceiling if on a wall)

Put them in rooms with appliances (especially open flued or flueless appliances)
should also locate them in 'normally occupied rooms such as livingrooms or kitchens

For bedrooms (where appliances are not in the bedroom) place them at 'breathing level' for when your lying in bed

make sure they conform to the correct En standard, are CE or kite marked, and display and 'end of life indicator'. even though the battery lasts 7 years most sensors have a 5 year lifespan, and battery life is based on an alarm that doesnt alarm over the 7 years, if it frequently goes off the battery life will be reduced, so always test weekly in accordance with manufacturers instructions

As regards what type to use, I always use EI electronics, made in Ireland! and one of the worlds leading brands!

They even have ones that wire together for whole house protection, and a model with a 240v switch that can be wired to your boiler and shut it down in event of an alarm........smart!

BTW, I have no connection with EI electronics

paddy147

So you are saying that I have to fit each them about 7 feet up on the wall,seen as the floor to ceilng height is 8 feet??

Or not any higher than 7 feet??

Thanks.

DGOBS

Yep, it's about detecting where the CO is most likely to be

paddy147

DGOBS wrote: »

Yep, it's about detecting where the CO is most likely to be

So place them 7 feet up on the wall then,yes??

DGOBS

If in the room with the appliance then yes

paddy147

DGOBS wrote: »

If in the room with the appliance then yes

How the hell is the average person supposed to be able to read the LCD display screen then,up at that height?????

DGOBS

Well, average ceilings are not 8 foot high, and hey, I am anything but average....lol

Does this alarm not have a siren? If not don't use it, LEDs don't get you outta bed in an emergency, for maintainence use a ladder (lol or a telescope)

paddy147

DGOBS wrote: »

Well, average ceilings are not 8 foot high, and hey, I am anything but average....lol

Does this alarm not have a siren? If not don't use it, LEDs don't get you outta bed in an emergency, for maintainence use a ladder (lol or a telescope)

Most houses have a ceiling height (floor to ceiling) of 8 feet high.

Yes the alarm has a siren,but whats the point of an LCD screen then?

DGOBS

Not mad familiar with the fire angle but most lcds display the ppm CO and also recall the limits reached for alarm (there is different activation times and limits) so not really for a day to day type checking IMHO

Sorry, was thinking in meters..lol....8 meters...mad

DGOBS

But useful for bedrooms at breathing height

paddy147

DGOBS wrote: »

Not mad familiar with the fire angle but most lcds display the ppm CO and also recall the limits reached for alarm (there is different activation times and limits) so not really for a day to day type checking IMHO

Sorry, was thinking in meters..lol....8 meters...mad

Would want to be some size 2 storey house for 8 meter high ceilings.:D


Thanks for the help and advice.:)

DGOBS

Anytime, my brother old place was a converted warehouse, about 8m! Bloody cold though!

Great to see people starting to fit CO alarms, remember unlike smoke alarms, false alarms are rare with CO alarms as the sensor activates with CO over particular limits and durations, so when it goes off always treat it seriously, not 'burnt toast syndrome' although aerosols can irritate them

paddy147

DGOBS wrote: »

Anytime, my brother old place was a converted warehouse, about 8m! Bloody cold though!

Great to see people starting to fit CO alarms, remember unlike smoke alarms, false alarms are rare with CO alarms as the sensor activates with CO over particular limits and durations, so when it goes off always treat it seriously, not 'burnt toast syndrome' although aerosols can irritate them

Im not messing around when it comes to safety in the house.

I have a fire/emergencey evacuation plan made out for myself and family,in the event of a fire or emergency (hope I never have to put it into action).

Fire blankets upstairs and downstairs,powder fire extinguishers upstairs and downstairs too.Mains wired smoke and heat alarms in the hosue too.

And now the 2 Carbon Monoxide alarms aswell.

All I have to do is get a few of the domestic emergency escape ladders,for the upstairs bedrooms.

They hook in under the window sills and then you drop the fold up rope ladder down out of the window to escape.