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Make and model recommendations for alarms: CO / Smoke / Heat.

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  • 04-12-2020 8:41am
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    Gautama
    Registered Users Posts: 635 ✭✭✭


    Two years ago I bought 3 CO, 2 smoke and 1 heat alarm.
    The brand is FireAngel.
    I bought this make as it had good reviews and you can link them (ie when one sounds, the all sound).

    Alas, they’ve been a nightmare. They go off at any time of day or night. Any time of year. Even in the middle of a summers day when there is no cooker/boiler/stove running, they go off.

    I’m in the middle of email tennis with the makers about their guarantee, but at this stage I just don’t care.

    I am going to replace them with reliable makes.
    Suggestions please...
    Ta.


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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,241 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    MOD NOTE. This will most likely be better in the electrical forum. I'll move it there.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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    #3
    Pasteur.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Pasteur.


    EI /AICO

    Obviously check for CO if they're going off , you ever know


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,387 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    I use Kidde alarms, bought from Amazon. One thing people might overlook is that most of them have a fixed life from the date of manufacture so you need to buy them from a source that has a good turnover.

    I have all standlone smoke and/or CO units, run by PP3 or sealed 10 year batteries. Had a minor problem with one of the smoke units a few years ago, it was going off intermittently with a false alarm when there was no fire burning or any kind of cooking going on. Got good support via e-mail from the UK. They said it might have been caused by household dust so I gave it a good going over with the hoover but it didn't fix the problem so they sent me a free replacement.


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    Pasteur.
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    Terminals weren't that great on the Kidde mains alarms maybe they've improved

    You had to be very careful connecting to them, overall build quality not as good as EI


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    #6
    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    Definitely Ei Electronics (badged as Aico in the north and Britain). Made in Ireland too. (Shannon, Co. Clare.)


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