Smoke, Heat and CO Mains Alarms - Replacement Advice

karlitob

Hi all

Just past the 10 years in the house so need to replace the lot. Looking for advice on the optimal set up to keep us safe. I’ve read about all sorts of different types of alarms (ionising v optical etx) so would be grateful for your advice. Wiring is interconnected and have a quick connector installed but I’m happy to change it as required thank you

Hall:

• Smoke Alarm (Ionising) mains

Kitchen/Living Room:

• Have a fireplace which we don’t use and is blocked up. And a gas cooker.
• The electrician put a smoke alarm near the kitchen and heat alarm at the other side of the kitchen. Sure it went off all the time so I took out the smoke alarm and moved the heat alarm closer to the kitchen. I thought it was a CO monitor as there’s gas. I’ve battery CO and battery smoke in the room.
• So we’ve a mains Heat Alarm in place
• Mains Smoke Alarm no longer in place. Spare connector hanging from ceiling
• Should I have a mains CO monitor here and a mains heat alarm only?

Utility:

• Dishwasher, washing machine and boiler
• Again we thought we had a mains CO and mains smoke but he put in a mains smoke and a mains heat. so I’ve a battery CO.
• should this be Co and smoke mains only

upstairs landing

• smoke alarm mains

Appreciate guidance on the right set up and which products are good quality. Thanks in advance.

kirk.

Thats Ei on smoke and co

Then you'd have emergency lighting and fire extinguishers if you're concerned about safety

kirk.

I'd be veering towards fire a panel with alarms throughout the premises that's the way the council are doing them

Wired and interconnect is alright for a few alarms but then you start needing hush and fault and zone indication when you're putting them everywhere