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Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: jasper on November 02, 2007, 01:18:24 PM
I have been trying to find a small (in size) domestic smoke alarm for my house, I have had a loft conversion and therefore have mains powered battery back up  interlinked detection to the escape routes, however working from I would feel better having additional smoke alarms in the rooms, so if any of you guys could point me in the right direction
p.s. have done a google search to no avail
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: wee brian on November 02, 2007, 03:29:23 PM
screwfix do a few
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: jasper on November 02, 2007, 04:18:06 PM
Quote from: wee brian
screwfix do a few
small ones?
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: johno67 on November 02, 2007, 05:47:55 PM
I know Dicon used to do a small round one that looked quite neat, I had one in each bedroom (they were ionisation which I changed for optical which were larger but react better to smouldering fires) http://www.sdfirealarms.co.uk/shop/diconfirstalertsmokealarms-c-33_143_146_166.html
it's the M300 series I think (cheap as well)

I'm not sure which detector company had the recent large fire at their premises, (was it Dicon?) so there may be a shortage at the moment?
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: kurnal on November 02, 2007, 06:00:12 PM
Have you seen these?
http://www.safelincs.co.uk/product.php?xProd=428&jssCart=
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: John Webb on November 02, 2007, 07:09:59 PM
There was a wide range and plenty of each model on the shelves of a local B&Q warehouse I went into this morning. But I don't know if any of them are the small size you were looking for.
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: Gel on November 02, 2007, 09:35:54 PM
Be wary of alarms such as ceiling rose type or any alarm that merely "conforms to the BS"; only use those are certified ie Kitemarked to the BS.

Take into account too that you wouldn't normally want an alarm on top of a heat source
(eg bulb) because of reaction of smoke travel.
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: jasper on November 02, 2007, 10:43:05 PM
thanks for the replies fellas, the screwfix ones seem to fit the bill at 8.5cm wide, thank you for the help
jasp
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: Gel on November 03, 2007, 07:20:07 PM
Check this out too from B&Q

click here (http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9284421&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=smoke+alarms&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1194117329369&isSearch=true)
Title: Domestic smoke alarms
Post by: kurnal on November 03, 2007, 07:34:51 PM
Asda have some 68mm diameter about £6 for two.