islandguy Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hi i was wondering if anyone would be able to help me with this issue. i have been in a property for 3 years and have recently found out my smoke alarm/heat alarms dont work. they are mains powered and upon calling my landlord they said take them off and check i then found they are not connected to the connectors and never have been as i moved straight into a new build. should my landlord be liable for this and should they be checked yearly or anything by my landlord. I live in a block of flats and it is from a housing association if this helps at all. i have had nothing but problems from them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green-foam Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I believe that as they are in your flat (not the communal area) it is up to you to test them. Ideally you should test them once a week. You test them by pressing the test button. Once every 6 months you should clean them (Run a vacuum cleaner around each one) Once a year change the battery unless it has a sealed in X year life battery. Most "mains supplied" smoke alarms have a back up battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 As green-foam has said it was up to you to test them and you would have found the problem a lot sooner. However the landlord and his contractor should have installed a domestic smoke detector that was fit for purpose and should put it right. You need to check the small print in your tenants agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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