green-foam
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The recommended replacement for the Ei150 smoke alarm can be found if you Click Here The base will have to be changed (It has no plug, as the connections are made to the base plate)
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On 16/06/2021 at 09:41, Guest M.Abdille said:
The green light steady means it charge and is good but red light or flashing red light means battery need to replace and after change the battery it go back green
That depends on make and model of emergency light, most only have a single green LED, not a red and green LED
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Fast flashing red light indicates the unit has gone into alarm. If it has not cleared press and hold the test button for at least 10 seconds
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Maglocks are Extra Low voltage (12/24v) So they are usually powered from a power supply (Usually a large white box) I would suggest you find it and make sure it has mains going to it, (Usually a small green light) the other possibility is that it has batteries and these have gone flat and are dragging the power supply down
There is also the vague possibility someone has pressed one or all of the green manual override points
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On 07/06/2021 at 18:36, Guest Hp reading said:
Where did you order the replacement from?
Hi, "Doreen" has only made the one post so you are unlikely to get a reply from her, but if you read her post again, it does answer your question
On 09/04/2021 at 17:53, Guest Guest Doreen said:I have the same issue. We've purchased equivalent replacements (Deta 1151 discontinued) from safelincs but still have the same problem, does this mean we have a wiring issue and need to call an electrician ?
That said, even the replacement is now obsolete.
You will have to buy a different brand of smoke detector, the downside to this is that as yet no two different brands of smoke detector will work with each other, so that means you will have to change all of them at the same time. Looking on the bright side all non radio interlinked smoke alarms use a 3 core and earth cable, this means no rewiring to do, but you will need to change each smoke alarms plug.
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Most forums have a pixel size limit, most modern phones / cameras take pictures that are too big. You may have to use an online picture re sizer.
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Mrs
in Fire Exits
Why would it be a breach of health and safety? In some cases when the fire alarm is reset the AOV's will close, if this is not the case (Quite often it isn't) Then who ever resets the fire alarm should close them.
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Mains smoke alarms are wired in parallel, and are "independent" The only common thing they have is alarm indication, so the green "power on" light on one device will NOT affect the others.
If all devices have no green light I would suspect a supply problem. If one does have a green light and the others do not I would suspect a wiring error.
You can of course swap them all (On a just to find out basis) with the one with the green light to see do they work.
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On 14/05/2021 at 15:58, Guest Multiyork furniture said:
Hope you can help me. I want to replace my Multiyork sofa which was bought about 18 years ago but I can't find the fire safety label on it. There is a label giving the serial number, model and size details. Also the cusions have a label saying they were made by Prima Foam and some numbers. Is it possible to get the details retrospectively from Multiyork? Where are their archives kept?
You do not need a fire safety label if you are getting a new sofa. You only need a fire safety label if you are selling your old sofa and you are a business.
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On 13/05/2021 at 09:21, Guest recliner riser chaire said:
i have 2 identical recliner riser chairs but one has had most of the fire label cut off. only the edge is left. can the original label be traced from the manufacturer? Thanks
You would have to ask the manufacturer, but in all honesty, I doubt it.
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No, you have nothing to worry about.
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I can confirm that a modern LED emergency light draws just over 1 watt. (As shown in the picture below)
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Maybe it is to direct the light to where it is required.
Have you an example picture?
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What do the units instructions say? Does it have a built in thermometer ? (You do not give the model number)
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It is quite common for a carbon monoxide alarm to activate after a new screed floor has been laid, this forum has quite a few such instances.
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You can get wireless interlinked smoke alarms. They can either be battery powered or mains powered. You can get them from Safelincs Click here
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All the ones I have seen you have to press the red button which energises a coil which allows you to open the door, so that means they are fail secure.
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10 hours ago, Guest Linda said:
My alarm went off with a solid beep. I pushed the buttons and went off. Then it happened again. I checked my gas range and it is off. Opened my window and it haven’t gone off again.
If your detector is within its date, and it has not activated since, and its test button still operates the detector, I would say what ever caused it to activate has gone.
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15 hours ago, Guest Caedus said:
I was woken up at 5am this morning by my CO2 detector going off above our boiler (mounted on the wall above the door to the cupboard housing the boiler) with four short beeps and the red CO2 detection light flashing. At first I thought this was due to the batteries needing to be replaced so I swapped them out for new ones, but I also opened a window to ventilate the area just in case. I tested the alarm and all seems to be working OK. The alarm has not sounded since. Everything I've seen and read has suggested that potentially dangerous levels of CO2 were detected, but if that's the case then I'm not sure why changing the battery stopped the alarm from sounding. I also brought in another detector from the kitchen and that didn't go off. My partner is convinced it was just the battery, but I'm not so sure. Is she right and I'm just being paranoid, or does it seem like something was detected?
First things first.
CO2 is carbon di-oxide it is what makes fizzy drinks fizz
CO is carbon mon-oxide and it is a clear odor less gas that in a large volume can be lethal
You do not say how old your Carbon Monoxide alarm is, most only have a life of seven years, check the date on yours, if it is close then change the detector.
As you had two carbon monoxide detectors in the same vicinity and neither have activated there is nothing to worry about, but do check the age of the detectors.
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Without having the unit to test, unfortunately it is not possible to give you a definitive answer.
But I can say if your smoke alarm is 10 years old then you should change it.
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I am presuming that it has not gone off again? if this is the case, and the batteries are under a year old, and your device is not at the end of its life, then yes, nothing to worry about.
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The spanner symbol means it is in self test mode. To clear it you should press and hold the test button.
If it is still giving problems, you can send it back under warranty, PROVIDED you have proof of purchase, if not then as there are no user serviceable parts you should dispose of it and buy a replacement.
As an aside, do you have any smoke alarms in your apartment?
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If an emergency light only has ONE LED it does not matter if it is red or green. New lights all have a green LED to indicate charging, Old lights have a red LED to indicate charging. So long as they last for at least 180 minutes when running on batteries there is no need to change them, but the cost of new batteries for some lights is almost the same cost as a complete new emergency light.
The change to green LEDs came into being to avoid confusion.
Some emergency lights have a self test feature, these usually have TWO LED's One red, One green, if everything is normal just the green LED will be on, if there is a fault the green LED will go out but the RED LED will flash along with a buzzer beeping several times once an hour. The number of flashes and beeps are to signal what the problem is.
So if you see an emergency light with a constant green or red LED there is nothing to worry about.
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If you CO detector stops beeping after you have changed the batteries, and so long as it operates when the Test button is pressed, and it is not past its life expectancy date, all is well.
North American Fire Labels
in Passive Fire Protection
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Just because the materials look identical does not mean that they are identical (It would not be worth while taking it any further) as they do not have the required UK fire label as you have found no charity shop will accept them*. However as you are private individuals, there is no law that says you can not give (or sell) them to any Joe Bloggs. So there is nothing to stop you advertising them on the likes of Gumtree. If you have no joy with gumtree you will have to pay have them taken to the local tip, try gumtree first as collection only.
* If it helps, British people have the same problem, no fire label, no charity shop will take them.