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There is one sure way to check if you should keep your emergency lights, turn all the other lights off, can you see your way out?

As the doors are to become "fire doors" I have to ask are the doors suitably rated? is your husband aware of the regulations in respect of fire doors? If the answer is no, he can not issue a certificate, and will regretfully have to sub contract the work to a fire door specialist company. To read more information about fire doors for future reference CLICK HERE

I don't like to disagree with Tom, but a fire station is the last place you should call in regard to a smoke detector beeping, the fire service may / do install detectors, but they are by no means an "authority" on how to change a battery in one. I do however agree that the make and model needs to be known before the correct advice can be given, in aid to that Safelincs do have a youtube channel showing how to change some batteries, perhaps one is what MJ has? The Safelincs youtube channel can be found if you CLICK HERE

I don't like to disagree with Tom but in quite a few places around the country it IS ILLEGAL to have a bonfire, as the area you live may be a "smokeless zone" Even though it is November the 5th its still illegal, but there are so many fires today they give up, but you may want to bear it in mind for future reference.

I would say you need to have a risk assessment carried out to determine if you do, and if so where / how many. Most fire alarm companies should be able to help. (They also look after / install emergency lighting) With regard to "portable battery powered lights which require no wiring" Do you mean a torch? By its definition an emergency light has to come on when the lighting supply fails, a normal torch will not do this, and also if its dark, how will you see to find the torch? (Worse still what if its not where it was last time you looked)

I can't help but wonder, did the "Traders" wake up one day and instantly become "Traders" I think not, no doubt they practised first. Practice makes perfect. I also wonder what will happen in a real fire, will they stay there and say "its ok, I am a Trader, I don't need to evacuate, its a fire drill, isn't it? where do I go?

Not to mention, what use would a water extinguisher be if its an electrical fire? I have to agree with Tom, and add. A portable fire extinguisher is "first aid" to fight a fire, what use is it if you are outside? besides, take the 9 litre water extinguisher from safelincs CLICK HERE it weighs 13.8 kg, to carry it safely any great distance you need both hands which in turn will make you slower, which is why, as you yourself said, Which is saying that in a fire drill, you are the last out because you are pointlessly carrying a fire extinguisher.

Hi, its readable in English, but I have a few questions. 1) Why is it in English if its for a non-English speaking country? 2) If its for a non English speaking country, what use is it to dial 112 ? (Surely they will not be able to understand English?) 3) What does the fire alarm sound like? (In England you could say, continuous bell ringing or high low tones etc) 4) How does some one "Test the door" (It does not state what to actually do.) I doubt you will reply, or read this because it has to be vetted by a moderator first, which can take days, by which time you will have asked elsewhere and received a response.

Although some what late in the debate, I met someone who had a carbon monoxide detector installed on a burglar alarm, after a few years it started going off for "no reason" Alarm company changed the detector, next day it went off again. Turned out the gas boiler was old and developing a "leak" My point being that often people think that things are "faulty" when the truth is they are doing what they are designed to do. In this case, detect carbon monoxide.

I would say change them both, sounds like one has been damaged.

Would it not be better to have a fire alarm? (category M) Heaven forbid there is a real fire, but would you want to find a bell and ring it, or would you prefer to just "press hard"

Sorry for being late in the debate, for reference co2 fire extinguishes DO have an internal tube; 1) Handle / trigger This is the part you squeeze to release the carbon dioxide. 2) Discharge horn This is the part that directs the carbon dioxide 3) Main valve This is the main valve of the extinguisher. 4) Pressure relief valve If the pressure gets too high, this valve will automatically release, preventing the extinguisher from exploding. 5) Siphon tube. This is where the carbon dioxide travels to get out of the main body. 6) Start of main body of extinguisher Yes, it is sealed in the extinguisher, but to say it does not have one is wrong.

(Thinking out loud) It may be that if you use powder you will disappear in a giant cloud which may "worry" your passengers, some local authorities are now banning dry powder extinguishers for this reason and the fact of the "mess" they make. Also AFFF foam is very common for foam extinguishers.

As Tom says, some you can, some you can't. The problems arise from any trapped particles in the blanket, which you may not notice or if the blanket has a fire retardant on it. Safelincs fire blankest start at just over £7, no contest.

Although late in the debate, to anyone who asks this, I would say: Smoke detectors on an intruder alarm do not constitute a fire alarm, some householders then say they have a fire alarm when they only have the afore mentioned. Also most intruder alarms will pulse the external sounder (to indicate fire) and the internal speaker will often make a different tone, but where is the sounder? one is outside, probably not near a bedroom and the other is probably just outside of a cupboard, neither are a high pitch, which means they may not be heard instantly if activated, but a battery smoke detector (interlinked are even better, as is a genuine fire alarm) makes a noise where it is, giving a better warning. So I would say, tempting that it is, do not fit smoke detectors to intruder alarms. Fit either interlinked smoke detectors, or radio linked smoke detectors

Hi, I would agree with the fire officer. Fixed temperature heat detectors activate at around 90 degrees c. Some fire panels have a "fire delay" option perhaps yours has. The idea of it is that the panel indicates fire but the sounders are delayed for a short time so you can investigate the cause.