green-foam

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.