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  1. Chirping Firex alarm

    in Smoke Alarms

    Posted

    Hi Steve

    Here two initial checks:

    1) Check that the green LED is on to indicate healthy mains power supply. If not, has the fuse been switched back on?

    2) Is there any other alarm in the room (eg a CO alarm)? Sometimes the low battery beep of a CO alarm can be perceived as a low battery beep of a smoke alarm.

    Failing this you might need to ask an electrician to check the correct wiring of your alarm. Maybe the power supply is not always on live and instead switched by your light switch).

     

    Harry

     

     

     

     

  9. Ei141 still beeps after battery replacement

    in Smoke Alarms

    Posted

    Hi Redders

    If you press the test button when you have the alarm down from the ceiling it will not test the alarm/s.

    What it will do is get rid of any small charges that may be left within the unit. You may find that when pressing the test button it may give off a strange sound as the charge is being released, however, it will not go into a full alarm state.

     

    Harry

  11. Fire blanket needed for toaster?

    in Fire Extinguishers

    Posted

    Hi Daniel

    I agree, a fire blanket is in this case not a very helpful solution, as the fire blanket will struggle to exclude air to the burning toaster. While CO2 extinguishers might work, they are generally not that well suited for kitchens. They can blow burning substances out of their containers and struggle with burning dry/porous substances, as they have limited cooling and no soaking capability. A dry water mist extinguisher might be the best solution. These extinguishers are safe on electrical equipment and do not leave any deposit, so are perfect near food. We installed some of these in a hotel chain and soon after one of their customers set a croissant on fire in their toaster. They managed to extinguisher the toaster easily with the water mist extinguisher and after a PAT test, the toaster was back in service.

    Harry

  15. Ei141 still beeps after battery replacement

    in Smoke Alarms

    Posted

    Hi, best to take the alarm off the ceiling and find out if it is a different alarm that beeps (eg a carbon monoxide alarm). This is really quite common, as it is very difficult to detect the direction of an alarm beep. Failing that, make sure that the green power light is on.

    See also a help guide http://www.safelincs.co.uk/help-to-resolve-beeping-ei-aico-alarms/ and the removal video http://www.safelincs.co.uk/video_player.php?vid=10

    Harry

  18. co detector

    in Fire Prevention

    Posted

    Hi Antonio, we used to sell Firetext alarms which sent a signal to your mobile. However, these were discontinued quite a while ago. I am aware of one or two other makes, but don't know enough about them to help. Normal RF alarms only 'talk to each other' rather than with your mobile.

    Harry

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