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Quote: Originally posted by gaz mc on 11/12/2009

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dont take the battery out if you forget to put it back in and any thing happens the insurance company would not pay out, I think b and q are selling ones that are  toast resistant or something like that. also I had one that went off at the slightest thing, my mrs could burn salad and it would still go off.......................

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Since when did an insurance company want a smoke alarm fitted.

I have never heard of this.

cant remember who told me but some advise is better than nowt

You can get smoke alarms that can be overidden by a simple push button, the alarm resets itself after a time delay.

Can be purchased in DIY Stores etc.

Dave

 we have smoke alarms that were  fitted by the Fire Brigade and they still go off at the slightest thing and one of  ours is fitted at the bottom of the staircase so its in a different room than the kitchen and theres not a thing you can do about it going off apart from taking the battery out. If you put the battery where you cant miss it you wont forget to put it back. I asked our insurance comp if we had to have one in the caravan and was told it's not mandatory but we still have one fitted , we just take the batt out and put it back when we 've finished cooking.  if you put it next to your mobile phone you wont forget . simple

Quote: Originally posted by Davebelcanto on 11/12/2009

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You can get smoke alarms that can be overidden by a simple push button, the alarm resets itself after a time delay.

Can be purchased in DIY Stores etc.

Dave

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Quote: Originally posted by Viggo on 12/12/2009

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FireAngel alarms with a 10 year built-in battery seem very good. Stylish, too.

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Remember, a smoke alarm could very well save your life if there's a smouldering fire - being sensitive to cooking is annoying, but being dead is worse.

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Quote: Originally posted by motley on 12/12/2009

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Mines in a wheelie bin in Scotland!

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I should have clarified. We got sick to death of resetting it that I slung it. Now, I have a new one with a velcro strip which when we are in the van during the day, lives in the awning, then at night, instead of putting the cat out, we bring the smoke alarm in!

It works.

Quote: Originally posted by motley on 12/12/2009

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I should have clarified. We got sick to death of resetting it that I slung it. Now, I have a new one with a velcro strip which when we are in the van during the day, lives in the awning, then at night, instead of putting the cat out, we bring the smoke alarm in!

It works.

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Well I doubt if anyone has a van big enough not to notice a fire when they're inside!

Joking aside, we use velcro for loads of stuff while away.

I don't know why caravan manufacturers install smoke alarms on vertical surfaces when they should be mounted horizontally,unless they have a different type of detector inside them? Smoke alarms should also be vacuumed clean now and again to remove dust,etc.

I think the one in our van has a mute facility to use whilst cooking, etc,and then resets itself after approx 30 mins.

Quote: Originally posted by mike+judi on 12/12/2009

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I don't know why caravan manufacturers install smoke alarms on vertical surfaces when they should be mounted horizontally,unless they have a different type of detector inside them? Smoke alarms should also be vacuumed clean now and again to remove dust,etc.

I think the one in our van has a mute facility to use whilst cooking, etc,and then resets itself after approx 30 mins.

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Our caravan does not have any horizontal surfaces capable of mounting a fire alarm on.

Then again, as we do not have one, that is not a problem for us!