Smoke alarms

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ireallyhavenoidea · 13/03/2013 22:12

OK, I have googled and it would seem that all smoke alarms are pretty standard and, apart from one which looks very odd, pretty boring.

Before I shell out, are there any 'nicer' ones out there?

Thanks in advance :)

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nocake · 13/03/2013 22:18

By nicer do you mean one that looks better? I think they're all about the same although Ikea used to sell some that were smaller.

If you mean one that works better, you could try alarms that are linked together wirelessly. When one goes off they all go off so you can be sure you'll wake up wherever the smoke is in the house.

lalalonglegs · 13/03/2013 22:22

This one or this one? There's also this.

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ireallyhavenoidea · 13/03/2013 22:28

OOo, replies, thanks :)

nocake - I mean looks (smaller and less 'obvious')

lala - thanks. Off to check links...

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stationtostation · 13/03/2013 22:29

www.diy.com/nav/fix/hardware/fire-safety/smoke-heat-alarms/smoke_alarms/-specificproducttype-single_alarms/The-Atom-The-World-s-Smallest-Smoke-Alarm-11917523

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ireallyhavenoidea · 13/03/2013 22:33

stationtostation - like the Atom. Thanks!

lala - yes, I saw those. A bit gimmicky for my house but definitely different and a design feature. I wonder how many people have them?

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stationtostation · 13/03/2013 22:41

I almost bought the atom, but decided as I have high ceilings, hate heights and changing batteries so think I'll get one of the ones with lithium batteries which last 10 years. You are supposed to throw away smoke alarms after 10 years anyway (something to do with the sensors)

stationtostation · 13/03/2013 22:45

www.tesco.com/direct/si-10-ionisation-smoke-alarm/202-5281.prd

PigletJohn · 14/03/2013 09:05

If you are thinking seriously about smoke alarms, new houses have wired-in ones that are interlinked and run off the (usually) lighting circuit. If one goes off they all go off. They have a small internal backup battery

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