would you place a heat detector directly above a cooker,only would this not cause it to constantly go off,would like advice on were best to put it,would best be towards a door thanks.
Heat detectors are not suitable for domestic premises.
It's always good for a laugh when contractors start quoting british standards. As soon as they find what they think is their get out clause they're happy, and they stop reading.
I admit I was surprised that BS5839-6 now allows heat detectors in domestic premises, but as I thought, NOT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR SMOKE DETECTORS.
This quote is from BS5839-6
"Heat detectors rarely produce false alarms. They are, however, much less sensitive than smoke detectors. The
need to avoid false alarms should never take priority over an established need for early detection of fire. If
heat detectors are installed within rooms, it must be accepted that a warning will be given only when a
significant fire exists (typically with, as a rule of thumb, flame height equivalent to around one-third of the
ceiling height within the room). Nevertheless, if the door of the room is closed (as is good practice during the
night if the door opens onto a circulation space), earlier warning might be given by a heat detector in the
room than by a smoke detector in the adjacent circulation space."
So if you think domestic heat detectors are a good idea you also should come up with some way of ensuring all doors are closed. You'll also make a fortune because at the moment there is no practical method of ensuring that a householder has closed all the doors and that they remain closed.
I'll stick to smoke detectors thanks.
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