I would like to fit one or two mains-powered fire/smoke alarms in my first-floor maisonette. I have an "open-plan" layout, i.e. the kitchen opens out onto the living room, and the stairs from my front door run straight up into the living room.
I had a battery-operated smoke alarm for about a month, mounted on the ceiling at the top of my stairs. I got far too angry with it going off every time I cooked that I removed it. It was probably causing more danger as I would have to leave whatever I was cooking, walk over to the other side of the living room, remove the battery and come back again.
What type of alarm should I get to avoid these nuisance soundings? The one I tried before was one of the alpha-particle ones with the Americium source.
What about photo-electric or heat detectors? I am wondering if a heat detector would do much good as surely they only detect fires close to them (i.e. in a boiler cupboard or similar).
Anyone have any suggestions?
I had a battery-operated smoke alarm for about a month, mounted on the ceiling at the top of my stairs. I got far too angry with it going off every time I cooked that I removed it. It was probably causing more danger as I would have to leave whatever I was cooking, walk over to the other side of the living room, remove the battery and come back again.
What type of alarm should I get to avoid these nuisance soundings? The one I tried before was one of the alpha-particle ones with the Americium source.
What about photo-electric or heat detectors? I am wondering if a heat detector would do much good as surely they only detect fires close to them (i.e. in a boiler cupboard or similar).
Anyone have any suggestions?