can anyone help. want to put mains wired smoke / heat detector up in loft. only used for storage/ minimal use can anyone tell me which is best as theres an optical type and a heat type any real difference. think smoke type best but ant advice welcome. cheers in advance
smoke detector in loft
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breezer
heat would mean you would need flames to set it off, smoke would be present before the flames
also ionisation - which is the one id be going for, optical could cause nusence activation by small spiders and flies entering the optical chamber thus setting it off, heat you actually have a fire going before it activates
B
breezer
decent detectors have "fly screens" to stop that from happening
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harrisonline
Optical and ionisation.
One is best for slow burning/ smouldering smoky fires.
other is best for fast burning fires with little smoke.
I use a mixture of both in my house. I have 5 in total 2 of one and 3 of the other. Cant remember which is which.
One is best for slow burning/ smouldering smoky fires.
other is best for fast burning fires with little smoke.
I use a mixture of both in my house. I have 5 in total 2 of one and 3 of the other. Cant remember which is which.
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