Following on from last week’s blog post on using alarms and smoke detectors to protect your home from the risk of fire, we thought we’d take the opportunity to cover mains powered smoke alarms.
Replacing the battery in a battery powered smoke alarm is, of course, very straightforward but you’d be surprised how many people take the dead battery out, only take to months or even years for them to replace it. An alarm with no battery is of course completely useless but it’s also important to remember that the entire alarm should, ideally, be replaced every ten years to ensure that it continues to operate successfully.
Mains powered smoke alarms provide peace of mind and bypasses the risk of failing replace dead batteries. A wide range of mains powered smoke alarms are available and here at Dalec our team are happy to offer advice on the most suitable alarm for your home. One important note: building regulations came into effect in 1992 which required all new build properties to have at least one smoke alarm wired directly to the mains. Wired alarms which are more than ten years old should be replaced and with this in mind, there are likely to be many people living in new build properties and who are relying on alarms which are long overdue for replacement. If you are in any doubt as to the age or effectiveness of your mains alarm, please don’t hesitate to get in touch for advice.
Remember that installing and maintaining smoke and heat alarms could give you those extra few minutes you need from which to escape a fire.
