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Mom
17th February 2013, 17:29
Firstly, I need to ask people to speak up as I have been rendered slightly deaf, and I wont be at all surprised if my ear drums start bleeding!

OMG!

I decided to resurrect an old time fav this weekend. Diet food is all well and good, but tiresome :yawn: Sometimes you just want a feed of yummy stodge. This weekend has been dedicated to such meals :)

Tonights delight is a very slow cooked Boston Baked Beans, with choritzo for extra oomph! It started yesterday when I soaked the dried beans in water over night. Anyway. They are in the oven, slowly cooking away. I think they went in there about 2pm. All is going well and the aroma in the house is divine :drool:

I got on the phone to ring my caring caller client and all of a sudden this almighty, over powering alarm started. It sounds way different to our burglar alarm, and thankfully :msn-wink: is not currently monitored or else we would have had a houseful of firemen to cope with as well :banana:

FFS! We have an internal siren as well as an external one. Managed to get neighbours across the road running to our aid, as well as next door :o I rushed off my call and went to see what was happening. Maha was battling to stay sane and attempt to enter the alarm code (the interior siren is just above the keypad) :pinch:

The noise was so intense he had to rush downstairs to get ear muffs, his eyes watered so badly he could not read the keypad :lol:

I am woman, I can do it!

Fuck Off! That was so loud I lost my vision trying to enter the code.

My hero came back and entered the code and blissful silence filled the house, then we went and explained ourselves to our neighbours :killingme

I rang my client back and assured her all was good. Then I checked the beans - there is no smell of burning at all. There is a bit of an over boil and some juices have burned on the bottom of the oven.

So, we know the smoke alarm is "very sensitive" and VERY LOUD!

Wow! No chance of sleeping through that fucker!

JimO
17th February 2013, 18:16
ours went off years ago when our electric blanket went on fire, 2 battery type ones in hallway, one upstairs and one downstairs, wife and i woke but the 3 kids slept through

bluninja
17th February 2013, 18:30
Ours is unplugged.....just too sensitive...any toaster activity and it's going off. Maybe should move it to outside the bedrooms cos that's really the place I would need them. If I'm awake I can smell smoke.

My cunning plan is to have the dogs sleep in the kitchen and outside the bedroom, and in the bedroom, and hope they wake us. I will have to make sure they have a snack before I go to bed, don't want any late night frying going on :)

MOM, a code to turn off the smoke alarm? I would have ripped the wires out and hit it with a hammer......repeatedly!

Akzle
17th February 2013, 19:25
smoke alarms are for pussies.

bluninja
17th February 2013, 19:30
smoke alarms are for pussies.
Ok. Well we've got a cat so that's ok.

Maha
17th February 2013, 19:42
pussies.

Something that you probably haven't been that close to in while?

FJRider
17th February 2013, 19:54
Something that you probably haven't been that close to in while?

One bit of fluff is much like another ...

Once they've got their claws in you ... the pain goes on ...

Mom
17th February 2013, 20:02
Ours is unplugged.....just too sensitive...

Man, we had one that used to go off when we had a shower FFS! We ended up moving the alarm.

This one is hard wired, into the house alarm. It has been silent for 10 years (mains powered so no need for batteries). I was amazed it went off really, burned toast, frying burned shit and all sorts, have not sent it off before. Obviously the burning bean juice had just the right chemistry. We did not even register the smell of burning.

So friggen loud!

Move your alarm, and put new batteries in it :yes:

Edbear
17th February 2013, 20:16
Man, we had one that used to go off when we had a shower FFS! We ended up moving the alarm.

This one is hard wired, into the house alarm. It has been silent for 10 years (mains powered so no need for batteries). I was amazed it went off really, burned toast, frying burned shit and all sorts, have not sent it off before. Obviously the burning bean juice had just the right chemistry. We did not even register the smell of burning.

So friggen loud!

Move your alarm, and put new batteries in it :yes:

Definitely! I have been in the fire protection business for a long time! Positioning is important because the last thing you want to do is do without an alarm. Most homes can get away with two alarms as a minimum but don't be complacent and figure you'll be fine. It may not be your fault that your home catches fire.

bluninja
18th February 2013, 11:12
Something that you probably haven't been that close to in while?
The pussies he knows about smell of fish :cool:

Banditbandit
18th February 2013, 11:21
smoke alarms are for pussies.

Yeah ... Naa bro ... just don't smoke the weed inside the house ... the alarms are senitive to alll smoke ..

Maha
18th February 2013, 11:27
Yeah ... Naa bro ... just don't smoke the weed inside the house ... the alarms are senitive to alll smoke ..

His house is very very small...three berth I think?

Clockwork
18th February 2013, 11:28
Ours is unplugged.....just too sensitive...!

Heard on National Radio a couple of weeks ago, this could invalidate your building insurance.

Also, I understand that here are two types of detector, one of which is better suited to kitchen area's. It may be that you just have the wrong type. it could be worth checking out.

bluninja
18th February 2013, 12:01
Heard on National Radio a couple of weeks ago, this could invalidate your building insurance.

Also, I understand that here are two types of detector, one of which is better suited to kitchen area's. It may be that you just have the wrong type. it could be worth checking out.
It would only invalidate it if I had either said I had one, or it was stipulated on the policy conditions. I had enough trouble getting buildings insurance for scrim and sarking 100 year old house.

I will replace the smoke alarm and relocate it. All my rooms have fire escapes to the outside so I can get out as long as I get woken.

slofox
18th February 2013, 14:34
Sounds like I had an incident similar to yours last evening Mom. I put the pan on to heat and got sidetracked by the ODI cricket. Smelled smoke, looked up and the pan was pouring out clouds of stinky smoke. Grabbed it off the heat and put it outside.

How much noise did the smoke alarm make?

None. It didn't go off. Despite the entire house being filled with fumes.

Useless piece of shit.

Maha
18th February 2013, 14:39
Sounds like I had an incident similar to yours last evening Mom. I put the pan on to heat and got sidetracked by the ODI cricket. Smelled smoke, looked up and the pan was pouring out clouds of stinky smoke. Grabbed it off the heat and put it outside.

How much noise did the smoke alarm make?

None. It didn't go off. Despite the entire house being filled with fumes.

Useless piece of shit.

Our one is linked to the main alarm, I couldn't for the life me remember the code on the keypad with all the bloody noise!
The siren is above the keypad (and outside) ... had to shoot downstairs and get earmuffs.

But wasn't that great game of cricket?..:cool:

slofox
18th February 2013, 14:54
Our one is linked to the main alarm, I couldn't for the life me remember the code on the keypad with all the bloody noise!
The siren is above the keypad (and outside) ... had to shoot downstairs and get earmuffs.

But wasn't that great game of cricket?..:cool:

The cricket was great. But I nearly died of smoke inhalation.

Mom
18th February 2013, 18:19
The cricket was great. But I nearly died of smoke inhalation.

Get that sorted! Smoke alarms are horrid things. The cheap ones tend to alarm when you dont want them to (poor placement) and then "chirp" when they need batteries. How many homes have smoke alarms and no batteries in them I wonder?

I have had alarms in houses that went off after you had a shower if you please. Grilling chops :pinch: what can I say.

We inherited this alarm system, it has a few sensors about the place. I have burned the odd thing :o and it has never gone off before. This time obviously, it was an incidious burn that was worth the alarm sounding :(

I am happy, at least we dont have it monitored or we would have had the firemen on our doorstep to put out my beans :rofl:

Very, very happy with the alarm.

Edbear
18th February 2013, 18:29
Smoke alarms are cheap as chips! I sell them but can't compete with the Warehouse and KMart of course. We supply Photoelectric which seems to be the better type for most homes.

Mom
18th February 2013, 19:35
Smoke alarms are cheap as chips! I sell them but can't compete with the Warehouse and KMart of course. We supply Photoelectric which seems to be the better type for most homes.

Yeah, they sure are. But they most certainly need to be installed sensibly. We have lived here for nearly 10 years. I cook. I burn things. Obviously not enough to set off smoke alarms...

But this time no smoke, no smell of burning, and we are deafened! Yes, an over flow in the oven that was harmless, but so, so reasuring.

Hopefully you give placement instructions with your alarms, so your customers are not subject to constant false alarms.

Edbear
18th February 2013, 20:40
The two types are ionisation and photoelectric. Photoelectric are now recommended by he Fire Service and it's getting hard to find ionisation alarms now.

Placement isn't critical but if on the ceiling or wall place a minimum 6" from the "corner" where wall meets ceiling as there is a dead spot there. One close to the kitchen area and one outside the bedrooms as a minimum is better than none at all.

Akzle
19th February 2013, 06:35
The two types are ionisation and photoelectric. Photoelectric are now recommended by he Fire Service and it's getting hard to find ionisation alarms now.


i think you'll find the fuller terminology to be "ionising radiation" - which is actually illegal in NZ but has been ignored for decades. they're mostly the el cheapo (bunnings et al) chinese shitters.

mmmmm radiation sickness and cancer.....

sinfull
19th February 2013, 06:38
I too am deaf as a post (almost) but getting deafer ! The incessant beeping has stopped now .... whew !

Edbear
19th February 2013, 09:15
i think you'll find the fuller terminology to be "ionising radiation" - which is actually illegal in NZ but has been ignored for decades. they're mostly the el cheapo (bunnings et al) chinese shitters.

mmmmm radiation sickness and cancer.....

True, the main reason for getting rid of them was for disposal reasons. Even though the amount of radioactive material was minute it still posed a problem as to recycling/disposal. Each alarm, though, has to meet the relevant standards to be sold here. I'd be interested in a Firefighter's opinion on them.

http://www.firesafetycouncil.com/pdf/review_on_best_sensor_type_for_kitchens.pdf

A good reference as to the different types and how they work and which one to have in each area.

JimO
20th February 2013, 10:43
some one has his panties in a bunch, and i didnt even start the thread, its a red, first in a while



Dean (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php/21509-Dean)

Thread: How loud is your smoke... (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/156687-How-loud-is-your-smoke-alarm?p=1130501331#post1130501331)
You made an entire page about a fuckin fire alarm? A fuckin fire alarm! Maybe you can claim acc for the terrible traumatic experience you went through hearing that deafining terrible sound disturbing your upper class tea party with scones and champag

Maha
20th February 2013, 21:12
some one has his panties in a bunch, and i didnt even start the thread, its a red, first in a while



Dean (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php/21509-Dean)

Thread: How loud is your smoke... (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/156687-How-loud-is-your-smoke-alarm?p=1130501331#post1130501331)
You made an entire page about a fuckin fire alarm? A fuckin fire alarm! Maybe you can claim acc for the terrible traumatic experience you went through hearing that deafining terrible sound disturbing your upper class tea party with scones and champag


Didn't even know that young Dean had crept back on, seems to be a trend of late....:rolleyes: