Vince8282 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 What is the best way to test smoke detectors on an intruder alarm that has smoke detectors fitted to it? What are the reasons for your answers? Practice in the morning, practice at night. Practice in the evening, until you get it right. Only make sure you are practising in the right way at the right time for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antinode Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Smokes: tinned smoke Heats: Hairdryer. The heat attachment for the Solo tester looks more professional but costs mega bucks. Reasons are fairly obvious I think. Trade Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince8282 Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 Smokes: tinned smokeHeats: Hairdryer. The heat attachment for the Solo tester looks more professional but costs mega bucks. Reasons are fairly obvious I think. OK Thanks for your quick reply. So now we know what to use what is the method of using them eg How long should they be used for and at what distance from the heads befor we would expect the alarm to activate? Practice in the morning, practice at night. Practice in the evening, until you get it right. Only make sure you are practising in the right way at the right time for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F C E Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 the smoke gas shuld be held about 1 metre away shuld avtivate within 30 secs heats will activate as soon as they reach the temperture that they are designed to go e.g 57oC All comments in this post are my own views and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince8282 Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 the smoke gas shuld be held about 1 metre away shuld avtivate within 30 secs heats will activate as soon as they reach the temperture that they are designed to go e.g 57oC Thanks again for your replies. Just one more question. How do you test a head that is for carbon monoxide? Practice in the morning, practice at night. Practice in the evening, until you get it right. Only make sure you are practising in the right way at the right time for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerabloke Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 drive your car onto the landing and leave the engine running? Eucam Security Systems 0845 4630 746 www.eucam.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antinode Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Thanks again for your replies. Just one more question. How do you test a head that is for carbon monoxide? They do CO2 gas for testing those aswell mate. Trade Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morph Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 http://www.detectortesters.com/site/home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 They do CO2 gas for testing those aswell mate. oh the planet please save the planet the Polar Bears need our help! when testing with canned smoke, i take a small battery personal fan or large bit of card, when the smoke activates then i use card to clear it quicker and reduce the amount of 'repeats' if you squirt too much smoke. you should vacuum out the heads out to, but then what do i know about fire alarms? regs alan If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince8282 Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 They do CO2 gas for testing those aswell mate. I didn't think CO2 was a problem Practice in the morning, practice at night. Practice in the evening, until you get it right. Only make sure you are practising in the right way at the right time for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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