Fitted my alarm , now want to fit a smoke/heat sensor 

 What's people views on them it will be in a hallway of a bungalow  so what's best smoke or hear sensor and any recommendations of make. 

 

Thanks 

 

Mark

Proper fire alarm?

Mains interconnected

 

Otherwise texecom multi are good

No just add on sensor for my pyronix euro 46

 

Thanks 

So you looked at the texecom multi?

Just be wary if you have a bathroom in close proximity of the proposed location for the detector as the steam can cause some detectors to trigger

 

I rate the cooper / Menvier M12 detectors as they can be changed from smoke to heat or a combination unit with dip switches inside

they can do any of the following combinations:-

Optical

Optical & rate of rise

Rate of rise

Fixed Temperature

Thanks both. 

I will have a look at the texe and the Menvier sensors. I put it by the bed rooms rather than bathroom/kitchen end

 

Thanks 

I tried the M12's once; the older model (forget the code) was fine, had a load of FA's on a M12 set to heat-only, which never really was satisfactorily resolved; just to add into the mix

the panel itself was changed due to odd behaviour for a completely different make. It was expansion bus related, and this sensor was direct on the panel, but who knows, it put me off them sadly.

 

I would better take advice from someone that has fitted lots of M12's though.

 

However, I have fitted a few Texecom ones and are usually fine, had a bit of a 'bad run' with them (2-3 from the same era, so presumably the same batch) but installed many before and since without issues.

Edited September 16, 20178 yr by datadiffusion

Bad run was cos you couldn't fit them admit it 

 

I was tempted with M12 until you wrote this , will stick to texe they don't need firmware so all good

Proper fire alarms have fire resistant cables, sounders will sound during a fire

 

240v smoke detectors have a battery in each one should sound until damaged by fire

 

12v alarm smoke detectors have no sounders & alarm cables burn

Now that is a good point right there. Never thought of it that way . 

And that has changed my mind now. 

 240v detector it is then