Intruder alarm Smoke sensor recommendations

[Mark Rider]

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

[al-yeti]

Proper fire alarm?

Mains interconnected

 

Otherwise texecom multi are good

[Mark Rider]

No just add on sensor for my pyronix euro 46

 

Thanks 

[al-yeti]

So you looked at the texecom multi?

[aissecur]

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

[Mark Rider]

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 

[datadiffusion]

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, 2017 by datadiffusion

[al-yeti]

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

[MrHappy]

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

[Mark Rider]

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