If the danger is smoke related the devices will be sounding the alarm in a three beep pattern –‘beep beep beep’, with the red LED also flashing three times.

FireAngel FA6620-R Battery Standalone Optical Smoke Alarm

To rectify this, simply take the soft brush attachment for your vacuum cleaner and clean around the perimeter of the alarm, this should dislodge anything that may be contaminating the sensor and rectify the false alarm. It’s created in our homes when the fuel in products, such as boilers, fires and ovens does not burn completely. Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless so it cannot be sensed by humans, it is always advisable to purchase a Carbon Monoxide detecter so you can be alerted to any Carbon Monoxide leak.Pressing the test button on any of the alarms in the network will silence all alarms except the alarm which has originally detected the danger. Smoke Alarms: To offer high protection FireAngel advise a smoke alarm within the circulation area of each floor of the property, as well as within the main habitable areas such as bedrooms and living room. A crackling alarm is a sign that there has been moisture within the unit that may have caused a corrosion build up. If you are replacing a unit like for like you can install the replacement onto the existing base plate. Press the large testing button once to activate a quiet self-test without disturbing your neighbours, or double press the large button to activate a test at full alarm volume.

FireAngel 10 Year Battery Smoke Alarm FA6620-R Twin Pack FireAngel 10 Year Battery Smoke Alarm FA6620-R Twin Pack

In the event of a known false alarm, your unit can be temporarily silenced by pressing the central test button.If a Gateway is added to the network you can also check any push notifications or The App dashboard to see which device requires your attention. If the module is removed the alarm will be unable to send a signal to any other unit within the network and therefore the interlink feature will not work. Over 50% of fires start in kitchens in domestic properties – installing a heat alarm in this room will mean you’re rapidly alerted to danger.