On 24/11/2018 17:49, Peter Parry wrote:
On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:07:18 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:50:03 +0000, Max Demian wrote:

However the most disturbing one is a flat that a tenant moved into
4
weeks ago. The mains had been disconnected from the smoke, taped
up and
shoved into the ceiling as well as the battery having been
removed.
Almost certainly like that when she moved in 4 weeks ago.

Implying that the Land Lord didn't check the detector as part of any
"pre delivery inspection".

If they are linked burning toast in one flat will set them all off.

Which depending on the buildings construction (and modifications)
might be a good thing... However such a system has to be fairly
immune to false alarms from burning toast,


An alarm from burning toast is not a false alarm but the detector
doing its job and alerting the occupants that it has detected the
products of combustion (not necessarily smoke).

....but only of interest to the owner of the toaster, not the entire
building.

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Max Demian