Hi all

I am looking at putting linked mains heat/smoke detectors around the house
and in the garage (the garage has an extension over it).
I am reluctant to put a smoke detector in there as I use the garage as a
workshop - plumbing works etc would presumably trigger a smoke alarm.
Would a heat detector be affected by the temperature rise from a car engine
on a winter's night?

Yes I know I could troll the manufacturers' sites, but was looking for less
biased user feedback.

TIA

Phil

I am reluctant to put a smoke detector in there as I use the garage as a
workshop - plumbing works etc would presumably trigger a smoke alarm.

No. A heat detector would be fine. If you want a smoke detector, then an
optical will be less resistant to false alarms than an ionisation.

Whilst planning your system, ensure your kitchen has a heat detector and
that you do everything within the regs to ensure that smoke detectors are
far from the kitchen.

Christian.

No. A heat detector would be fine.

Sorry about the "no". I was originally replying to the question about
whether the engine would set off the heat detector, but snipped that bit!

Christian.