My wife has one of these steam generator irons, she has had it for a few
years but recently while she has been using it the smoke alarm has went off
especially when it is raining outside.

She in the kitchen ironing and the smoke alarm is in the hall. The smoke
alarm is about 15 years old and when it started doing this I replaced the
battery and gave it a dust and hoover but it still goes off when she irons.

I am going to buy a new smoke alarm but before I do is there any that are
not sensitive to high humidity or is it just because today it is raining and
the humidity is already high and the steam is flowing along the ceiling and
through the vent above the lounge door?

Ron

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Rocket Ron wrote:

My wife has one of these steam generator irons, she has had it for a
few years but recently while she has been using it the smoke alarm
has went off especially when it is raining outside.

She in the kitchen ironing and the smoke alarm is in the hall. The
smoke alarm is about 15 years old and when it started doing this I
replaced the battery and gave it a dust and hoover but it still goes
off when she irons.
I am going to buy a new smoke alarm but before I do is there any that
are not sensitive to high humidity or is it just because today it is
raining and the humidity is already high and the steam is flowing
along the ceiling and through the vent above the lounge door?

Ron


I'm sure that this has been discussed recently, and ISTR that there are more
than one type of sensor used - one of which may be more sensitive to steam
than another.

At very least, get one with a silencing button so that you can shut it up if
it *does* go off.
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Roger
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"Rocket Ron" wrote

My wife has one of these steam generator irons, she has had it for a few
years but recently while she has been using it the smoke alarm has went
off especially when it is raining outside.

She in the kitchen ironing and the smoke alarm is in the hall. The smoke
alarm is about 15 years old and when it started doing this I replaced the
battery and gave it a dust and hoover but it still goes off when she
irons.

I am going to buy a new smoke alarm but before I do is there any that are
not sensitive to high humidity or is it just because today it is raining
and the humidity is already high and the steam is flowing along the
ceiling and through the vent above the lounge door?

Ron


Hi Ron

For information, try looking at the AICO web site.
They sell Ionisation and Optical smoke detectors, as well as heat detectors
for garage and kitchen where smoke detectors as less appropriate.
This link may answer some of your questions
http://www.aico.co.uk/smoke_types.htm.
Their technical phone help and backup is good, but their kit isn't cheap.

HTH

Phil