As a technician, I can indeed inform you that if you have the wrong type of alarm installed, then it will sound off when you cook your dinner. Let me know where I'm losing you Mel.

@@dsesuk so to just change the unit is NOT fixing when your tap won't stop dripping you can change the o ring you don't have to change the tap, get my drift. but from your answer there is no fix except get a new one

@@geezer4444 The crux of the issue here isn't "my tap has developed a fault", it's more along the lines of "my builder is a cheap prick who installed a smoke alarm that was inappropriate for the layout of my abode because it cost less for them to do it that way even if they knew it would cause me nuisance as I go about my day". The fix, if you have something inappropriate for the situation, is often to replace it with something more suitable I'm afraid.

@@dsesuk luckily your a technician

Fitted 8 to my other halves semi detached bunglow during a loft upgrade, sold at screwfix about 6 years ago, (not aico), 10 year life, 5 year guarantee, near five years would go off randomly at midnight, 2,4 in the mornings, just random times, never got to the bottom o of it, fitted so many due to idiot cadle burners ( my pet hate, just not worth the risk) even with no candles being burnt they would go out, binned 5 seems to have settled down until I get the Aicos fitted, spoke to technical, still never got to the bottom of it.

You have a useless ionization type alarm which is only good for annoying people, throw it away and get an optical or even better multisensor type from a good brand like aico, i use the ei2110e and never had one false alarm.

Mine does the same but with the addition of going off from taking a shower. It's right outside the bathroom in the hall way. I have to wait before I open the bathroom door cause they'll all go off. Super annoying!

Mine literally went off cos my sister was using hair dryer to dry her hair fs

Hi Ralph. I wouldn't change out the heat alarm, but if the ionisation alarm is giving you a headache when you're cooking, then switching it to an optical model should help to reduce the problem. If it's poorly placed however, then the problem may not be entirely eliminated. For the cost, it may be worth a try rather than pulling the thing off the ceiling entirely!

Forget the ionisation alarms, an LD3 system ( Life preservation , Domestic, category 3 basic protection ) is typically two smoke detectors in the circulation space, one in the downstairs hallway, one above the upstairs landing, mains wired with battery backup and interlinked so that if one sounds, the other does as well.

On the Aico EI series, yes it's the same base.

Funny how the low battery warning always sounds at 2 AM! I don't think it does stop after twenty minutes I'm afraid.

Sorry to hear of the bother Amanda. I've no video on replacing the back-plate I'm afraid. It'll be secured with one or more screws into the ceiling, and there may be one or two cables feeding the thing. One might be a two-core cable providing a supply line and neutral (red/black or brown/blue in the UK plus a protective core in a green/yellow sheath), while the other would be a three-core cable going to the next smoke alarm with red/yellow/blue or brown/black/grey cores plus the protective conductor. With the three-core cable, the red or brown would be line, and neutral should be blue or grey, but the installer may have used the yellow or black cores. The third colour would be the interconnect to the next smoke alarm. It's important not to miswire the thing or your smoke alarms would be the ones doing the smoking. If the alarm you're changing is at the end of the chain, then there may be just the one cable feeding it. You also need to be aware that there are two kinds of base; the standard one and a radio base for installations where running cables isn't practical. A radio base would just have a supply cable, no three-core. All in all, it's a quick and easy job for a sparkie, but it can be a bit hairy if you don't know your wiring colours. You could cut the power, flip off the cable cover and take careful note of which wire goes into what terminal, but only undertake such work if you're comfortable with it and are confident to take it on. I can't speak for you of course, and I would always recommend you engage the services of a professional, but then I would say that!

Yeah I agree. I think Aico do a remote switch which has the ability to mute the alarms.

Yes it can

I'm much shorter and arguably less entertaining to watch.

We favour Aico's and avoid FireAngel. If there's no interlink, they can buy radio bases. Not cheap, but it'll get 'em talking.

i would need to buy 2 new smoke alarms david so would each smoke alarm require its own radio base ( so 2 radio bases ) Thanks

@@gd-bq7em I'm afraid so. You would then pair them to talk to each other.

@@dsesuk thanks David, they flagged a few problem one was the consumer unit so I changed that other was cooker hood needed venting to out side so did that, now when he came its the smokes, Will get there eventually, thanks for the advise buddy, loved the new video watched it all, thought you handled the situation great, I've had some crazy customers being from Birmingham way but that was unreal, you was lucky to leave there alive she was a big un lol 😆 😀

Just when he was younger and polite.

That could be a sign the detector is contaminated e.g. an insect got inside the smoke chamber. The detector would therefore need to be replaced.

Ionisation alarms are a waste of time, typically a optical alarm costs two to three times as much

Change it for a heat detector category A1. A fire alarm that goes off all the time as a false alarm is useless.

Both are valid in British English, but there are all sorts of things you spell incorrectly over there.

Well i mean I guess it all depends where you're from and I speak with no accent but anyway those alarms are more safe because of the 240 instead of 120 over here but your federal government didn't make a struck pulseating law like we did in 1999 for a code 3 instead of a continus or a rapid beeping some that ive seen have been a rapid beeping and some ive seen are code 3. Also ive noticed that the mounting bracket Typicaly has a hole where you insert a screwdriver and then is able to remove it while here in America we are able to just twist the smoke alarm off ... Lots of differences

I tried to replace the battery on one of these things and I pushed the screwdriver too hard and it flung off into a mop bucket. So yes, we do in face fuck up trying to replace the battery

Hi Dawid.. Just a question . Electrician installed a new Ei 141RC. and the red light is flashing. He said us faulty , I went to shop and changed it again and still flashing. I just watched your video , after 20 min red should disappear?. Is that correct. Many Thanks for your help.

@Cupid Stunt they have the hush buttons, its just annoying when i forget about it and have to stretch up to it to shut it up.

Never have anything but a heat alarm in a kitchen

Dior sacked me in the end and went on to greater things!

@@dsesuk oh was that the footballer

@@martingowland2280 That's the boi

It will continue to do that without a battery on

It’s chirping because there’s no battery. Put one in. If it still chirps, it may be super dusty.

You burn your toast because the damn thing went off as you spend 5 more mins trying to stop the alarm

Sadly he left of his own accord to move on to greater things and now plays for Port Vale in Division 2! Fancy giving up a career in the trades to punt a ball around!

David Savery Electrical Services its just that the board said "sack doir"

That was back in the days when I made videos I figured only my neighbours and direct customers may find useful. After all, it's not like anyone would be interested in watching an electrician talking about the job!

@@dsesuk oh contrare as an old electronics enthusiast I had a friend whose dad was a commercial sparky (fr Mayfield- now no longer) and I was always fascinated by his stories

Short answer: change it for a better one.

@@dsesuk That took WAY less time to say then 6 mins of (Paid) PR.

I'm sorry you had trouble deciphering my waffle Manny.

No I'm sorry, it's not your fault I can't understand your accent, thanks for your reply anyway.