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Smoke alarms, are they appropriate.

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Part of the communal areas of purpose built sheltered housing flats on three floors with a lift that has a full monitored fire alarm system, that closes the internal fire doors and opens the exterior doors when activated. 


Each individual flat has a heat alarm in its hallway connected to the communal alarm system and also has an Aico interconnected smoke and heat alarm system that is connected to the intercom system allowing the call centre to monitor them and speak to the tenants to ask why they have been activated. 


Can you think of any justification for installing very basic domestic battery operated smoke alarms in the communal areas?


Because I cannot think of any way their installation can be justified, particularly as they will not be monitored in any way and should not be required. 


Andy B
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    Timeline - which was put in first - i.e could they have been put in first, but left there after the main system went in,  - or was there some re-furbishment that meant that for a short period  some zones of the proper system had to be switched off  and this was a risk reduction excerise.?

    Or was there a desire to detect someone smoking in the corridor without  triggering the whole building alarm but to name and shame the perpetrrator - i.e. not a fire alarm in the normal sense at all, more of a local 'reminder' to go outside.?

    None of it very likely I agree.

    I presume there is no-one in a position of authority who can be asked?
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    Timeline - which was put in first - i.e could they have been put in first, but left there after the main system went in,  - or was there some re-furbishment that meant that for a short period  some zones of the proper system had to be switched off  and this was a risk reduction excerise.?

    Or was there a desire to detect someone smoking in the corridor without  triggering the whole building alarm but to name and shame the perpetrrator - i.e. not a fire alarm in the normal sense at all, more of a local 'reminder' to go outside.?

    None of it very likely I agree.

    I presume there is no-one in a position of authority who can be asked?
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