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Smoke or Heat Alarms?

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Mornin' All,

I am familiar with open fires that burn logs or coal.  I am not so familiar with enclosed "log burners" or enclosed "multi-fuel stoves".


When using these is there a chance of some or fumes being created when using them that could trigger a smoke alarm, especially at the time of first lighting them?


I am about to plan a system for a holiday let cottage that has two log burners in  two separate rooms. We don't want false alarms as the detectors will be interlinked.


Smoke or heat types?


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    In my experience, smoke is much more likely to spill out from an open hearth.


    CO detectors are mandatory. If the flue is (partially) blocked over an open hearth, the fire will probably never get going; but with a stove, it could smoulder and give off CO.


    Occasionally birds fall down our chimneys. The tell tale sign in the stove was debris so I took off the inspection hatch at the bottom of the flue. I found either a crow or a very sooty pigeon.
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    In my experience, smoke is much more likely to spill out from an open hearth.


    CO detectors are mandatory. If the flue is (partially) blocked over an open hearth, the fire will probably never get going; but with a stove, it could smoulder and give off CO.


    Occasionally birds fall down our chimneys. The tell tale sign in the stove was debris so I took off the inspection hatch at the bottom of the flue. I found either a crow or a very sooty pigeon.
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