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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?


Z.
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    The heat detector portion of the alarm will detect temperature rise. A smoke event with a temperature/heat rise will trigger alarm. Not sure how sensitive the threshold is but the principle is to reduce false alarms resulting from burnt toast etc just resulting in smoke!

    I have smoke alarm in living room with log burner and never had alarm triggered when accidentally opening fire door without ensuring flue damper was fully open. All alarms interlinked with heat alarm only in kitchen to avoid false alarms. Soldering fumes during plumbing work definitely set the smoke alarms off!

    cheers Andy
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    The heat detector portion of the alarm will detect temperature rise. A smoke event with a temperature/heat rise will trigger alarm. Not sure how sensitive the threshold is but the principle is to reduce false alarms resulting from burnt toast etc just resulting in smoke!

    I have smoke alarm in living room with log burner and never had alarm triggered when accidentally opening fire door without ensuring flue damper was fully open. All alarms interlinked with heat alarm only in kitchen to avoid false alarms. Soldering fumes during plumbing work definitely set the smoke alarms off!

    cheers Andy
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