Durgan
Posts: 248 
Location: Brantford, ON
Location: Brantford, ON
December 14th, 2005, 03:37 PM
I am suggesting that with properly designed smoke detectors this accident or deaths would not have occurred. The human factor should be removed from the equation.
Many smoke detectors on the market are a hazard. Every smoke detector should have a delay switch to stop the alarm for a period of say fifteen minutes, and reset to full capacity automatically. This would discourage people from removing the battery when an alarm occurs due to cooking amongst other reasons. I suggest almost every person has removed batteries from an alarm at some time or another due to an annoying false alarm problem. Smoke alarms without a delay switch should be removed from the market.
Q.E.D. Next.
Durgan.
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Yes, I just saw a case with the old style smoke detectors 2002 Brantford. The landlord's defence was that they had batteries when the person rented the house, 25 days before the fired killed three people. One smoke detector was too badly damaged to test, but it had no batteries. The other one tested OK but there were no batteries. Three people are dead. What is there to understand? Durgan.
Why is this so hard for you to understand? If you own a rental building and a new law requires you to have smoke detectors, you have to put them in. There is no choice. If there is a fire and you haven't complied with the law, you are liable for prosecution if there is death or injury.
Why is this so hard for you to understand? If you own a rental building and a new law requires you to have smoke detectors, you have to put them in. There is no choice. If there is a fire and you haven't complied with the law, you are liable for prosecution if there is death or injury.
I am suggesting that with properly designed smoke detectors this accident or deaths would not have occurred. The human factor should be removed from the equation.
Many smoke detectors on the market are a hazard. Every smoke detector should have a delay switch to stop the alarm for a period of say fifteen minutes, and reset to full capacity automatically. This would discourage people from removing the battery when an alarm occurs due to cooking amongst other reasons. I suggest almost every person has removed batteries from an alarm at some time or another due to an annoying false alarm problem. Smoke alarms without a delay switch should be removed from the market.
Q.E.D. Next.
Durgan.
Durgan
Posts: 248
Location: Brantford, ON
Location: Brantford, ON
December 16th, 2005, 10:59 AM
CALGARY -- Two young girls died in a house fire yesterday despite frantic efforts by firefighters who battled thick smoke and flames to rescue them from their bedroom.
No mention of Smoke Detecors in this story.
http://upwrispy.notlong.com
Many smoke detectors on the market are a hazard. Every smoke detector should have a delay switch to stop the alarm for a period of say fifteen minutes, and reset to full capacity automatically. This would discourage people from removing the battery when an alarm occurs due to cooking amongst other reasons. I suggest almost every person has removed batteries from an alarm at some time or another due to an annoying false alarm problem. Smoke alarms without a delay switch should be removed from the market.
Durgan.
CALGARY -- Two young girls died in a house fire yesterday despite frantic efforts by firefighters who battled thick smoke and flames to rescue them from their bedroom.
No mention of Smoke Detecors in this story.
http://upwrispy.notlong.com
Many smoke detectors on the market are a hazard. Every smoke detector should have a delay switch to stop the alarm for a period of say fifteen minutes, and reset to full capacity automatically. This would discourage people from removing the battery when an alarm occurs due to cooking amongst other reasons. I suggest almost every person has removed batteries from an alarm at some time or another due to an annoying false alarm problem. Smoke alarms without a delay switch should be removed from the market.
Durgan.
Durgan
Posts: 248
Location: Brantford, ON
Location: Brantford, ON
December 16th, 2005, 12:39 PM
Here is a URL to a picture of one of my smoke detectors. I have two hard-wired with silence buttons and three battery operated with silence buttons. The alarm returns to normal after a pause of about 10 minutes. I purchased these at Home Depot, but have seen them in other stores. The cost was under $10.00 if I remember correctly. I annotated the picture for clarity.
http://hemictas.notlong.com
Durgan.
Here is a URL to a picture of one of my smoke detectors. I have two hard-wired with silence buttons and three battery operated with silence buttons. The alarm returns to normal after a pause of about 10 minutes. I purchased these at Home Depot, but have seen them in other stores. The cost was under $10.00 if I remember correctly. I annotated the picture for clarity.
http://hemictas.notlong.com
Durgan.
