Thread: Smoke alarms?
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Old 16-07-2017, 00:24   #8
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Originally Posted by rayf3262 View Post
Many optical smoke alarms also include a temperature sensing function too.
The simpler types only have a set point threshold which I suppose could easily be reached in a caravan on a hot day.
The more intelligent temperature sensing types look at the rate of rise of temperature rather than a fixed set point.
I guess that is it.. shame they don't put the "Not suitable for caravans" on the wrapping, rather than 7 pages into their micro printed mini 50 page manual.

I have spent some time looking into it, and it seems that generally most campers are not very impressed by their smoke alarms.
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