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Rick
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buzzy bee
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I can make you a wooden version, of slightly different design for the same price....  |
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colwyn500
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I have to test these things in holiday cottages as a part of my job and I have found that using a broom or any other such handy object is not reliable. The end of the "prodder" needs to be quite small to be sure you are gettinga good push on the test button on most alarms.
I use the end of my photographic tripod although I suspect that this is not something everyone has available. The useful thing is that this can be extended to the required ceiling height.
A garden-cane with one of those conical things they put on to stop you spiking your eye out would work well I think. |
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DM
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Location: North Cornwall
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| colwyn500 wrote: | I have to test these things in holiday cottages as a part of my job and I have found that using a broom or any other such handy object is not reliable. The end of the "prodder" needs to be quite small to be sure you are gettinga good push on the test button on most alarms.
I use the end of my photographic tripod although I suspect that this is not something everyone has available. The useful thing is that this can be extended to the required ceiling height.
A garden-cane with one of those conical things they put on to stop you spiking your eye out would work well I think. |
It sounds like you test quite a few smoke detectors this way, so why not perform a better test on them with a smoke aerosol. (or a heat source for heat detectors.) |
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colwyn500
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That sounds a more realistic and professional way to do the job. I will get onto my boss about it. I drifted into the testing by originally being merely a photographer of cottages and the job developed with time. I am very thorough about it though, and most times the problem is due to a battery being removed. We now encourage use of mains interlinked alarms.
Most cottages we deal with these days are either new-build or significantly refurbished and have been through building control inspection in the recent past. Owners are expected to test it themselves at least once a month. |
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DM
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I often find the battery removed, but recently have found several interlinked detectors removed.
Although I have found a few detectors that look like they have been removed with a golf club. |
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