Smoke Alarms - Photoelectric

Protect your family from the dangers of fire. Install smoke alarms in your home. Contact us.

Most fire fatalities occur in homes, mainly while people are sleeping. Fire is quiet and fast. If you're asleep, you can't smell smoke. A photoelectric smoke alarm is the best way to wake a family from a deep sleep and give them time to escape a fire safely.

There are two different types of smoke alarms currently in general use: the ionisation smoke alarm and the photoelectric smoke alarm. An ionisation smoke alarm will normally respond quicker to fast flaming fires while a photoelectric smoke alarm may be more sensitive in detecting slow smoldering fires.

The New Zealand Fire Service recommends householders only install photoelectric smoke alarms as they provide more effective all-round detection and alarm in all types of fire scenarios and are more likely to alert occupants in time to escape safely. If households currently only have ionisation alarms installed, the Fire Service recommends that these are supplemented with some of the photoelectric variety. NB: Our smoke alarms are photoelectric

For information on installing smoke alarms in your home contact you local fire station or access information on the New Zealand Fire Service website.

NB: Smoke alarms have a life expectancy of 10 years. Click here for Fire Service information on smoke alarm maintenance.

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