What type of smoke alarms are available?

There are mainly four types of smoke alarm currently on the market – ionisation, optical (also described as photo electronic), heat and combined.

Which Should I choose?

Kitchen and Garage: Heat Alarms
Landings: Ionisation smoke alarms or combined optical smoke and heat alarms
Bedrooms, living rooms and hallway: Optical smoke alarms or combined optical smoke and heat alarms.

The two-way wireless carbon monoxide sensor

• Detects harmful odourless Carbon Monoxide (CO)
• No wires, no mess
• Low battery indicator
• Integrates into the wireless, HomeControl+ security systems

The two-way wireless smoke sensor

• 85dB alert
• Photoelectric Smoke Sensor
• Removable Smoke Chamber
• Test Button
• One Push To Learn Button
• Signal Strength Indicator on the Device
• Pyronix High-Security Wireless Protocol Encryption
• 868MHz Transceiver FM technology