GreenBlade   10 #13 Posted April 17, 2013 Done. Smoke alarms need to come with some sort of button that can shut them up if they're ever set by burnt toast etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
megalithic   10 #14 Posted April 17, 2013 Done. And thanks for being there if god forbid we ever need you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SY Fire   10 #15 Posted April 17, 2013 Done - but our oven has self cleaning linings, and I don't get off my face when I go out, so cooking isn't an issue under those circumstances Ask me about getting distracted by toddler induced disasters and your survey may identify me as a fire hazard  Thanks yes- toddler distraction does seem to be quite common when it comes to cooking related fires!  ---------- Post added 17-04-2013 at 09:21 ----------  Done. Smoke alarms need to come with some sort of button that can shut them up if they're ever set by burnt toast etc  A lot of smoke alarms do come with a 'hush' button now for incidents like you've described. You obviously have to remember to unhush the alarm once the smoke has cleared though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #16 Posted April 17, 2013 I normally get a takeaway after a night on the booze. Too much effort to try and cook, plus I'm usually starving and want feeding instantly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   315 #17 Posted April 17, 2013 A lot of smoke alarms do come with a 'hush' button now for incidents like you've described. You obviously have to remember to unhush the alarm once the smoke has cleared though  Pity it doesn't just hush it up for half an hour or something, so you can jab it before you start cooking and it will re-activate itself by the time you start to eat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
UglyBob23 Â Â 10 #18 Posted April 17, 2013 Pity it doesn't just hush it up for half an hour or something, so you can jab it before you start cooking and it will re-activate itself by the time you start to eat. Â This is how my parents fire alarm works although it is only deactivated for 10-15 mins by pressing the hush button. Thought it was pretty standard these days to be honest. Ours is wired into the mains and if one goes off they all go off - sadly no hush button on that system! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
laurah1 Â Â 10 #19 Posted April 17, 2013 Done thank u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rustysheriff   10 #20 Posted April 17, 2013 SY Fire - no you don't have to unhush the alarm once the smoke has cleared, they reset themselves. Thought you'd know that as they are the type you fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pocket   10 #21 Posted April 17, 2013 Done thanks:hihi: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SY Fire   10 #22 Posted April 18, 2013 SY Fire - no you don't have to unhush the alarm once the smoke has cleared, they reset themselves. Thought you'd know that as they are the type you fit.  Some older models don't, but beep intermittently instead to remind you to unhush them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Plain Talker   11 #23 Posted April 19, 2013 Don't have a chip-pan, won't have a chip pan... If I want chips, it's oven chips or micro-chips, at my house!  Thinking of incidents where there was a fire after a night out...  A lodger of mine, some years ago, put my grill on to cook something, after arriving home bevvied up.  She forgot my kettle was on top of the grill, (worktop was too pathetically small to leave kettle on it when not in use) and the kettle went up in flames.  She tried to get the kettle out of the house via the front door, and realised the door was locked, so put the burning kettle down on the carpet. the carpet went up, too!  The first thing I knew about her cooking antics was her shaking me awake, saying "Where's the key for the door? The kettle's on fire!"  Bit scary, that was!  So, yes, don't cook and drink!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...