On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 5:42 PM Harold Hallikainen <
harold@mai.hallikainen.org> wrote:

> I don't know what kind of smoke detectors we have. but they definitely
> work since they trip pretty often when cooking. That's our "periodic
> test."
>
> I'm not sure if lots of false alarms from cooking is the best test! I've
recently moved onto a narrowboat (for those from other countries you'll
have to google as I think it's a peculiarly English thing, but it's a long
thin boat with living accommodation) and unlike in the typical house I
don't have a door between my kitchen and where the smoke alarm is (right
outside the bedroom door - don't really want to put it the other side of
that). The original smoke alarm was an ionisation type and pretty much any
cooking, even just boiling the kettle set it off. I've replaced it with
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013T9W2AE/ref=3Dox_sc_act_title_1?smid=
=3DA2MTK2J2TB084L&psc=3D1
which is combined thermal and optical and no longer set off by my cooking,
but then it's not supposed to be as what it should be detecting is
something different. I presume yours is an ionisation type if your cooking
is setting it off.

Chris
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