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Does anyone know how to disconnect a smoke detector? Bear with me

Before people go health and safety mental;A few year's ago we had our kitchen extended and in doing so discovered that we had a main sewage pipe in our back garden that needed re-routing. Anyway, it became such a job that the council sent inspectors almost every day to ensure works were to code and this involved...in their wisdom... putting a heat / smoke detector in the middle of the kitchen that is wired straight into the electrics and the bloody thing goes off every single time we cook. I mean making toast makes it go off. And because it's wired in, it connects to all the other smoke detectors and the house sounds like it's in the middle of a blitz attack. The kitchen is the worst place to have a smoke / heat detector but I'm stuck with it. I've tried turning the fuses off and covering it so does anyone know what else to do?

Claire Peleschka ● 4889d7 Comments

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Keith Iddon ● 4887d

Have you had the detector checked as it my be faulty. If its a smoke and heat detector how about replacing it for just a heat detector. One below should keep the house silent upto 54 degreeshttp://www.screwfix.com/p/mains-heat-alarm/48227

D Downey ● 4887d

Good good, just checking.

Steve Bullman ● 4888d

Because I'm a Russian Circus trainer :)

Claire Peleschka ● 4888d

I want to know why you've got a bear with you.

Steve Bullman ● 4888d

Have an Electrician in to disconnect it from the mains, you have other alarms dotted about so will not be a fire hazard.

Dawn Hardy ● 4889d

I can only imagine what the sound is like when your alarm goes off!  Our smoke alarms are not wired in and we chose ones with an off button for the same reason as you - kitchen + cooking + normal smoke and steam = alarm.  When the one just outside the kitchen goes off, we scrabble around for the broom handle.You could try contacting The London Fire-brigade http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/If you get your advice from them your insurance company might be happier?  :-)

Sarah Felstead ● 4889d