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  When it comes to the safety of your home and loved ones, every detail matters. Smoke alarms play a crucial role in safeguarding your family and property from the threat of fires. However, finding the right smoke alarm retailer can sometimes be a daunting task. With numerous options available, how do you distinguish the best from the rest? Here are some key factors to consider when identifying a reliable smoke alarm retailer. 1. Quality and Variety of Products: A reputable smoke alarm retailer offers a diverse range of high-quality products from trusted manufacturers. Look for retailers that carry a variety of interconnected smoke alarms to suit different needs, such as 240V hardwired and 10-year lithium battery powered smoke alarms, as well as heat detectors. A good retailer ensures that the products they sell meet industry standards and regulations, such as Australian Standard 3786:2014 (Australian standard for smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization). 2

G'day, fellow Queenslanders! If you thought the start of the year meant just New Year's resolutions and summer barbies, think again. Brace yourselves for a sizzling hot topic that's about to spark some change – your home's smoke alarms! Yep, you read that right. Starting very soon on 1 January 2027, new smoke alarm laws for all QLD homeowners and occupiers are getting a makeover that's bound to keep you on your toes. Fire Safety 2.0: What's Cooking? You might be wondering why the fuss about QLD smoke alarms , right? Well, these aren't your grandma's old smoke alarms we're talking about. The Queensland Government is turning up the heat on fire safety, and the continued roll-out of these new laws, now extending to all QLD home owners and occupiers, are designed to make your home a fortress against flames. First things first, say goodbye to those old ionisation alarms and 9V replaceable battery-operated alarms that beeped at the most inconvenient times

  Myth 1: The internet is required to make them interconnect – false! Many modern interconnected smoke alarms do not require the internet or home wifi to allow them to connect and ‘talk’ with one another. The connection or pairing process is achieved using wireless radio frequency transmissions and a RF transmitter which sits inside each alarm.   No internet? No worries. It’s not required. Myth 2: They are unsuitable for large multi-story dwellings – false! The exact range of an interconnected smoke alarm network varies between manufacturers, but on average you will find that interconnected smoke alarms can be separated by a distance of 25-30m between each alarm, and still function within a large 100m free field range without being compromised. Interconnected smoke alarms can be installed upstairs / downstairs / between walls and floors. Hot tip – before physically attaching the interconnected smoke alarms to the ceiling, place each one at its intended location and press the ‘te

  Nothing is more annoying or stress inducing than when a smoke alarm goes off unexpectedly. But why does this happen when there is no smoke? There could be several reasons. The good news is that you don’t have to go on living this way. Wireless interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms  will provide reliable protection for you and your family when installed correctly.   Photoelectric smoke alarms are activated when the light beam inside the smoke alarm is disrupted by particles entering the smoke alarm chamber. These foreign particles may come from sources other than real smoke.   High humidity High humidity may occur naturally as the air carries dense moisture particles that your smoke alarm confuses for smoke particles. Although brands differ, smoke alarms are generally designed to work up to 95% relative humidity – anything over this range and the air could become dense enough to scatter the light beam of a photelectric sensor. Tropical weather conditions in far north Que

These new laws have been implemented in Queensland due to several fires which have tragically resulted in multiple fatalities in each instance. Coronial inquest findings noted that had each property been fitted with functioning smoke alarms the occupants may have stood a better chance of survival. Early smoke / fire detection improves escape time from a burning building. During a fire emergency, it was not only the heat and flames themselves which presented a life-threatening hazard, many victims were first overcome by an accumulation of smoke and toxic fumes. Slacks Creek House Fire – Brisbane Just before midnight on 23rd August 2011, an accidental fire ripped through a house in Slacks Creek, South Brisbane. The fire was to cause the greatest loss of life in a domestic house fire in Australian history, with a total of 11 people (including many children) perishing due to smoke inhalation. A finding from the 2014 Coronial Inquest stated that ; ‘Once this particular fire started, it is l