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Smoke Alarm Installations Gold Coast
According to the Queensland Fire Service, three-quarters of all fatalities in house fires occur in houses without smoke alarms. Most of the fatalities occurred while people were sleeping, as you lose your sense of smell while you are sleeping.
Installing a smoke alarm in your Gold Coast home gives your family precious minutes to get out of the house in case of a fire. The alarms can either be hard-wired and interconnected via 240v cables, wireless smoke alarms, or a combination of both.
Compared with ionisation smoke alarms, photoelectric smoke alarms detect smouldering fires much faster. However, if the smoke alarm remains unmaintained or if its batteries are removed, it won’t alert you to a potential fire.
It is advised that smoke alarm batteries need to be replaced every 12 months, and must be cleaned on a regular basis.
You don’t realise how much you depend on emergency systems and alarms until it’s too late, so we encourages you to take preventative measures to ensure your safety.
Our Gold Coast Smoke Alarm Services
Emos Electrical Gold Coast are fully licensed and offer the following services:-
- Replacement of your existing smoke alarm
- Photoelectric smoke alarms with 240-volt connections
- Photoelectric smoke alarm installation with wireless interconnection
- Photoelectric smoke alarms with 10 year battery
Queensland Smoke Alarm Legislation
Important Dates to Remember
- From 1 Jan 2017 – Queensland's smoke alarm regulations apply to new and substantially renovated homes.
- From 1 Jan 2022 – All homes that are leased or sold will be subject to the new legislation.
- From 1 Jan 2027 – All remaining homes must comply with this legislation.
Queensland Smoke Alarm Legislation Requirements
- Every bedroom and the passageway outside it must have a smoke alarm. If you don't have bedrooms on a storey, install smoke alarms in the direction that you are most likely to leave the home.
- It is essential that all smoke alarms are connected so that if one goes off, they all go off.
- It is essential that smoke alarms be photoelectric and that they do not contain ionisation sensors.
- A smoke alarm must be hardwired with 240 volts or powered by a non-removable 10 year lithium battery.
- All smoke alarms must comply with (AS) 3786:2014.
Contact Emos Electrical – Your Local Gold Coast Electrician today for a FREE, no obligation Smoke Alarm installation quote.
Placement of Gold Coast Smoke Alarms
- Within 300mm of a light fixture
- Within 300mm of the corner of a ceiling and a wall
- Within 400mm of a ceiling fan
- Within 400mm of a vent.
Current Gold Coast Smoke Alarm Laws
- Photoelectric smoke detectors that are compliant with (AS) 3786-2014 must be replaced with any smoke detectors manufactured more than 10 years ago
- Photoelectric smoke detectors must replace any smoke detectors that fail to operate when the test button is pressed
- Replace all existing 240v hardwired smoke detectors with photoelectric 240v hardwired detectors
What type of Gold Coast smoke alarm should I look at getting installed?
In general, Gold Coast smoke detectors should be replaced every ten years, and any noticeable lag in performance should be addressed immediately.
Nowadays, people are advised to invest in photoelectric smoke alarms that can detect smoke before a fire starts. Before the fire escalates, this system enables a faster and smoother evacuation. During the initial detection stage, the air is still safe to breathe.
Smoke alarms that detect smoke from flames are ionisation smoke alarms, which are outdated and do not detect smoke from flames. It means that fire has already broken out, limiting the chances of escape. Longer burning fires produce more smoke, affecting visibility and the air quality in general.