Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 May 26, 2014 9:52 pm I'm starting to look at what smoke detectors to get for our new home build, and can see there's three types, smoke, photo electric and ionisation. There's good things with them all, but which ones to get ? I need two for my home build, so they need to be 240v with 9v backup, but which type ? One is down the hallway, and one is to be located near the kitchen. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Smoke detectors, which should you get ? 2May 26, 2014 10:00 pm ionisation is very sensitive to smoke so don't use this type near the kitchen, save it for the bedrooms. Get one that has a mute switch for those times you burn the toast Re: Smoke detectors, which should you get ? 3May 26, 2014 10:04 pm I don't know what kind we're getting but we're getting them connected to our home alarm system which I'm really happy about. I always have paranoid fears when on holidays that I'll come home to a burned wreck!! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Depends how much direct sun it gets. Is there any shading (eaves or trees)? If the sun hits a window directly it doesn't matter too much if it's double or single… 1 12647 9 24751 Congratulations! Nice to put that to bed before christmas, now you can relax 3 7134 |