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No idea as you have given so little information.

I would guess that someone has fitted the wrong doors, smoke and or fire would have no problem getting past the door.

Fire exit signs are to indicate the way out. The staff and children will know the way out, visitors will not know, so will be guided by what the signs indicate.

It will detract from its saleability.

Just to point out and avoid confusion, CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) is what makes fizzy drinks fizz. CO is Carbon Monoxide and is lethal in small doses. Burglar alarms do not create CO since there is no combustion happening in the panel. I would also have to ask if what he said was true why did your CO alarm not start beeping again?

Carbon monoxide is given off by unburnt organic fuel, I would suspect your wood burner or its chimney have a leak, you should get it checked by a HETAS person soon as possible, and do not use it until it has been checked.

First alert have their own trouble shooting page for your smoke/co alarm, it can be found if you Click here

You would need to contact a locksmith to make a key, as Phoenix safes would require proof of purchase. It may be cheaper to buy a new safe from a DIY store than to call a lock smith.

In my experience, with regard to an electrical fire especially in a computer, once what ever caused the fault has burnt out it is very unlikely to reignite since it has burnt out. The main problem is that of surrounding materials igniting, such as dust, a good computer should be cleaned on an as and when basis, dust build up has also been known to cause problems, so keeping the inside of a computer clean is good housekeeping, thereby alleviating the dust problem. The next thing to consider is the supply to the computer, such as trailing leads, ideally these should be avoided and replaced by dedicated socket outlets, or at least secured to the wall so that the flex can not become damaged. I would favour a CO2 extinguisher for even a single computer as even though a water mist extinguisher does not conduct electricity, if left long enough there is the possibility the discharge could turn into carbonic acid and corrode the computer motherboard. (Write off) It would not happen instantly, but it would mean the computer would have to be stripped down and thoroughly dried and cleaned, whereas this would never happen with CO2, infact the most likely thing to cause a fire in a computer is the power supply, and if it did, you could take it out and change it and be back up and running within minutes, of course you should always back up your computer on a regular basis.

If you take the smoke alarm down and turn it over the make/model should be printed on the back. If it is a standalone mains smoke alarm then any stand alone mains smoke alarm will be fine. If however it is an interlinked mains smoke alarm you will need to get another one of the same brand, you can find out by looking at the other smoke alarms.

What exactly are people complaining of? it is just that often on this forum people will say the smoke alarm is beeping and that they have changed batteries, vacuumed them all to no avail, only to find it is NOT the smoke alarm in question beeping but another smoke alarm that is sitting in a drawer or on top of a kitchen cupboard that has been "forgotten about" Over the years I have personally been to several premises where the customer says the XYZ is beeping and I know full well it isn't because it has no buzzer to beep with and sure enough I found an old smoke alarm in an "unusual" place. As you have changed your smoke alarms 3 times and it is still a problem I do not see how they can be the cause, I suggest that this is the case in your situation, have you also looked in the loft?

Assuming your carbon monoxide alarm has only gone off just the once, and it is NOT near its expiry date (Check the unit itself for a date, the average expected life is 5, 7 or 10 years, depending on make/model) and it still works when you press its test button, then you have nothing to worry about.

Just saying........That is a unican mechanical door lock by simplex, it will stay locked until opened. (Unless it is "put on the latch")

"Chirping" (once every 60 seconds) is a sign that its back up battery is flat. Although it is a new smoke alarm I would still suggest you change its battery

Without seeing it, it is not possible to say, but my guess would be that it was a mains powered smoke alarm, and now it is a battery operated smoke alarm, the downside is if the smoke alarms were interlinked (So that when one goes off, they all go off) they will not now be interlinked.

Stand-alone battery operated call points were designed to be used on building sites, if it is a very small premises you could use one, but equally you could raise the alarm verbally. Stand-alone alarms can be linked to each other if they are the same brand, but not linked to an existing hard wired fire alarm as they are not compatible. What does the fire risk assessment say?

Put the alarm back in the room from where it came and leave it for a while, if it does not go off, press its test button to ensure it is working. If it only goes off when you press the test button you have nothing to worry about. If your carbon monoxide alarm does go off again something is giving off carbon monoxide and you will have to investigate further. Carbon monoxide is colourless and odorless so you can not see or smell it, and it is not un common for carbon monoxide alarms to go off when concrete screed has recently been laid.

I presume you mean green light? If the light does not stay on when the mains is removed (You said it is a maintained light) that means the batteries are no longer holding their charge and should be changed. Safelincs can supply replacement batteries Click here That said if the light has a fluorescent tube you may want to consider changing it to LED as there is not that much differance in price Click here

I googled, and as far as I can find they are no longer installed, instead locks that the fire brigade may need access to use one of 6 keys, the set is called a "fire Brigade set" "Set of six Fire Brigade keys. Used by emergency services, councils and other authorised bodies. Comprising FB1, FB2 & FB4 for mortice deadlock and rim lock keys and FB1/FB5, FB11 & FB14 pipe keys for Fire Brigade padlocks."

Just because the materials look identical does not mean that they are identical (It would not be worth while taking it any further) as they do not have the required UK fire label as you have found no charity shop will accept them*. However as you are private individuals, there is no law that says you can not give (or sell) them to any Joe Bloggs. So there is nothing to stop you advertising them on the likes of Gumtree. If you have no joy with gumtree you will have to pay have them taken to the local tip, try gumtree first as collection only. * If it helps, British people have the same problem, no fire label, no charity shop will take them.

The recommended replacement for the Ei150 smoke alarm can be found if you Click Here The base will have to be changed (It has no plug, as the connections are made to the base plate)

That depends on make and model of emergency light, most only have a single green LED, not a red and green LED

Fast flashing red light indicates the unit has gone into alarm. If it has not cleared press and hold the test button for at least 10 seconds

Maglocks are Extra Low voltage (12/24v) So they are usually powered from a power supply (Usually a large white box) I would suggest you find it and make sure it has mains going to it, (Usually a small green light) the other possibility is that it has batteries and these have gone flat and are dragging the power supply down There is also the vague possibility someone has pressed one or all of the green manual override points