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What is a Smoke Alarm?

Smoke alarms are required in every home in Australia by law to protect occupants from death or injury due to smoke inhalation or catastrophic fire, but there are so many things to consider, it’s no wonder the subject is so confusing.

Basically, two types of smoke alarms are commonly available, being Photoelectric and Ionisation alarms, other special purpose alarms are also sometimes used such as carbon monoxide alarms where gas combustion or an open hearth fire might introduce harmful fumes to the living space.

The main difference between Photoelectric and Ionisation alarms is that Photoelectric alarms can sense smoke from a smouldering fire, enabling early arousal of occupants and allow time to control the fire or escape if necessary, but they are poorly equipped to sense a well-established, flaming fire.

Ionisation alarms by contrast can identify the presence of a flaming fire effectively but they are less able to provide early warning of a smouldering fire or impending breathing or visibility difficulties caused by heavy smoke. Some alarms combine both types of sensing, however, ionisation sensors can be triggered by vapours produced by cooking or by steam so their location should be suitably distanced from the bathroom or kitchen or other location where food is cooked.

Other types of smoke alarms might include heat sensing alarms, particularly suitable to fires in the kitchen where cooking oil might catch fire or from other inadvertent ignition sources, however, fires of this origin are more likely to be noticed immediately ignition takes place and easier to control.

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How can we help with your Smoke Alarm?

Smoke alarms are usually quite inexpensive and readily available from many outlets. The least expensive types require regular battery replacement, usually once every year, but all smoke alarms require attention of this frequency to keep them clean and insect free.

Some smoke alarms are provided with lithium long life batteries, lasting around 10 years, however, it is recommended to replace smoke alarms after this period of time so battery replacement is not an option.

Other smoke alarms may be wired in, therefore only requiring testing of the sensor and cleaning every year. In multiple alarm installations, they can all be configured to emit a warning sound when any of the alarms in the circuit are triggered. Some also have marker lights to guide occupants to safety where visibility is impaired due to heavy smoke.

Alliance Climate Control can complete installation of any selected smoke alarms, particularly those “wired-in” systems interconnected for additional safety. Accordingly, we will:

Recommend the most suitable type and location of smoke alarms to protect you and your family Install your preferred smoke alarm whether that be a photoelectric or ionising type, regularly maintained, longlife battery or wired in smoke alarm systems.
We can even visit annually to inspect and maintain your smoke alarm systems, ensuring your home complies with government legislation and making sure all occupants are completely safe always.
We can also include replacement of any longlife battery models after 10 years’ service, so you don’t have to commit an installation date to memory and set up a replacement appointment. We can do that for you and let you know a couple of weeks in advance when replacement is due.

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We're thrilled with our new air conditioner. Alliance's service was great from start to finish. Goran was attentive to our preferences in designing our system, and the installation team of Andres R, Ivan T, Rash and Peter worked hard to install the system, finding a solution to a problem encountered with our building, accommodating our preferences, and working late into the evening to ensure we had our system installed and running perfectly that night. Very happy.

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A faultless and professional experience with Alliance. From initial enquiry to quotation visit to installation - everything was perfect. Really nice and kind people work for Alliance.From James doing the site visit, Tommy and Nick doing the installation, JJ doing the electrical. Even Johno back at the warehouse making sure everything was ready for the job.Nothing was any trouble and the team were only too happy to make sure the job was completed as we wanted with all trunking and details catered for with a smile.Great customer service! Thank you.

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Alliance Climate Control,I would like to thank the entire Alliance team for an outstanding ducted air conditioning installation.In particular, Goran for providing an immediate quote and scheduling, and the technicians Kevin, Dragan, Garret and Harry for their reliable, professional, cooperative and tidy work.I would definitely refer Alliance to friends and colleagues for any air con needs.Thank you for a job well done. Happy to be cosy once more.CheersChris

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Very happy with the professional installation - the crew B.J, Adam, Andreas, Harry, Peter and Vash were polite and very professional. Job started and completed on time and good cleanup. Also, the sales and support team were great too - Jake, Cris and Zac.

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Very happy with this company and their service. Everyone from Jake, advisor, Zac, customer care and the technicians B.J, Adam, Yunus and Chris were excellent. Installation went smoothly with consultation along the way as to the best placement of units. Testing of the system was performed with instructions as to best operation and maintenance. Price all up was very reasonable with a Mitsubishi Electric Multihead system installed. Would recommend.

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Our team, Kevin, Garrett and Dragan were excellent, really nice respectful and professional guys. Alliance as a company made our experience an enjoyable one from their sales consultant Jake Perri to completion of installation. We had our old ducted system replaced with a new Daikin unit, very happy.

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The technician who visited my property explained the root cause of the problem very well which helped me to take a suitable decision.

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The ACC team did a fantastic job installing our multisplit in our apartment.Aron, Andres R, Ivan T and Tommy produced high quality workmanship and consulted us where we wanted all parts located.My favourite aspects were that they made it look good (minimising visual impact) and cleaned up after installing.I'm so happy we heard about them from neighbours. I would definitely go with them again if we needed aircon in the future.Their servicing team with Liam also provide outstanding service and expertise.

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Alliance was the fourth company that came to give us a quote for our air conditioning. I was not impressed with any of the first three! But I am super impressed with Alliance. The person I spoke with to arrange a quote was extremely helpful and the time I booked was arranged according to my availability. From the moment we met James we were impressed with his thoroughness in listening to our requirements regarding air conditioning, problem solving our complicated house, and listening and answering all our questions. We received the quote in a timely manner, and another appointment (at our convenience) was arranged to explain the quote to us and ensure we had no further questions.Once we accepted the quote all documentation regarding the timeline of payments for our account was made clear. I was particularly impressed with the fact that our final payment was not required until the job was completed and we were completely satisfied.Our job was completed over two days. All the men who worked at our house were just so lovely. They arrived on time, were very well presented in Alliance uniform, worked quietly (no loud music or yelling), and most importantly treated our home and every member of our family with great respect. They worked seamlessly together, were methodical and efficient, communicated with me the whole time, and tidied up as they went. Their attention to detail is also worth noting, even our roof space looked neater after they had been in our roof! Ken is a skilled manager who updated me throughout the process. They were well supported by Paul the electrician and the gentleman who did the gyprocking ( whose name I can't remember - sorry!).Ken, Quis, Shadi, Yanus and Julian deserve the highest praise for their work ethic.Thank you to them, James, and the whole Alliance team :)Written by Kate (on behalf of Jeff as well )

How to maintain your smoke alarms

Once your smoke alarms are installed, it’s an easy matter to simply forget them but you need to make sure they are ready to protect you and your family if a fire does happen while you are asleep. Consequently, no matter which type you select to install, it’s important to not only replace the battery every year, if applicable, but also to test its function every 3 months or as often as you please.

Perhaps you have installed the type where a torch beam will be enough to test the alarm, maybe the smoke alarm is accessible enough to reach with a broom handle or extension arm. However, for annual inspection and maintenance, the smoke alarm should be opened and cleaned to remove any dust or insects that might have built up.

Alliance Climate Control technicians would be pleased to provide this service for you to keep your smoke alarms in a good condition and also to ensure your family and your home are always well protected.