Are your smoke detector requirements insane like here in the US? (rent, hotels)

[VulcanRabbi]

The US you have to have a gazillion of these things all wired to the mains with no way to turn them off at the panel for safety inspections,etc though some brands are more better then others but still you have to have an electrician to replace when the time is due though older buildings are battery only and/or the not so common wireless interconnect kind

Kiddie for example have lots of complaints online and they seem to go off during a power outage from said complaints don't know if it's a brand issue or lack of preventive care: IE Not replacing dead batteries,etc. We use First Alert and mostly I see First Alerts here in Oregon when I go to hotels and motels unless it's a modern chain most are on the wall actually if it's a small establishment not sure if that's good or bad to be on the wall?

How are smoke alarms Down Under and in Oceania? What types do you own and what do you see that's pretty common setups? Any major issues? Fake Chinese knock offs?

[danielsa1775]

Originally Posted by VulcanRabbi

The US you have to have a gazillion of these things all wired to the mains with no way to turn them off at the panel for safety inspections,etc though some brands are more better then others but still you have to have an electrician to replace when the time is due though older buildings are battery only and/or the not so common wireless interconnect kind

Kiddie for example have lots of complaints online and they seem to go off during a power outage from said complaints don't know if it's a brand issue or lack of preventive care: IE Not replacing dead batteries,etc. We use First Alert and mostly I see First Alerts here in Oregon when I go to hotels and motels unless it's a modern chain most are on the wall actually if it's a small establishment not sure if that's good or bad to be on the wall?

How are smoke alarms Down Under and in Oceania? What types do you own and what do you see that's pretty common setups? Any major issues? Fake Chinese knock offs?

The rules are all state based in Australia, in Queensland if you rent a premises as landlord you currently must have

1) An Alarm Installed in Each Bedroom.
2) Another one in the Hallway (s) the connects each bedroom, or if no hallway what ever it is that is between the bedrooms.
3) In a storey with no bedroom, one installed on the most likely path out of that section given a fire.
4) The alarms must be interconnected, so if one goes off they all go off.
5) They must be Hardwired to the mains electricity, or have a non removable battery with a 10 year life span.
6) The alarms themselves cannot be more than 10 years old.

The above is actually a new law that commenced on 1st January 2022, it is not yet a requirement for owner occupied dwellings, we have until 1st January 2027.

[danielsa1775]

Originally Posted by danielsa1775

The rules are all state based in Australia, in Queensland if you rent a premises as landlord you currently must have

1) An Alarm Installed in Each Bedroom.
2) Another one in the Hallway (s) the connects each bedroom, or if no hallway what ever it is that is between the bedrooms.
3) In a storey with no bedroom, one installed on the most likely path out of that section given a fire.
4) The alarms must be interconnected, so if one goes off they all go off.
5) They must be Hardwired to the mains electricity, or have a non removable battery with a 10 year life span.
6) The alarms themselves cannot be more than 10 years old.

The above is actually a new law that commenced on 1st January 2022, it is not yet a requirement for owner occupied dwellings, we have until 1st January 2027.

Looking at this, it looks like we might have to go from our exist 3 interconnected hardwired alarms to 9 or 10 of them. Talk about overkill