Quell Long Life Photoelectric Smoke Alarm for Living Area $35 (Was $59.70) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ $100 Metro Order) @ Mitre 10

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OZKap on 28/09/2022 - 23:50 mitre10.com.au (201 clicks)
Last edited 29/09/2022 - 08:32 by 1 other user

The Quell Long Life smoke alarms provide a total smoke alarm solution for the home. Each smoke detector is location-specific, offering protection for bedrooms, living areas, kitchens and hallways. With a sealed-in lithium battery, changing batteries is a thing of the past! No battery replacement for the life of the alarm means that all you have to do is run tests regularly, keep it clean, free from bugs, dust and debris and you are protected for up to 10 years. Protect your family. House fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. As smoke alarms have sensing limitations, it is recommended that both ionisation and photoelectric smoke alarms be installed to provide maximum detection of the various types of fires that can occur within the home. Please refer to the user manual prior to installing any smoke alarm.
Sealed-In lithium battery: Maintenance and hassle-free with prevention from tampering and removal. The alarm is always on, with no battery replacement required for the 10-year life-span of the alarm. Photoelectric sensor to detect visible particles associated with smouldering fires. Single screw-mounting bracket enables quick and easy installation. The alarm is automatically activated once installed. Smart Hush button temporarily silences nuisance and false alarms. Test/Reset button tests the alarm circuitry and horn. Resets memory after the alarm has sounded. Deactivation switch disables the alarm to allow for safe battery disposal once the unit has reached the end of its 10-year life.

• Quell Long Life Photoelectric Smoke Alarm for Living Area
• End-of-life signal - chirps every 30-45 seconds to signal that alarm needs to be replaced
• Ionisation sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms.
• Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow smouldering fires) sooner than ionisation alarms.
• 10-year limited warranty provides peace-of-mind with a decade of smoke and fire detection
• Australian Standards approved. Complies with Australian Standard AS 3786:2014 incl. Amdt 1 and Activfire listed for quality assurance.

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  StevieRay on 29/09/2022 - 00:00

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  Not sure about other States and Territories but in Queensland: From 1 January 2027
  All existing private homes, townhouses and units will require photoelectric interconnected smoke alarms.

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    mckayver on 29/09/2022 - 04:30

    Can we install them ourselves. I'm in Queensland.

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      OhPee on 29/09/2022 - 10:32

      Yes you can. Each bedroom and hall requires one.
      I purchased these https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/334319329551
      They have a 10 year battery and were easy to set up.

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        gadgetguy on 29/09/2022 - 13:36

        $242 - yikes!

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    [Deactivated] on 29/09/2022 - 05:27

    Already required if you're selling or renting the property out.

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  mynameisborat on 29/09/2022 - 00:02

  What's the difference in this, comes for 20 bucks @ Woolies:
  https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/518722?reg…

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    OZKap on 29/09/2022 - 00:05

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    Woolies one takes a 9v battery which must be replaced every 12 months

    This one has a lithium ion battery which lasts 10 years.

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  TanedaR on 29/09/2022 - 00:30

  https://www.bunnings.com.au/quell-10-year-battery-photoelect…

  $27.87 @ bunnings
  not the same model number but I can't see the difference

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    OZKap on 29/09/2022 - 00:50

    Different housing design, not the same product.

    Hopefully better quality, reading the terrible reviews on the Bunnings one
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      TanedaR on 29/09/2022 - 01:10

      I bought 6 of these (3 bedroom, 1 hallway and 2 living area models) earlier this month and finally took them all back for exchange yesterday after two weeks of false alarms, the worse being the night before last with 10-12 false alarms.

      https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/quell-photoelectri…

      Sounds like they are the same quality across different models.
      The $27.87 one is suitable for living rooms anyway, no point to pay $35 just for a "living room model"

      Despite the bad reviews, I've a few Quell Bedroom Talking Voice alarms at home and they are all working fine.

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  [Deactivated] on 29/09/2022 - 05:31

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  As StevieRay pointed out, these are not compliant in QLD for properties being leased or sold (as of Jan this year), and owner occupied from 2027, as you need them to be interconnected. I would probably get interconnected alarms in other states anyway incase they also change their requirements to match.

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    OZKap on 29/09/2022 - 10:05

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    Oops I forgot that I posted to www.QLDbargain.com

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      [Deactivated] on 29/09/2022 - 15:21

      People might be confused by your post since you say it complies with Australian Standards and it's not legal in a significant portion of homes in any state, and not recommended in the remainder.

      It's also not legal for properties being renovated in Victoria
      https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/fires-in-the-home/sm…

      in any new home, or home undergoing significant renovation, that where multiple smoke alarms are required, they must be interconnected.

      Or SA
      https://www.mfs.sa.gov.au/community/safety-and-education/fac…

      Interconnection Of Alarms

      From 1 May 2014, smoke alarms have been required to be interconnected in all new class 1 dwellings, within sole-occupancy units of class 2 and 3 buildings and in class 4 parts of buildings. (Class 4 is a single dwelling in an office building, retail building, storage building, manufacturing building or public building.)
      In existing buildings (i.e. those approved before 1 May 2014) any extension or addition (approved from 1 May 2014) which requires more than one smoke alarm must have those alarms interconnected however there is not a requirement to interconnect to alarms in the existing building.
      Smoke alarms in subsequent extensions will be required to interconnect to any alarms in extensions approved after 1 May 2014.

      Or recommended in NSW:
      https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=290#:~:text=NSW%20le…)%20and%20even%20the%20garage.

      Fire & Rescue NSW recommends you aim for a higher level of protection with interconnected alarms installed in all bedrooms and living spaces (including hallways and stairways) and even the garage.

      Not to mention in any State or Territory they need to be hardwired in new builds or if existing alarms are hardwired.

      No one should be buying these, it's not a bargain if you have to buy another when recommendations become mandatory, or you already aren't compliant if you buy this. There's a reason these were made mandatory, people died.

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  RogerLoger on 29/09/2022 - 06:50

  I had a lot of issues with that brand. About two years ago, 3 out of 3 bought from Bunnings started giving false alarms over about 3 months from the date of purchase. All had to be replaced. More than once. Bunnings was happy to do it but when #4 failure happened I changed brand.

  That may have been due to a bad batch. Previous experience was positive. By the time we sold the apartment they been functioning for a few years, tested occasionally by insufficient kitchen exhaust.

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  suntagonal on 29/09/2022 - 08:35

  Anyone know which are the wireless (not hardwired) interconnected ones? I got confused when I last looked as they only seemed to have the hardwired variant.

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  caiphus on 29/09/2022 - 11:26

  The quell interconnected ones have a habit of sounding from approx a -2degree dT over ~ 30 min when the humidity is >70% - for me that means approx 2.30am. Thats always fun.

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  waving on 29/09/2022 - 12:21

  These are great if you like being woken in the middle of the night for no apparent reason. One time I couldn’t even shut it up, so had to put it in my car in about 8 wrapped pillowcases to muffle the sound…

  Would not recommend.