FireAngel SB1-R Optical, Battery Powered Smoke/Detector Alarm for Home

Bought to replace fire angel in my caravan they were reliable so replaced them with the same

I purchased this fire alarm in 2023, and it has been a fantastic product from day one. It came with a one-year battery guarantee, and it worked flawlessly all the way up until yesterday, when I believe the battery finally died. During the time I had it, I never experienced a single issue-the performance was excellent and incredibly reliable. The only real downside is the battery itself. It seems to be irreplaceable, which is a shame because the alarm is otherwise a quality product. If the manufacturer could move toward a greener, more sustainable design that allows for battery replacement, it would make this product both longer-lasting and more environmentally friendly. Overall, I would still recommend this alarm to anyone looking for a dependable option. If you have any questions about my experience, feel free to drop me a message, I’m happy to help.

Smoke Detectors are now installed and seem to be working as they should. Only given 4 stars as fitting the detector plate is very fiddly. The screws and plugs supplied are absolute rubbish and not up to the job. I find this astonishing as it is advised that most smoke detectors should be fixed to the ceiling, most ceilings are plasterboard and the fixings supplied are not suitable. The back plate could have been a better design - not easy.

Not too sure how I review a fire alarm, but I’ll try. I bought this to replace our old alarm, and I needed one that fit in the same place but looked and felt a bit better than the older one - therefore I bought this. It’s smaller than the previous alarm, which I much prefer as it’s much nicer in terms of a need-to-have house accessory. It’s white (why are fire alarms always white?) which is fine, as it’s blends into the ceiling (even though I hate white walls and ceilings, but anyway…), and once the batteries were popped in, it was up and running. We have never had a fire. I hope we never do. But if we do, this alarm I’m sure will alert us of said fire with his loud oh so loud beeping noise. It has a testing feature on it, so I’m fully aware it’s working whenever I feel like deafening my ears, and that’s it…. It works, it looks good and it was super easy to fit (should have mentioned that earlier - fitting it was easy, just follow the instructions and you’ll have the alarm fitting in a few minutes). Think that covers it all.

These are top rated for sensitivity to all types of fires by Which magazine, beating the competition, mainly Aico, even though Aico are several times the cost. The downside with FireAngel is false alarms which are widely reported. Industry people prefers Aico as they dont want hassle. My plan is to buy several extra FireAngels, and immediately bin and replace any that give a false alarm, no second chances, and by Darwinism achieve a reliable system. The included battery is useless, bin and replace with Duracell 9V MN1604.

Bought for our motorhome easy to install.

Purchased for son's new home. Peace of mind. Small, so not an eyesore to look at.

Nice and compact, but the battery died after 6 months - hopefully that's just down to a bad battery rather than the detector itself. Time will tell...