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What’s the difference between ionisation and optical smoke alarms?

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11 September 2024

Ionisation smoke alarms are more responsive to smoke with smaller particles such as those found in fast flaming fires whereas optical alarms are more responsive to the dense smoke found in slow smouldering fires. Following official guidance, at FireAngel we no longer manufacture ionisation alarms.

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