FireAngel ST-625 Thermoptek Smoke Proof Smoke Alarm review
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- Smoke alarm
- Battery only
- Optical smoke alarm
The FireAngel ST-625 Thermoptek Toast proof Smoke Alarm comes with a five-year warranty and – as its name suggests – claims to be ‘toast proof’. It isn't interlinked, so it will not be suitable for homes in Scotland. To see how well this alarm detects smoke from real fires, we sent it to our lab. Read on to find out how quickly it responded to four different fires and to find out whether this Fire Angel is actually ‘toast proof’.
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December 2021
First reviewed by Which?
June 2017
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