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Wood burner-detector required?

What detector should be fitted in a room with a wood burner? I know a Carbon Monoxide detector is required but what should be installed out of a smoke detector or heat detector?
 
if it's not close to the burner, an optical smoke may be OK. Tazz is your expert here.
 
As Lankywill states, smoke is a problem.........A sealed flue unit should not cause any problems, but when you open the stove door to refuel, this could be a problem with false alarms....suggest an optical or multi sensor at least 2-3m away from the fire. To give some early warning. You may have to change to a heat if false alarms become a problem.....so its really suck and see....A CO detector is a must here, no matter what else is installed.
 
No hasel5 , you are correct, hence why it is a suck it and see situation, if there`s plenty of air flow in a large room, and optical will possibly be fine.....closed small cottage type room, could be a problem.
 
Surely this would depend on the layout of the house?

But a CO2 will be required for sure and only needs to be a battery unit

Tin hat on

CO mate. CO2 is carbon dioxide which is non-poisonous.
 
I fit heat detectors in this scenario but that based upon Scottish Standards. If it's any help, Aico now do a combined unit though. Not sure how smoke from a fire would affect it.
 

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