Recessed heat detector?

[john4703]

I've messed up slightly. My kitchen ceiling is 2110 high and the unit with the oven and microwave in is 2110. This leave just 10mm between the top og the door and the ceiling.
With the low ceiling I've installed down-lighters which are fine and the doors clear them. I've also put in a cable for a heat detector and intend to link it to smoke detectors in the rest of the flat.
The cupboard door will hit a surfaced mounted heat detector and I wonder if there is a recessed heat detector, mains voltage and interlinkable?
I've not found one but hope that someone reading this knows of such a unit.
thanks
John

 

[JohnW2]

The cupboard door will hit a surfaced mounted heat detector and I wonder if there is a recessed heat detector, mains voltage and interlinkable? I've not found one but hope that someone reading this knows of such a unit.
thanks

I suspect that the sensitivity of heat (and smoke) detectors probably relies on free air flow around/through the sensor. If that is the case, it could well be that recessed ones don't exist, since they would probably be less sensitive. However, I may be wrong.

Kind Regards, John

 

[john4703]

I suspect that the sensitivity of heat (and smoke) detectors probably relies on free air flow around/through the sensor. If that is the case, it could well be that recessed ones don't exist, since they would probably be less sensitive. However, I may be wrong.Kind Regards, John

Unfortunately I agree, but hoped that I was wrong, and I think I will need to drill another hole. Fish the cable to the new position and fit a surface mounted unit. I was just hopeful. The cable might reach, if not I'll use Wagos (all that is easy the filling the hole to make it look invisible is the hard bit)

 

[JohnW2]

Unfortunately I agree, but hoped that I was wrong ...

We may, of copurse, both be wrong - in which case hopefully someone will tell us! Recessed smoke alarms seem very unlikley (for the reason I mentioned), but it's not impossible that there are heat ones.

However, I fear that, rather than hunting around looking for something which might not exist, you would, as you say, probably be better off relocating the sensor/alarm - and, as you say, it's the 'making good' which is likely to be the worst part of that.

Have you tried 'lateral thinking'. For example, if you do relocate it, putting something else (a downlight, maybe not even connected?) in the hole, rather than trying to 'make good'. More complicated, is there anything you could do with thecupboard door to make it miss the sensor - like changing it to 'bi-fold', changing to two doors or some sort of sliding door or suchlike?

Kind Regards, John

 

[big-all]

assuming you cant place it outside the arc or swing off the door in an unswept part off the ceiling not ideal
if you cant lower the door top edge enough to clear
cut a say 50mm strip affix to the carcase top permanently
or alter the cupboard top section to an upward opening door