In ABC Interview,
BRK/First Alert Smoke Alarm Exec Admits Ionization
Alarms Don't
Warn Consumers As Quickly As Photoelectric Alarms
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May 1996, on
ABC 20/20, Gary Lederer a Senior Vice
President for
smoke alarm manufacturer BRK was questioned
about a 15 minute delay in Ionization Alarms sounding:
Gary Lederer:
"The
photoelectric will sound an alarm sooner than an
ionization, but both will provide an alarm in
sufficient time to allow you to evacuate the
building.
Arnold
Diaz: "How
much sooner would the photoelectric sound in a
slow, smoldering fire?"
Gary
Lederer:
"Fifteen minutes prior to the ionization
detector."
Arnold
Diaz:
"Well,
I want that extra 15 minutes to go wake up other
members of my family, to go make sure
everybody's safe, to herd them outside."
Gary
Lederer:
"Well, we
have an answer for you. We have a
combination unit that has both detection
principals in one unit."
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