Would tealight candles set off a smoke detector?
This entry was posted on Sep 22 2008
Katy B asked:
Me and my boyfirend were planning a romantic holiday and were wondering if the tealight candles would set off the smoke detectors in the hotel. Could you help me please?
Me and my boyfirend were planning a romantic holiday and were wondering if the tealight candles would set off the smoke detectors in the hotel. Could you help me please?
It generally takes a signifcant amount of smoke (more then blowing candles out would create) RIGHT NEXT to a smoke detector to set it off. Like the plume of smoke would have to touch the detector, so it’s highly unlikely it would happen. Like, you never hear about people setting off there smoke detectors that are smokers that smoke in there house, right?
You should be good unless you plan on lighting hundreds of them which is unlikely, then you would prolly set it off..
no, it wouldnt–just don’t burn to many, and put the window open when you blow them out, because that is when there is most smoke.
actually they might. Hotels tend to have a silent alarm.
My boyfriend did that for me for my birthday (Radisson Suites Hotel) and while in the process of putting all the candles out he recieved a phone call from the front desk saying the alarm went off and that they would be sending someone down.
(he ran to put them all away.
So what he did was take out the battery of the fire alarm. Problem solved!
I noticed a lot of people saying “unless you light A LOT!” my boyfriend had about 20? maybe less….and just as he was lighting them thats when he got the phone call. I guess it just depends ….