How to test your smoke alarm
- Posted On: 27 Mar 2026
It is vital for you and your housemates safety to test your smoke alarms either weekly or monthly.
It also a term of your tenancy agreement, the test will take 10-20 seconds.
Cloud Lettings will check the system is working before you move in and during any property inspection.
The link below is a 30 second guide on how to test your alarms: https://www.safelincs.co.uk/video_player.php?vid=31
TO TEST THE ALARM
Check that the green power light is lit on the smoke alarm
Press and hold the test button for up to 10 seconds to ensure the alarm sounds and triggers any interconnected alarms.
You must record faults or false alarms immediately. If the alarm only sounds in one room or does not sound at all please report this to the office immediately by calling 01522 802020 or via your WhatsApp group
The smoke alarm is wired into the main electrics with a battery back up which will come into use in the instance the electricity has been cut. From time to time the battery will need changing. Please refer to our how to change a smoke alarm battery guide
