Tess Safety Pole – Extendable Tool for Testing Smoke Detectors and Fire Alarms

Bought this for work, I test exit and emergency lights. I never thought this would work so well, but I have now hung up my ladder and just use this. Even though it’s compact, It’s strong and can test the button from a distance.

Sturdy and does as expected.

it just what I needed to reach the smoke alarms ( to test) , I wish it was a bit more compact design so i could keep in my pocket. Now the SD on those 12 ft ceilings are no longer out of reach.

I use this for work and it’s perfect! I would like if it locked open though.

Exactly what I needed.

I have used a few different smoke detector testers and this one is the best one I have used. It has the rubber end so it does not slip of the test button and I am able to test a wide variety of button types.

I'm a commercial building engineer and part of my job is testing emergency lighting fixtures and the test buttons are mounted in many different orientations which require pushing from the side, straight up and down and from many different angles, the tip on this pole is great with the way it is angled but the pole itself is just not rigid enough when fully extended to be very effective at pushing switches or buttons, it's ok for home smoke detectors but for commercial lighting tests it leaves a lot to be desired.

A little hard to focus that point on the little tiny test button but it works. Sometimes I use the handle since it more blunt. Hard to miss. I still use an extendable paint pole though. Easier to manage. Pain to carry but easier to use.