alarms

  1. L

    Smoke alarms

    Does a new lighting circuit have to include smoke alarms. It’s not a full rewire of the property.
  2. S

    Dodgy smoke alarms sold online

    Hi all, I made the apparent mistake of ordering some aico ei3016 alarms from amazon, I needed them asap for today and amazon just seemed like the easiest option as they were offering prime delivery. The price of them was just over £40 each, so in line with some wholesalers and online...
  3. Electrical2Go

    Save on Kidde Alarms This Weekend!

    Hi all, This weekend we are running an offer on selected Kidde alarms! Make sure you stock up as these are some of our lowest prices yet. Click one of the images below to find out more.
  4. T

    Plastic doors and exit sensors for burglar alarms

    Hi, does anyone know of a way to fix a magnetic alarm contact to a plastic door which has a curved beading shape where the magnetic contact would normally be fitted to the exit door. Thanks, T
  5. B

    smoke alarms are acting odd

    i had a builder do some work but now my smoke alarms turn off when the lights are off, does this mean i can only have a fire when the lights are on?
  6. newfutile

    connecting CO alarms to smoke alarms

    any BS 5839 experts know whether CO alarms should be connected to the smoke/heat alarm system ? after completing an efixx CPD it seems they should not be , however multi alarms detectors exist with an optical and CO alarm in one unit and while that unit on the aico lights up to indicated CO or...
  7. Midwest

    Which Manufacture of Smoke Alarms

    We have a domestic fire alarm system in some leasehold properties. The existing BRK alarms are no longer available in the UK. These alarms/system are due to be replaced, but that project has hit a technical issue, and has been delayed. Some of the properties have had failed alarms, which had to...
  8. pirate

    Van alarms again...anybody used Vanguardian?

    I saw a slot on Dragon's Den about the Vanguardian alarms. Seemed a good idea to me, but the dragons really didn't grasp the nature and extent of the problem of theft from vans and the efforts the scum go to in order to steal your stuff and wreck your livelihood. Anyway, I just wondered if any...
  9. newfutile

    Amendment 2 smoke alarms and SPD

    I know this has been brought up before but as a QS for a housing association ,i have been asked my opinion on interpretation of the regulations concerning SPD with smoke alarms (assuming they are a safety service). several scenarios exist here : 1. Upgrading or updating existing alarms (ie...
  10. Bob Geldoff1234

    UK Rented sector smoke alarms regs

    Does anyone know what the new rules for England are for the rented sector smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors? Can they be battery powered ie one in the hall and one on the landing ? Again can the carbon monoxide detector be battery powered? Does the kitchen have to have a heat detector...
  11. B

    Amd2 SPD on smoke alarms

    Quick question guys, if adding mains smoke alarms in a rental / domestic property's will we also need to provide SPD now. cheers all
  12. P

    Replacement for 670MBX smoke alarms

    A friend of mine has a couple of hard-wired some alarms in a house that, I think, was formally council owned. I took a look and they are overdue for replacement, but a quick search suggests they were Safelinks brand (nothing on the actual product to say so) and no replacement is available. This...
  13. E

    WiFi Fire Alarms to Residential Buildings only ??

    A recent conversation with Aico technical enquiring to maybe fit wifi devices in a commercial environment, workshops, business units. Surprisingly, you will need permission from Building control or a Fire Chief before installing them as they are for Domestic or residential use only. Does this...
  14. Mike Johnson

    For Sale Aico Alarms All New in Box's

    Can't find my original listing, but have extra alarms added to the list: Now a bundle of seven. All new and never mounted. Item Description: One Ei3024 dated September 2032 One Ei3028 dated November 2031 Two Ei3028 dated August 2032 One Ei2110e dated Jan 2030 One Ei 3024 dated Jun 2031 One...
  15. Pegasus

    Smoke / Heat Alarms, Seeking Recommendations

    I am an electrical labourer currently doing my own research on Alarms to self-educate as much as I can. I would like to state the general rules I have learnt so far and would like to know if there's anything else I should be aware, Smoke Alarms, 2 types - Ionisation and Optical (Optical is...
  16. D

    Trying to source smoke alarms in Scotland

    Hi, I'm trying to source some smoke alarms that are compliant to new Scottish regs. I've picked up some Fire Angel units st230 & ht230. Ideally I'd like to pick up a wireless version of each that I can interlink with the mains units, but I can't find stock anywhere. Any sources out there, or...
  17. Dartlec

    Smoke detector false alarms

    Having a bit of a mare at the moment with a small 2 story HMO (6 single rooms with shared kitchen) which was fitted relatively recently (2016 or so I think) by someone else but I was asked to do an annual certificate for one of my regular landlords as she was being fleeced by a 'professional'...
  18. M

    Fire alarms must be hard wired?

    Hello, I applied for a retrospective completion certificate for kitchen relocation. The work was done about 7 years ago. The building standard surveyor says that I need to install interlinked smoke and heat alarms to comply with the new fire regulations. I got in touch with different...
  19. D

    Smoke/heat alarms EICR

    Hello All So the scenario is; turn up to an EICR in a house, everything is good apart from seeing the smoke alarm on the ceiling with the head removed and the plastic cover missing that goes over the connections. Obviously not a C1 so out of the question Would you code it as a C2 as it’s a...
  20. Neptune

    Permanent live for smoke alarms and emergency lighting

    Need some guidance please. I know that smoke alarms require a permanent live and neutral in order to operate. Is this also the case with emergency lights? (The type you have in stairways) Secondly, have I also understood correctly that these two can only be available at the ceiling rose if the...
    • Neptune
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    • alarms emergency emergency lighting lighting live permanent smoke smoke alarms
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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