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  1. T

    Legal Requirements for smoke/fire detection in a cafe?

    Hello, I have been trying to find out the answer to a seemingly simple question - Does a Cafe require by law to have smoke detectors or a fire alarm? Any help much appreciated!! Daniel
  2. T

    Aico Detection In Commercial Premises

    After working with electrical contractors for years, where we work together very well. The lastest trend seems to be lets fit Aico smoke detectors in commercial buildings and save some money. Aico are great detectors for you part P domestic premises but please guys use a BS5839 part 1 for you...
  3. J

    slow rotational motion detection (solar PV surplus monitoring)

    Hi, I am not an electrician and my knowledge about electricity is quite limited but I believe that this is the right place where to submit my question. I recently had a solar PV panels installed and I am monitoring solar PV generation and whole house consumption by...
  4. D

    HMO and Fire Detection

    I've done a bit of searching online but no clear answer as of yet, was wondering if one of you guys could help. I've been asked to do an alarm installation in a house that is classed as HMO (Home Multiple Occupancy) in short, is there anything specific I need to be doing or will the following...
  5. cliffed

    pir detection

    hi 2 every1,been helpin out on a county job recently,in a large store area, installed bout 10 years ago,lightin trunking etc.Been asked 2 reconfigure switching of lightin, orignal ctrl via 2 way & intermeddiate switches,these to be replaced as instructed by county.This is where the hassle...
  6. R

    Smoke detection cert for loft conversion

    Not sure if this is in the right section but I've had someone aske me if I could issue a smoke alarm certificate for them. It's a loft conversion where another electrician has installed mains smoke detectors but can't sign it off because he's not part P apparently. So how would you go about...
  7. C

    Fire/smoke alarm for flats and shop

    I have been asked by a friend who bought a couple of flats and a shop recently about some kind of linked fire or smoke alarm. One flat is ground floor with it's own front door on the street. The second flat is a maisonette type on the 1st and 2nd floor with it's own main door via an outside...
  8. M

    Smoke detection in domestic premises, Is there a wireless device???????

    Hi, I am currently pricing a job and the drawings specify 5 smoke detectors throughout the premises. I have priced to interlink the detectors together on its own circuit using a three core and earth between each unit. The customer is asking whether there is such a thing as wirless smoke...
  9. E

    Bs 5839 Fire detection

    Hi Guys, Just wondered if anyone has a copy or link of bs 5839 parts 1 and 6 as well as building regs document B? Thanks in advance
  10. K

    Smoke detection

    Hi Guys, I have been asked to complete a job started by another spark who, at the time was not working, but now employed again, and not intrested in finishing this one off. The customer wanted three smokes , landing, hall, and kitchen. what i am left with is a 1mm t+e tail from the nearest...
  11. B

    fire detection test

    Hi all can any one tell me if any papers are needed to do a piriodic test of a 1year old fire alarm system or will the experiance i have with this system make me a compitant person. cheers in advance
  12. J

    Requirements for fire detection?

    Hi All, I am currently wiring two new build outbuildings at the back of a friends property. One of the buildings will contain a swimming pool,shower room and a utility room. The other building will contain an office, kennels and a small kitchen. The buildings will be used for the...
  13. kevyn

    Smoke Detection help

    Hi all, I have been asked to install smoke detectors in a three storey building in the stair well. I am not clued up on the regulations for this. Ideally the client wants one on every floor outside the front door of the flats. every wall is solid and he suggested possibly getting wireless...
  14. K

    Fire detection and alarm query

    Hi, I have been asked to advise on fire detection and alarm requirements for the following: The property has 5 levels including a basement (4 storey house?), no storey floor area is greater than 200m2 though. It is being re-decorated and perhaps some minor structural changes made (is this...
  15. S

    Fire Detection Certification.

    Morning all, Due to start a rewire soon and one thing that has me stumped is this. Client wants to install his own security & fire alarm combined system. Basically, its a standard security alarm with the options of installing fire detection components. I am not entirely sure how...
  16. B

    Live cable detection

    Hi, this is my first post I have a client who has several 3/4 core PVC armoured cables laid onto cable trays. They want to remove those which are now redundant, and can then be reused. First I need to identify which cables on the tray are still live, along the length of the tray. I was...
  17. H

    fire detection?

    hi people i'm a 17th edition JIB graded electrician. i am a little confused about the regulations with regards to fire detection. i'm picking up the pieces on a job where the electrician who carried out the initial installation did not carry it out in accordance with the 17th edition. the house...
  18. zone77

    smoke detection needed?

    can someone please tell me if i have to install smokes when i am changing consumer unit and instaling l new conservatory ring and lighting?? customer not keen on extra cost and work:(
  19. B

    NIMh ENd of chrage detection

    i am intersted in the end of charge detection(-deltaV) on some NIMH chargers, i would like to test that effect on some chargers. I got some chargers(like GP Smart power bank, GP H500,etc...),all the chargers i have use the drop of voltage as end of charge detection, so what i did is, I connected...
  20. S

    confused with smoke detection systems.

    Hallo guys, im a little confused, i was wiring beauty salon for another company, they asked me to install fire alarm system. They call someone to do fire risk assesment, and the guy told us that we will be ok installing standard domestic-like type detectors with 3core + e cable. I used the Aico...

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