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  1. Dartlec

    Feed to flat in escape route - best option?

    I have a job coming up where I likely need to replace old twin and earth (imperial size) feeding one, perhaps two flats in a 3 storey converted building. The ground floor is a separate front entrance, the upper flats have a side entrance with stairwell, which is protected with smoke and EL...
  2. S

    Escape routes definition

    Hi. Looked at a job this morning for remedial work on an EICR. The inspection has noted the plastic consumer unit within the hallway cupboard and given it a C2 rating citing regulation 422.2. The flat is on the second floor so the hallway would be the primary means of escape for the occupants...
  3. cliffed

    Escape routes again & again

    Just done our 18th,hey ok,tutor mentioned metal fixings etc,we were in a classroom with normal T bar false ceiling,I asked if these cables above needed proper metallic supporting,he said no ceiling is fire rated. Not really getting that,looks so flimsy ,what do you guys reckon.
  4. KevinH

    What EICR code for plastic trunking in escape routes?

    Hi to all. I'm new and this is my first post. I'm doing an EICR on a 3 story building split into multiple offices to let. One thing I noticed is t+e cables in plastic trunking almost throughout (switch/socket drops, across ceilings to lights etc). Would this be a code 2 or 3? Also would same...
  5. D

    Escape route in dwellings fire clips and best methods

    So have been trying to find the best method for containment of multiple cables above escape routes in dwellings (hidden in the ceilng) the little red pre fixed fold over clips look like a pain in the ---. Was wondering if there is a better method (similar to the conventional clips) and If...
  6. mwigham85

    Fireproof Supports in escape routes.

    Hi Guys, Does a hallway in a dwelling class as an escape route for this Reg or is it just shared access escape routes that this Reg covers? thanks
  7. mwigham85

    Supporting cables in an escape routes

    Hi Guys, Quick question can you add cables to existing PVC trunking in escape routes without fire proof support if your coming off an existing circuit within the PVC trunking? Regards Mike
  8. D

    Is a mains interlinked fire alarm required when renovating property?

    Evening all..just wondering if it is a building control requirement to have a mains fire alarm installed throughout the property when an extension has been built or walls knocked through to make a kitchen/diner etc. I have worked on a loft conversion last year and the building control officer...
  9. M

    Wiring in escape routes

    What's the requirement for wiring/containment above plasterboard ceilings within escape routes
  10. Leesparkykent

    Amendment 3 escape routes and building control.

    So yesterday I was wiring the communal areas in a block of flats that im doing and the building control officer pops his head in with the site agent. Concrete ceilings that's having a MF suspended ceiling underneath so we are using bang in cable tie bases.......Building control officer pipes up...
  11. S

    Newly installed mira escape shower electric stopped working.

    Hi, i had a new escape mira electric shower installed month ago and it already stopped working. the neon light on the pull cord switch comes on when cord is pulled but when i press the power button on the shower, the light on the pullcord switch goes off and shower doesn't work. can someone...
  12. A

    AMD 3 wiring in escape routes

    As I'm sure you are aware Amd 3 states that wiring in escape routes should have fire resistant supports. Just wondering what others would do from a realistic and practical point of view if you were to add an additional light in a corridor say. Would you then have to ensure that all the wiring...
  13. dlt27

    Non combustible cable supports in escape routes.

    Hi all, I have just read a report by BRE on the effects on cable supports caused from fire. It stated the obvious about the plastic clips, plastic conduit etc failing. However what I found interesting was that the metal supports failed due to the plastic rawl plugs failing. So I just wondered...
  14. D

    Wiring Systems in escape routes

    What is an Escape Route ? .. i would think the whole house is an escape route depending were you are in the house. I asked as i was doing some wiring for a friend (trying to learn a bit form the REAL WORLD) putting in Power cables to the Lights and the Sockets The Socket mainly went around the...
  15. J

    Amendment 3- escape routes

    wiring systems in escape routes 521.11 reading a little into this- does this apply to domestic? or just just larger buildings which can be class as BD2, BD3, BD4. surface plastic trunking going across a ceiling to a pendant in a house- would this really require metal clips?
  16. A

    New regs for Mini Trunking in escape routes

    are hallways classed as escape routes or bedrooms etc. not very clear on what rooms this will come under. what fixing can you get to go in mt2 trunking with 6mm as there is not a lot of space. also are these regs applicable now or is it when 18th edition comes out. all bit confusing. what about...
  17. E

    smoke alarm interlink and wireless

    The building inspector wants smokes In Every habitable room! We only wired main escape routes and kitchen! We used 3 core to interlink! So we need extra smokes but ceilings plastered! Do the aico radio control smoke alarms have a termination point for a hard wired interlink cable? If so I...
  18. A

    non maintained escape light tube ends glowing

    Hi there, I have a non maintained escape luminaire that is approx 6 years old. The luminaire works ok, but I have noticed that the ends of the 8W tube glow when the luminaire is in charge mode (ie energised) the tube ends are warm also. Can anyone shed any light (scuse the pun) on this for...
  19. S

    Customers - aaaaagh!

    At the end of a very long and successful week why is it one narky customer can spoil everything! We confirmed 4 jobs and have another 3/4 in the pipeline all our customers are telling us that we're going the extra mile that's why we're getting the business and everything is rosy until Friday...
  20. A

    Fire Safety Prosecutions Continue

    Gregg's have been burning the bacon rolls again! On a serious note, a successful prosecution of Gregg's has been brought, regarding Fire Safety Order failures: Gregg's Prosecuted, Fined £50,000 There will be many more come 2011 too, I suspect.

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