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  1. LmarshallSparks

    UK Fire Rating - Rear Knockouts @ Consumer Unit

    Hello All, I understand that when cables penetrate a fire-rated wall entering in to a consumer unit, appropriate fire-stopping measures are required to maintain the wall’s fire resistance. However, in scenarios where the consumer unit is mounted with a clearance from the wall, such that the...
  2. N

    Ctec fire alarm not lit up at all

    Hi, I have a ctec fire alarm, I think it's bi wire. There are no lights apart from the one on the power supply. I'm puzzled as it seems it just not be getting power but the call point lights up when pressed. Should I just replace the whole panel or replace the power supply first? Thanks
  3. I

    Fire Damper Actuators

    Hello Working on a site with dampers fitted on the ducting which need fire shut offs connected to the fire panel via an actuator. The actuators have 4 contacts “Damper Closed NO and NC” and “Damper Open NO and NC”. Presuming they need a NC contact so the actuator operates and closes the...
  4. kt6345

    Advice re Grade A LD2 Fire Alarm System in Freehold Building

    HI, I'm a director of a freehold building which is 4 stories (one flat per storey), with a basement flat with its own separate entrance down some stairs outside the entrance to the main building. In our latest fire health and safety report we have been advised that our freehold building needs...
  5. N

    grade B ld1 conventional fire detection system

    Are fire alarm companies/engineers the only people who can certify Grade B LD1 conventional fire detection systems? It’s on a domestic house Or can any spark self certify them through their competent person scheme using the certificate templates provided? I’ve been asked to install a system...
  6. banny07

    Fire rated or not

    I am installing spotlights in the kitchen. The customer bought downlight which (packing)says they are fire rated but I doubt it. What is your opinion on this please. See pictures..
  7. T

    Fire alarm Course Scotland

    Hi All, I am looking to start installing commercial fire alarms, I want to be able to design, install and commission. I am a member of NICEIC so have looked at their 4 day course, however they only do the course in the mid/south of England. Can anyone recommend a course in Scotland or if not...
  8. K

    Why gas boiler want fire using solar hybrid inverter

    Hi my name is Gintas I connected solar hybrid inverter to my house ring supply and it work very well everything except the gas boiler for on demand hot water, the radiator heating works fine any idea why boiler want fire when I open the tap?
  9. H

    UK Fire alarm question

    Hi all, i'm just after a definitive answer regarding a fire alarm system in a communal area/stairwell. There are call points, smoke heads & sounders on each floor (3 floors), with 5 owned flats each with a heat/sounder installed in the their hallways linked to the same system. Would this be...
  10. E

    Holiday let Fire Alarm

    Now there's a requirement for a Fire detection in all bedrooms as well as hallways Lounge and Kitchens can the detectors be wired from the existing lighting circuit or must it be a dedicated circuit, I know what's best practice but the logistics make it very expensive and impractical
  11. T

    Strange 3 cables in old Fire Smoke Alarm

    I'm about to order this wired smoke alarm system as it can network but I just went to see how my existing fire alarms are hooked up and there appear to be three wires? What/how would I connect the new one when it arrives? This old one isn't linked tot eh other one on the landing as I know for...
  12. D

    Cable for fire door magnets

    I'm installing mag-locks and fire door hold-open magnets at the moment and I'm wondering if any of the cable should be fire performance cable? As I understand it the actual cable from the PSU to the magnets (24V system) doesn't need to be as if it's damaged by fire then it just cause the doors...
  13. Wes1112

    Fire & EM Lighting testing requirement advice

    Hi, just looking for some advice, Do you need any governing body to be able to do Fire alarm & EM testing? Im awaiting my NIC or Napit but im hoping to secure a little contract doing these (ive done hundreds sub contracting) Thank you!
  14. R

    Do plugs have to be fire rated?

    Just saw a vid of someone putting in a CU on unistrut in a domestic property (why, i don't know), and one of the comments said it fails the regs because he used regular red rawl plugs instead of fire rated plugs. I didn't know this was a thing?
  15. Calebp43

    Fire rating of fuseboard

    I recently came across a video on YouTube and the guy fit a fuseboard. Very tidy job but I was confused as he used couplers to have the board not flush with the wall and there was massive holes in the back where the cable comes through. 1) doesn't it need to be ip rated so nobody can get there...
  16. O

    C-TEC fire alarm compatibility

    Hi, I need to extend a fire alarm, the panel is a CTEC CFP 2 zone one and currently it has a couple of apollo alarm sense sounder bases/heads on it. I fitted 2 extra normal (non-sounder) alarm sense bases and alarm sense heads but the panel is showing a fault on that zone, the fault clears if I...
  17. C

    Heat trace caught on fire

    Hello, I am in the process of conducting an investigation on a heat trace that was found on fire. The jacket around the wires could have been damaged from the installation of a regulator that was replaced prior, but I can not 100% confirm the damage since it burned in the process. The...
  18. H

    Fire alarm certificate generator?

    Hi, we are currently using Electraform to generate fira alarm certs but this is proving expensive. Does anyone know of any other similiar applications to generate certs?
  19. The apprentice

    Fire rated down lights ?

    Hi there fire rated down lights in a dropped false ceiling with no insulation and 2.5 watt LED lamps in cladding in kitchen with room space above not part of bs7671 but coding opinions if we do for safety ?
  20. sythai

    Grade A... fire detection/ domestic property !?

    Hi Guys Recently finished a new build house, 2 levels/ 5 bed. Wired AICO grade D LD2 system throughout. LABC has come to sign off saying needs to be grade A system. Havent got full details, just to chatted to builder (owner of property) on phone. Did only think this was required on a domestic...
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