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  1. 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!
  2. O

    Fire alarm void protection location

    I'm about to start first fixing this fire alarm in the industrial unit we are wiring, at the moment its totally empty and eventually will have a grid ceiling in. The dimensions are about 12M x 5M and the loft space will be open. The (quite new) fire alarm that had been fitted (but ripped out)...
  3. O

    MX Pro 5 fire alarm panel programming

    On this commercial building we are refurbishing it has the above fire alarm panel which I think is pretty much brand new, I'm not even sure it was ever fully installed as we found half a drum of FP above the ceiling, but by the time we arrived on site much of it had been gutted and cables...
  4. V

    Light Fixture and Fire Alarm question please

    Hi All, Please may I ask if light fixtures must now always be fitted by an electrician? also for domestic homes, is it okay for there to be a battery operated fire alarm and carbon monoxide alarm or should there also be a heat alarm and all three hard wired in? Thank you all so much, Vanessa
  5. 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?
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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?
  10. I

    Virtual Training / Fire Alarm Training

    Anyone ever took part in any of the virtual classroom training sold by the NICEIC? Interested in learning more about fire alarm systems and emergency lighting so figured they might be a good place to start. Is a fire alarm qualification similar to an electrical apprenticeships where you’d have...
  11. 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 ?
  12. sythai

    Another fire alarm question (sorry!)

    After my previous post.... just covering my @ss as have a large refurb coming up! 250m footprint. Have asked the question to LABC what system they requred for this one ? Come back with : Grade B / LD3 (new one for me) Can any one give me an idea of this may require, done quick google but...
  13. 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...
  14. N

    Fire & Acoustic Socket Box Inserts vs Putty?

    Hi all, Looking at putting in either putty or those premade fibre socket box inserts for fire rating + air leakage reasons. Just wondering if anyone has any experience and if the putty you have to mould in yourself is better than the premade fibre boxes or not.
  15. S

    Fire alarm issue ionisation smoke alarm 115

    Hi. I'm having an issue with 'ionisation smoke alarm 1151'. It has started beeping today in the corridor. I have replaced battery 9V, but it's still beeping and the one in the kitchen as well once I put 1151 placed back. Is electric engineer is required to fix the issue?
  16. G

    Bussman NON-35 fuse fire?

    Tenant reported that his fuse box caught fire. I found this stove circuit pullout. This unit was built in the 60s wired in aluminum but I found no corrosion and no indication of foil or other foreign material in the box.. The fuses are Bussman NON-35 Amp. Probably the original fuse from the...
  17. C

    Fire alarm loop testing

    Hi all Just a quick one. For a fire alarm loop addressable system. Fp200 1.5mm cpc 1.5mm To obtain R1+R2 would you treat the "loop" as a radial in effect and link brown and earth in connector then tester on other leg. Or would you treat it as a ring and figure of eight and can be tested...
  18. Aaron b

    Fire alarm certificate

    Hello, I've been asked to provide an annual test certificate on some fire alarms and emergency lighting in a guest house. I see that there are courses on fire alarms are these really necessary? The certificates are very basic so is the guidance with the bsi standard. What do others do with testing?
  19. N

    Fire panel required for Category M system?

    I am doing renovation to a cafe in Scotland at the moment and after speaking to the local council the building requires the minimum standard for a fire alarm system - category M which is manual system with no automatic detection, just 2 call points and 2 sounders. Basically i was wondering do...
  20. J

    Fire compartments in a house

    Hi guys I just want some clarity on fire sealing, I know it’s meant to be done where we may need to penattrate a fire barrier to run a cable. My confusion exsists where we have an upstairs ring circuit with a fused spur down stairs. I know firerated downlighters must be used where a habitable...
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