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    Heat Alarm Wiring

    Hi folks, Just had a rewire done but subsequently had to replace two ceilings which meant an electrician removing my heat alarm from the ceiling. I'm looking to reconnect it now and don't want to waste a day waiting for the electrician to come back out but unsure of the wiring terminations and...
    • allytech
    • Thread
    • advice alarm alarms black brown electrician heat wiring
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  2. M

    Smoke and heat alarm installation quotes?

    I was looking to find out the going rate to install smoke and heat alarms in two property's. All have to be interlinked with the regulations in lettings in Scotland. Property 1 is a 3 bedroom up and downstairs house, smokey to be installed in living room, top of hall and bottom of hall with a...
  3. S

    heat recovery extractor fans

    Just wondering if anyone has fitted many and what you thought would be the better make to go for? Heatsava, vent axia, kair. Cheers
  4. Worcester

    Renewable Heat Incentive Degression Triggers

    Can anyone get their head around this!! The key documents are here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/domestic-rhi-mechanism-for-budget-management-estimated-commitments The stats spreadsheets and the fact sheet, all from the same page. This clearly shows the 10% degression for biomass...
  5. N

    Wiring Domestic heat and smoke detectors

    Hi I have recently been to look at my friends newly built extension. The guy asked me about the fire alarms and how I would go about doing them as he wasn't sure . I advised that the way to meet regulation would be to take the existing Battery powered alarms down, and hard wire from an RCBO in...
    • Nathwri
    • Thread
    • bases build detectors domestic heat radio smoke supply wiring
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
  6. A

    2 17A Heat Mats Through Contactor

    Hi, I need to install 2 separate underfloor heat mats both rated at 17A on individual 20A breakers. The heatmat controls are rated at 16A so I think it would have to go through a contactor right? I can install an enclosure in a cupboard for the contactors but would I have to use 2 x 1 pole...
  7. D

    Control of Air Source Heat Pump

    I have a CH/HW system with 6 stats, some of which are programmable all at £240V. They control my Oil Fired boiler System. I am having an ASHP fitted which I want to control with the existing 240V timer/stat control system. The ASHP has a pair of terminals (Currently looped) as part of its 12V...
  8. J

    Is it Regulation to have a Heat Alarm in the Kitchen ?

    Having a new kitchen fitted and the workmen have said we need to have a heat alarm in the kitchen as well as the smoke alarm in the hall. The hall smoke alarm is 2 metres away from the kitchen, it is a 1920s small 1 bedroom flat and has never had a heat alarm in the kitchen only the 1 alarm in...
    • James81
    • Thread
    • alarm fitted having heat kitchen regulation smoke where
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  9. J

    aico mains wired interlinked/radio linked smokes and heat detectors

    A little query for you guys that fit these smoke detectors, I've got a site visit next week to quote up for a landlord requesting more smoke and heat detectors fitted in his apartments. He has explained on the phone that he currently has aico mains wired smoke detectors fitted in some of his...
    • juanpabs
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    • aico detectors fitted heat linked mains radio smoke smokes wired
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    heat ,;ventilation for down lights

    I have a metal framed suspended ceiling 150mm depth below a kitchen and bathroom of the flat above With 100mm earth wool insulation, can I or is it safe to use 7 fire rated cast downlighters with bulbs of the energy class d of 120 depth 220×220×150 galvinised downlight light insulation...
  11. M

    Advice on distance from heat sources for trunking and sockets

    Hi all, Wondered if anyone could please tell me what is the minimum distance required above convection heaters for the kind of wide plastic trunking that carries cables and has sockets inset into it - the sort that's like a dado rail. It's in a portacabin if that makes any difference. Ta very...
    • Masood
    • Thread
    • advice distance heat socket sockets trunking
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    heat from floursecent tubes

    installing some 2x 35w flourescent fittings in an office and they are clearly designed for entry thru the ceiling straight into the terminals but the old ones were wired in singles in conduit so have drilled 20mm holes in lights for side feeding etc. One of them in particular has got me a bit...
  13. D

    aico heat detectors rechargeable type. for sale!

    Have a realisation of my stock and have decided to have a little clear out, before I stick them on flea bay I thought would offer stuff on here, next item is 10 Ei164RC Heat detectors all boxed have been in store for a while waiting for a project that looks like its never gonna happen so they...
  14. driverman

    Air heat source pumps

    Hi Guys, soon be wiring for an air heat source pump which is to be sited outside a detached double garage with a studio flat above. I need to determine the overall load that will be required to determine size of sub main to be installed. At this point in time I've no info from the owner about...
  15. K

    Outdoor socket from isolator and heat pump

    Hi, I'm new to this forum so hopefully it is in the right section. So I'll get to the point, basically I live in an upstairs flat and have a garden out the back and to cut the grass I have to run an extension lead to the garden when I cut the grass and if I'm doing any work in there, but the...
    • Kierin
    • Thread
    • garden heat isolator outdoor outdoor socket possible pump socket
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. driverman

    smoke - heat - carbon alarms

    I will be installing several smoke - heat and carbon monoxide detectors shortly as per spec. I've not done carbon monoxide detectors before. I take it, electrically wiring them is the same as smoke and heat detectors. They will be wired and interconnected on one circuit and protected by a RCBO...
  17. S

    Heat Recovery Ventilator Installation

    Need to fit one of these (xpelair xhr150) but the only external wall space i can core through is below the window. Would this be ok?? i.e will it remove the damp if its running at low level
  18. B

    DNO application to connect for heat pumps

    You are probably aware of these Forms A, B and C on the MCS site: Microgeneration Certification Scheme - Heat Pumps which we have to complete prior to connecting a heat pump. I want to put the application in early on one of my jobs because it is a largish heat pump and in a village and I want...
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    Minimum ground needed for Ground Source Heat to work?

    Hi, This is my first posting here so apologies for any transgressions, upsets, etc. I'm going to renovate a house and it's got a fairly large garden. I want to install a Ground Source Heat Pump/system but I've no idea of the minimum size/shape I need to make it work. Can anyone answer my...
    • fixit9660
    • Thread
    • doing electrical work ground heat hours minimum needed number source worcester
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Solar Thermal Advice Forum
  20. S

    Heat pump + underfloor vat rate

    I have just priced a job with an heat pump and 45sqm of underfloor heating in an extension. Another company has quoted for the job with vat @5% across the board while have charged it @5% for the hp work and 20% for the underfloor kit + labour. How are you guys charging vat on these jobs.
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