Hi all,
I have just installed a brand new heat and smoke alarm. I hardwired the heat alarm to the CU on a dedicated circuit and then connected to a smoke on the landing. I inserted the batteries but all I got was this intermittent beep every 40 secs or so. The only 2 buttons on the alarms are...
Hey up all, finally actually STARTIN a thread as opposed to just reading them for once! Im sure this has been done before but thought id ask.
Client is doing up an old 2 up 2 down terrace to rent out and got quite a few bits to do. Not a full re-wire just board change, extra sockets, bonding...
Hi posted before
got loads of replies but still puzzzled on what we can do about feeding smoke alarms?
have put in some regs quotes from the excellent Amberleaf (please keep up the good work) and the confusing regs as usual.
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Fire detection circuits must be supplied independently of other...
HI all,
I was just wondering i have two smoke alarms to fit one upstairs one downstairs wich one would you fit downstairs optical or inonisation its a domestic premmises im re wiring i should really know the answer on this one as i have done loads of these im just having a blonde moment...
how do you stop a mains wired smoke alarm in the kitchen sounding off when it has come into contact with water under the floor boards it set the one positioned in the hall off as well I guess they were linked up. I tried to stop it by flipping the trip at the consumer unit but it did not work...
1) Are there any regulations concerning electrical cables that have been installed in a domestic house that are running under the floorboards or buried inside wall chases that are not connected to anything? For example, if you move a socket and run new cable to it as per bs7671 can you just...
Dear all, I'm after a bit of advice, I have just discovered that the mains powered smoke alarms have been connected to a dead circuit (since I moved in) and are just running off batteries, confusingly, the breaker marked 'smoke alarms' is the breaker for the upstairs lights, I have tried tracing...
hi all, i understand smoke alarms can be powered of lighting circuit but are there any other regs, the reason i asked is i thought you would need 3 rcd's not 2 but today Ive been told that isn't an problem can someone please fill me in as I'm just rewiring a house and intended to put an rcbo...
My aunt has just moved into her new house over the weekend. It was all rewired and replumbed before she moved in. It was all done though the estate agent as it was ex rented. I have seen the certs. for both but they have put in no smoke or heat alarms. Am i right in thinking it is a legal...
Can anyone confirm to me!!! ...... I received a A4 leaflet this year via the ECA stating that Smoke detectors in dwellings can be fed via a used lighting circuit ??????
I know and have read the stated stuff about being fed via own circuit etc etc !!!!
Of course in the perfect world their own...
Going to take a look at some ones smoke alarms later, all the info I have is that they keep going off, the woman said she has changed all the batts in them and they still go off and dont stop until she has pressed a button on them. They are all mains operated and its in a new build (about 2...
Does anyone know what the law says on deliberately disabling smoke alarms? I went back to a house I worked on earller this year. The owner has since then rented out a couple of the rooms to lodgers, and i couldn't help but notice that they/someone has put tape over the units in the kitchen and...
Hi Guys
Wiring an extension for the inlaws (yes it is being notified through building control as part of the self build). original installation upgraded recently to comply with 17th. I will be extending the original ring and lighting circuits but my question is do I have to fit interlinked...
Hello all,
Are there any good alternatives to the Ei radio link bases around? They are the only mains radio link smokes that I can find but they cost an awful lot. Any alternatives?
All the best,
Chris
Can anyone tell me if you can get a better looking mains smoke alarm (not so bulky)
I am doing a rewire and standard alarms will not look right in the house. the customer would like something recessed, but I have never seen any
Hi need some help.
I have been asked to install interlinked smoke alarms on two floors plus a loft conversion.They require 3 alarms on each storey.
In the past I have installed hard wire linked alarms in a single storey.I have also installed in another premises radio linked alarms.I have not...
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