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?
I know this has been brought up before but as a QS for a housing association ,i have been asked my opinion on interpretation of the regulations concerning SPD with smoke alarms (assuming they are a safety service).
several scenarios exist here :
1. Upgrading or updating existing alarms (ie...
Does anyone know what the new rules for England are for the rented sector smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors?
Can they be battery powered ie one in the hall and one on the landing ?
Again can the carbon monoxide detector be battery powered?
Does the kitchen have to have a heat detector...
A friend of mine has a couple of hard-wired some alarms in a house that, I think, was formally council owned. I took a look and they are overdue for replacement, but a quick search suggests they were Safelinks brand (nothing on the actual product to say so) and no replacement is available. This...
Doing work in a house the other day, and noticed they didn't have any smoke detectors... (well, one.. and it was a small 9v thing)
So ive sent in an estimate for what's needed... 3 smokes, 1 heat and a couple of Co.
However.. its an old property in the village and there's a little add-on to the...
I am an electrical labourer currently doing my own research on Alarms to self-educate as much as I can.
I would like to state the general rules I have learnt so far and would like to know if there's anything else I should be aware,
Smoke Alarms, 2 types - Ionisation and Optical (Optical is...
I have recently replaced my old mains (230v) smoke detector with a new one from Siemens (also connected to mains).
The flexible stranded wires for the new smoke detector are silver/aluminum coloured. The same was applicable to the old smoke detector. They look like this:
I just recently...
Not come across this before, so would like some help, please.
I went to install smokes and heat alarm (to new Scottish regs) in a fairly modern flat last week. The flat is on the top floor of three.
Noted that the flat had one smoke in the hall. Assessed minimum requirement as smoke in hall...
I installed some aico smoke detectors about a year ago. They are interlinked with radio bases.
The customer has just discovered that when she presses one of the buttons on the sky Q box the smoke detector goes off for 5-10 seconds.
Before I change the smoke detector I wondered if there was...
Hi Folks.....I'm replacing hard wired interlinked smoke alarms with new battery interlinked ones. I disconnected old alarms and left the wires connected to cable connectors. My intention was to push these into the ceiling and position new alarms to hide this. Downstairs cable is 4 core, and...
Hi,
I'm trying to source some smoke alarms that are compliant to new Scottish regs. I've picked up some Fire Angel units st230 & ht230. Ideally I'd like to pick up a wireless version of each that I can interlink with the mains units, but I can't find stock anywhere.
Any sources out there, or...
Hi,
My first post.
I am installing Nest Protect (battery) units, and have a problem as to where to fit them in the bedrooms.
Bedrooms all have flat ceilings, one door and one window each. So far so good.
The problem I have is each bedroom has a large ceiling fan and an Aircon unit. Two...
Having a bit of a mare at the moment with a small 2 story HMO (6 single rooms with shared kitchen) which was fitted relatively recently (2016 or so I think) by someone else but I was asked to do an annual certificate for one of my regular landlords as she was being fleeced by a 'professional'...
Hi all,
I'm helping my friend do up an old house he bought a couple months ago and obviously we need to have mains powered smoke detectors installed. I'd just like to ask a couple of questions about the type we need and their placement.
Firstly the upstairs landing is literally about 1m^2 and...
Hi Guys,
Perhaps an odd question but maybe it has been pondered by someone before; Scotland newbuild timber framed house.
As required hard wired and interconnected smoke detectors with integral backup batteries. One of them is high up on a vaulted ceiling which requires scaffold to access. I...
Existing circuit diagram attached. I opened all detectors to establish how they were supplied. Dedicated circuit off board and appears to be a radial circuit.
Question is. Can I simply take a 3 core and earth cable off the downstairs hall detector into the living room to a new smoke detector...
Was contacted by a local paper last week and asked about the Scottish Government smoke alarm requirements coming in on February.
Was mentioned in an article (and even had my good looks used to enhance sales 😃 ), although they spelled my name wrong (Stewart McLintock)
See below
Lots of threads already about the new legislation, and February ain’t far away… so I’d just like to post a few queries for discussion.
Not that I’ve come across anything myself. Customers are usually happy with the bare minimum, but just things I’ve heard.
Smoke detector fitted in attic where...
Just checking if this mains/rechargable unit can be used without the audio link module as
my CEF catalogue does not make it clear.I just want to link 2 smokes with the wireless base to keep
the cost down.
Thanks for any advice,
Regards,S
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