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  1. newfutile

    Amendment 2 smoke alarms and SPD

    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...
  2. Bob Geldoff1234

    UK Rented sector smoke alarms regs

    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...
  3. B

    Amd2 SPD on smoke alarms

    Quick question guys, if adding mains smoke alarms in a rental / domestic property's will we also need to provide SPD now. cheers all
  4. P

    Replacement for 670MBX smoke alarms

    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...
  5. littlespark

    Another smoke detector question... Scottish property.

    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...
  6. Pegasus

    Smoke / Heat Alarms, Seeking Recommendations

    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...
  7. M

    Aluminum wire for new mains smoke detector?

    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...
  8. pirate

    Info please on a mains powered smoke alarm

    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...
  9. HappyHippyDad

    Pressing Sky Q button sets off smoke alarm!

    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...
  10. C

    Smoke alarm replacement

    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...
  11. D

    Trying to source smoke alarms in Scotland

    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...
  12. R

    Smoke Alarm Positioning

    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...
  13. Dartlec

    Smoke detector false alarms

    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'...
  14. S

    Smoke alarm placement

    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...
  15. F

    Smoke detector with separate backup batteries?

    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...
  16. S

    Add a smoke detector

    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...
  17. baldelectrician

    Should Scottish Government delay new smoke detector law

    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
  18. littlespark

    Smoke detectors and Scotland (again!)

    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...
  19. S

    Aico 3000 series smoke alarms,audio link.

    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
  20. M

    Mains interlinked smoke detectors

    Hi. My property is 25 years old. It has the original Fire Angel mains interlinked smoke detectors. One on the ground floor passage and one directly above on the first floor hallway ceiling. They have become unreliable - one going off no longer sets the other off. I have replaced Duracell 9v...
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