Smoke alarm regulations

[brizospark]

A friend of mine is in the process of renting a property out.

Can anyone answer these questions:-

1. Do smoke alarms in the property have to be mains powered w/ battery backup?

2. Do all smoke alarms in the property have to be interlinked?

3. If the answer to no. 2 is yes, where can I purchase radio controlled interlinkable alamrma at a decent price?

Thanks in advance

BzSp

 

[telectrix]

1. yes 2. yes . 3.try electric center. or google AICO.

 

[brizospark]

Radio linked smoke alarms are expensive!

 

[RWJ]

A friend of mine is in the process of renting a property out.

Can anyone answer these questions:-

1. Do smoke alarms in the property have to be mains powered w/ battery backup?

2. Do all smoke alarms in the property have to be interlinked?

3. If the answer to no. 2 is yes, where can I purchase radio controlled interlinkable alamrma at a decent price?

Thanks in advance

BzSp

1... YES

2.... YES

3.... YES City's and Denmans often do cracking deals on RF Bases

 

[Octopus]

Do they have to be mains powered? I thought this applied to new builds and rewires.

 

[electromonkey]

Don't forget a heat in the kitchen too.

Your smokes need to be 300mm from walls and light fittings and 7.5m from all habitable rooms too.

 

[brizospark]

the property is around 20 year old, and so is the wiring. He just wants the smoke alarms fitted, minimum fuss

 

[electromonkey]

the property is around 20 year old, and so is the wiring. He just wants the smoke alarms fitted, minimum fuss

Minimum fuss??? Mains wired interlinked smoke detectors are probably the most important purchase a landlord will make. They should splash out and get them all wired and interlinked via cable. Maintainence of them will be cheaper and easier for them in the future then too.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Have a look at the relevant british standards for fire alarms etc, cant remember the BS number but if you google it, you will find it.

From memory i think normal domestic rental properties have to be to Grade LD3, HMO's are different. Shoving smoke alarms in is not to be treat with contempt, it needs doing properly, cos it something goes pear shaped, you can guess where the brown stuff will go.

Cheers..........Howard

PS just had a nosey and its BS5839.

 

[Mr.Si]

1. yes 2. yes . 3.try electric center. or google AICO.

If you call the Firedept out to get them to fit them, don't they just fit battery only ones?

 

[electromonkey]

They install Fire Angels which have a ten year battery. They're not satisfactory for a rental property though but much better than nothing.

 

[PC Electrics]

Radio linked smoke alarms are expensive!

How 'expensive' is 5 years in the pokey??
That's what one landlord is doing for not providing smokes and his tenant getting badly burned in a fire!!

 

[Octopus]

Radio linked smoke alarms are expensive!

Maybe but the expensese on the house are offset against his tax bill so effectively they won't cost him too much!