Smoke Alarm's

[wozz]

sorry mate was making tea.

 

[electricshock]

I normally scare my customers by telling them a true story. One job I went to, the customer had only an alarm clock plugged in an extension lead. In the middle of the extension lead cable something happened and caught fire. I was told the tenant actually came back in the house 15min after leaving to get something. That's when he heard the smokes gone off. He went upstairs and saw the carpet on flames. He had to throw a bucket of water on it.

 

[Maddison]

Pretty sure on any new install it's required to be on its own circuit. Not sure about an addition tho ?, can't remember where I read this but electricians guide to the building regs springs to mind ?

 

[tazz]

Its only recommended to fit mains smoke alarms on there own mcb, if they have no means of battery backup a Grade E system or the detector has no separate connection base. So with Aico, having its own termination base and battery backup to Grade D, power maybe supplied from either lighting circuit or its own mcb...choice is yours...Please guys remember these are Part 6 detectors for private dwellings and not for commercial shops, offices, pubs or Petrol stations, as Shell have just been fined for from H&S