Smoke Detectors - Own Circuit or Lighting?

[alarm man]

Surely a dedicated fire panel would have a back up battery similar to an intruder alarm system??

surely it wont be long before fire alarms with dedicated panels are standard in homes as commercial properties,i do fire and security ,and alot of houses i go to have dedicated fire panels,theres some neat 2 zone panels out there,personally i wouldnt rely on mains smokes or heats the sound output is poor for one then the low battery problems where some people just disconnect the thing weve all seen the stories,at least with a fire panel it will beep non stop if you diss a detector,ive got fire detectors in every room linked to my intruder alarm with seperate sounders for fire..next time i decorate im putting in a fire panel..its the future. suprised more sparks are not pricing for it.as every one wants an intruder alarm,its the fire alarm they really need..

 

[The Truth]

skip the alarm lets just go straight to sprinklers! when you think about it...in the 21st centary every home should have some sort or sprinkler system . atleast new builds.

 

[aaronstuart]

Spoke to my NICEIC assessor the other day, they rcommend off a reg used lighting circuit, with no point of isolation ( key switch, sfs etc), as can use mcb for isolation.

 

[Jimmyb]

Spoke to my NICEIC assessor the other day, they rcommend off a reg used lighting circuit, with no point of isolation ( key switch, sfs etc), as can use mcb for isolation.

the onsite guide (bottom of p65) state that it has to isolated without affecting the lighting circuit, but i do agree that you should have a isolation point, you just cant win with smoke alarms now a days there always a down side when you follow regs

 

[TEFFSAY]

not if the mcb was to trip due to overload or short circuit.