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anybods up on the 5839 regs?
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<blockquote data-quote="kme" data-source="post: 9448" data-attributes="member: 113"><p>I have been recently providing the electrical works for a local landlord; who has a street of 13 blocks of flats. All two storey, purpose built (1930s) 2 bed flats. Four flats per block (2 up, 2 down).</p><p></p><p>All privately rented; with no shared facilities.</p><p></p><p>Landlords current fire detection system (grade F) - ground floor &amp; first floor communal hallway / stairway. (2 no. per block!!)</p><p></p><p>I`ve picked up on this, and he has asked me to (quote)"come up with something".</p><p></p><p>The entry doors to the flats are not fire rated OR self-closing. My local council has informed me that they do NOT class the properties as HMO`s.</p><p></p><p>Their unofficial guidance is this:</p><p></p><p>D/LD2 in communal area; plus 1 no. heat detector in the room which opens onto the communal area. PLUS</p><p></p><p>A seperate D/LD3 within the flats themselves.</p><p></p><p>However, he then went on to say that, in his opinion, there should be a panel near the entry/exit.</p><p></p><p>So, AFAIK, it`s now a grade C?</p><p></p><p>And, if you`re going to fit a panel, it`ll have to be 5 zones. So you wouldn`t bother with an individuated LD3 within each flat; they`d all be taken back to the panel.</p><p></p><p>I don`t think the landlord will go for a grade C; on the cost issue. Am I better off trying to get at least a D in there?</p><p></p><p>Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated guys.</p><p></p><p>KME</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kme, post: 9448, member: 113"] I have been recently providing the electrical works for a local landlord; who has a street of 13 blocks of flats. All two storey, purpose built (1930s) 2 bed flats. Four flats per block (2 up, 2 down). All privately rented; with no shared facilities. Landlords current fire detection system (grade F) - ground floor & first floor communal hallway / stairway. (2 no. per block!!) I`ve picked up on this, and he has asked me to (quote)"come up with something". The entry doors to the flats are not fire rated OR self-closing. My local council has informed me that they do NOT class the properties as HMO`s. Their unofficial guidance is this: D/LD2 in communal area; plus 1 no. heat detector in the room which opens onto the communal area. PLUS A seperate D/LD3 within the flats themselves. However, he then went on to say that, in his opinion, there should be a panel near the entry/exit. So, AFAIK, it`s now a grade C? And, if you`re going to fit a panel, it`ll have to be 5 zones. So you wouldn`t bother with an individuated LD3 within each flat; they`d all be taken back to the panel. I don`t think the landlord will go for a grade C; on the cost issue. Am I better off trying to get at least a D in there? Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated guys. KME [/QUOTE]
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