smoke alarm cable

[musicspark]

Hi chaps

this is my first post.

does anyone know what the regs are regarding cable for smoke alarms in domestic premises? Is T&E acceptable or is FP or LSF a requirement

M

 

[NozSpark]

In a normal house you can use 3&E for the interconnecting cables and T&E for the supply; if you use 3&E for the supply from a db then you can carry out your full tests from there (after removing the alarms that is!!)

I suspect for houses of 3 or more stories and HMO's will require FP

 

[musicspark]

thanks mate

 

[M107]

I use 1mm T/E and Aico with RF bases on refurb or loft conversions/extensions, no need for the dedicated smokes circuit then

Newbuilds I go for a dedicated circuit wired in 3c/e with standard smoke/heat heads.

Taken from the Aico website:

"RF INTERCONNECTION WIRELESS SYSTEMS

Although the previous version of the

document didn

 

[Doc Hudson]

Welcome to the forum Musicsparks.

Doc H.

 

[batty]

Hello musicspark welcome to the forum. Are you music spark because you have your radio on load when your working.

Batty

 

[musicspark]

thanks to all you guys for your comment and welcoming me to he forum.

Oh and batty, I'm called musicspark because I was on the road for 20 odd years as a pro musician, that's why I'm new to the trade and may ,from time to time, ask some dumb questions.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

thanks to all you guys for your comment and welcoming me to he forum.Oh and batty, I'm called musicspark because I was on the road for 20 odd years as a pro musician, that's why I'm new to the trade and may ,from time to time, ask some dumb questions.

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dumb questions?

that do be a contradiction in terms m8!! ?:|

if you don't know somthing................

ASK!!

that ain't dumb!!!

thats using common sense and a logical process to extract information to enhance your knowledge!!!!

{BLIMEY!!!!!!!!!! I impressed myself with that answer!}

:^O :^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

On site Guide pages 64 - 66 section 7.5.2. gives general guidance.

and Page 16 of Approved document B "Fire safety"

1.21 states

any cable suitable for domestic wiring may be used for power supply and interconnection of smoke alarms.....

 

[musicspark]

?thats using common sense and a logical process to extract information to enhance your knowledge!!!!

{BLIMEY!!!!!!!!!! I impressed myself with that answer!}

:^O :^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

Socrates would have been proud!