Smoke Detectors

[Essex1]

My understanding is that a rented dwelling less than 200M2 and over two floors all smoke/heat/CM detection should be mains powered with battery back up.

Discuss

 

[steptoe]

Doesn't apply to me,

I only ever use AICO anyway.

:C

 

[Essex1]

Is it not covered in here somewhere ?

Looked there. Rubbish website.

 

[Steve3948]

If they should be replaced every 5 years regardless, and you can now buy them with 5 year built in batteries, why should they have to have mains supply.

Is just head in the sand stuff.

Apparently some LBC accept this.

 

[Murdoch]

All this stuff about smoke & co detectors is pants if you ask me.

Hardly anyone is aware of it, even fewer are abiding to it.

Just saying.

 

[Essex1]

If they should be replaced every 5 years regardless, and you can now buy them with 5 year built in batteries, why should they have to have mains supply.

Is just head in the sand stuff.

Apparently some LBC accept this.

Because as I understand it that is what the British Standard says.

 

[ProDave]

All rental properties up here from 1st December must have hard wired smokes, head detector in kitchen and CO detector wherever there is a combustion appliance.

 

[Steve3948]

Because as I understand it that is what the British Standard says.

But that standard was set before Detectors with 5 Year batteries were a available.

It's technology and moving with times, when something comes along then the standards should move with times and say mains operated or 5 year battery minimum.

 

[Essex1]

But there are detectors with 10 year life too.

 

[ProDave]

The one that made me laugh was a CO detector with a stated life of 5 years, but a 7 year guarantee.  Anyone see a flaw with that?

 

[Churchill]

Replace every 5 years