On May 25, 8:42*pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:
therustyone wrote:
Anyone know anything about fire/smoke alarm installations? *A relative
is getting nagged by the local Fire Dept who want grade F LD2 smoke
detectors installed in an old B&B and have supplied a copy *of the
Department for Local Communities booklet “Do You Have Paying Guests?”
http://www.communities.gov.uk/public...e/payingguests
This document *implies, page 14, that grade F smoke detectors are
“wirelessly connected” at least and a heat detector in the kitchen is
linked in too.

However, another document *“FIRE ALARMS IN DWELLINGS” by John Ware at
http://www.electrical.theiet.org/wir...-alarms.cfm?ty...
gives an ambiguous picture that for grade F the detectors may not need
to be linked.
The relevant standard is BS 5839: *Part 6: 2004, though as that costs
£200 I am not about to buy *it.

So do grade F smoke detectors, the minimum requirement, have to be
interlinked (wireless or cable) or not ?

thanks

Bugger. Just noticed you said grade F. NO way is that allowed in a B&B.

--
Adam

Thanks for the pdf. which seems to indicate that interlinks are
required for grade F. The reason the Fire Dept. think it's only grade
F is probably that the B&B is actually very little used, like two
spare bedrooms and 10 guests a year max, really a hobby.

A DIY job looks feasible as linkable battery sensors are easily
obtainable on eBay and fireproof wiring is not needed. Haven't found
wireless ones at a feasible price.

It would be cheaper to close the B&B than get a professional
installation - bit of bureaucratic overkill IMHO.

rusty