On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:24:17 +0000, alan_m wrote:

On 18/03/2018 21:12, ss wrote:


In addition, there will be a 10-year age limit for alarms and all alarms
will have to be ceiling-mounted, and should be interlinked.".........

As they have to be interlinked do they also have to be mains powered?

"should be" doesn't sound like "have to be"...

Just been through this in Treznal. The alarms got a lot cheaper once they were
mandated.

They are supposed to be installed with 10-year lithium batteries, ideally not
user-exchangeable so the alarms will be renewed after 10 years.

For those unwilling to drill and plug them to the ceiling, there are self-stick
magnet things. Plate sticks to the ceiling, plate sticks to the detector, both
magnetically stick together.

2,50‚¬ for the magnets, ~10‚¬ for a alarm with a then-year battery, if you buy
one, less if more.

Should one skip the ten-year battery, 4‚¬ a piece for the alarms, battery
included. Spend more and the alarms are smaller, and less plasticky.
Radio-linked alarms are 15‚¬ and up.

The chimney sweep here offered a fitting service, 40‚¬ a pop, but using a better
alarm with both heat and smoke.


Thomas Prufer