Interesting. So when you say 'must', you mean that if, in my old house, I buy two battery smoke alarms and screw them to the ceiling, I am breaking some law?
No, you're not.
Another useful document - Approved Document B (Fire Safety)
Interesting. So when you say 'must', you mean that if, in my old house, I buy two battery smoke alarms and screw them to the ceiling, I am breaking some law?
IE, This document does not apply to domestic fire alarms.
chillout, you might not like the words I've posted, but they aint mine.
They are all from BS5839-6-2004, so you can comply with it or ignore it, but remember 80% of deaths and injuries from fires are domestic incidents.
BS5839-6-2004 clearly states "applies to new and EXISTING dwellings" - end of.
Not in an existing standard 2 storey home!
NOTE 1 It is preferable that, in all dwellings (including dwellings other than those described above), all smoke alarms and
heat alarms (if provided) are also interlinked; this advice should be incorporated in instructions to householders (see Clause 24).
IE it includes 2 storey houses, as I said before I'm just quoting the BS.
Not my words, but as soon as any british standard states "preferable" you have to question the intelligence of the w****** that wrote the standard.
Hey, I agree but was just stating that it's preferable and not mandatory so you'll still be getting battery smoke detectors FOC from the Fire Brigade for some time yet!
Probably better than nothing if installed by an amateur, but watch out if you are a qualified spark who should know better.
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