Firstly, i'm not an electrician, please bear that in mind if you are kind enough to reply.
I had an extension built a few years back, we were told at the time that building regs required wired smoke alarms and heat detectors to be fitted throughout the house. So, we agreed and the electrician doing the rest of the work did this as well.
We have had subsequent problems with the lighting circuit, couldnt find the original electrician at all, so called someone to investigate and resolve the problem, who stated that it had been done badly and figures had been missed of the certification which would have showed the problem.
We now have a problem with the circuit the smoke alarms are on, one of them keeps alarming and I removed the main part of it, leaving the base plate and connections on the ceiling. I contacted the manufacturer who said they were not aware of the model number I gave them and couldnt help. Rather than call an electrician for possible costly investigation and remedy I decided to buy wireless alarms recommended by the local fire service.
So, finally to my question, I want to place the wireless ones in the same places, what do I do with the wires for the old ones? I dont want to go through the house and remove the whole circuit and I assume i cant just take out the old alarms, tape up the wires and push them back through the ceiling. They are on a separate circuit and this has been turned off.
Any advice appreciated.
I had an extension built a few years back, we were told at the time that building regs required wired smoke alarms and heat detectors to be fitted throughout the house. So, we agreed and the electrician doing the rest of the work did this as well.
We have had subsequent problems with the lighting circuit, couldnt find the original electrician at all, so called someone to investigate and resolve the problem, who stated that it had been done badly and figures had been missed of the certification which would have showed the problem.
We now have a problem with the circuit the smoke alarms are on, one of them keeps alarming and I removed the main part of it, leaving the base plate and connections on the ceiling. I contacted the manufacturer who said they were not aware of the model number I gave them and couldnt help. Rather than call an electrician for possible costly investigation and remedy I decided to buy wireless alarms recommended by the local fire service.
So, finally to my question, I want to place the wireless ones in the same places, what do I do with the wires for the old ones? I dont want to go through the house and remove the whole circuit and I assume i cant just take out the old alarms, tape up the wires and push them back through the ceiling. They are on a separate circuit and this has been turned off.
Any advice appreciated.