I am in the process of fitting mains interlinked smoke alarms and would like advice on the best way to make the connections.
As there is no room in the smoke alarm for the connections, I intend using a dry lining box (1 gang) in the ceiling, fixing the smoke alarm fixing plate to that and using a terminal block (4 way - live, neutral, interconnect and earth) in the dry liner to make the connections. Is this acceptable or are there better ways of doing it.
The reason for this approach is that I want the connection to be relatively easy to access without lifting floor boards etc to enable a smoke alarm to be replaced if necessary in the future.
The problem I foresee is that the terminal block will be accessible without use of a tool - the smoke alarm will just twist off. Is that acceptable with respect to the regs?
Grateful for any suggestions or advice.
Cheers, Spirite.
As there is no room in the smoke alarm for the connections, I intend using a dry lining box (1 gang) in the ceiling, fixing the smoke alarm fixing plate to that and using a terminal block (4 way - live, neutral, interconnect and earth) in the dry liner to make the connections. Is this acceptable or are there better ways of doing it.
The reason for this approach is that I want the connection to be relatively easy to access without lifting floor boards etc to enable a smoke alarm to be replaced if necessary in the future.
The problem I foresee is that the terminal block will be accessible without use of a tool - the smoke alarm will just twist off. Is that acceptable with respect to the regs?
Grateful for any suggestions or advice.
Cheers, Spirite.