Hi, is it still OK legally wise to replace out of date hard wired smoke alarms in domestic homes, no new wiring is needed just pretty much new Base plates.. thanks
Replacing old wired smoke alarms.. Regs wise
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Yes that was always fine even in a kitchen as it's basically replacing an accessory.
Nowadays it's more lenient so you can in a manner of speaking, do anything that isn't fundamental to the circuit, loosely described as, don't go opening the consumer unit cover.
Nowadays it's more lenient so you can in a manner of speaking, do anything that isn't fundamental to the circuit, loosely described as, don't go opening the consumer unit cover.
Cheers for that John, my daughters extractor fan has stopped working recently it's about 8 years old is that also something I can change for a new one, thanks
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