Interlinked smoke alarms

[brightspark11]

I have been offered a job installing interlinked smoke alarms in a house of multiple occupation.
seven smoke alarms will be needed, the first fix is already done so it just needs connecting. Can someone tell me what a reasonable price to charge would be? also what certificate do I need to issue to keep the local council happy - the usual part p installation certificate?

 

[telectrix]

a day's labour + materials. EIC for the new circuit. or i tend to use a 2 page fire installation cert. which is a combined thing. electrical and fire.

 

[tazz]

Why so many smokes..? is the property over 3 floors?

 

[marco86]

I have been offered a job installing interlinked smoke alarms in a house of multiple occupation.
seven smoke alarms will be needed, the first fix is already done so it just needs connecting. Can someone tell me what a reasonable price to charge would be? also what certificate do I need to issue to keep the local council happy - the usual part p installation certificate?

I have around 7 brand new aico ei166rc for sale. Pm me if interested

 

[brightspark11]

Thanks Tazz

The council inspected the property and gave the landlord a list of work to be done. This includes smoke alarms in all 5 bedrooms, the kitchen and hallways. the property is only two floors. They also want a fire door and fire resistant lining for the meter cupboard and a fire resistant loft hatch plus fire doors and automatic closers on all bedroom doors.
This all seems a bit extreem because if it was a family house there would be no requirements for any of this.

 

[Richard Burns]

Thanks Tazz

The council inspected the property and gave the landlord a list of work to be done. This includes smoke alarms in all 5 bedrooms, the kitchen and hallways. the property is only two floors. They also want a fire door and fire resistant lining for the meter cupboard and a fire resistant loft hatch plus fire doors and automatic closers on all bedroom doors.
This all seems a bit extreme because if it was a family house there would be no requirements for any of this.

Slightly odd to specify a smoke alarm in the kitchen this is not normally recommended due to false activation and an interlinked heat alarm may be better, I can just see the 4am shift worker burning the toast and waking the entire building!

 

[tazz]

Thanks Tazz

The council inspected the property and gave the landlord a list of work to be done. This includes smoke alarms in all 5 bedrooms, the kitchen and hallways. the property is only two floors. They also want a fire door and fire resistant lining for the meter cupboard and a fire resistant loft hatch plus fire doors and automatic closers on all bedroom doors.
This all seems a bit extreem because if it was a family house there would be no requirements for any of this.

Does seem over the top, but its there problem now, they have done the risk assessment for the HMO which takes the ownes off you. Aways keep a copy of their report for future use.

 

[telectrix]

make sure the kitchen detector is a heat rise, as richard pointed out.

 

[Eggster71]

The firm I work for do a lot of council stuff. They specify Aico lithium backed up ones so tenants can't rob the batteries out of them, I'm pretty sure they require optical ones as well. Go on the Aico website mate, there's loads of info on all this stuff there, if you do a fair bit of smoke alarm stuff they run training days for free as far as I recall, I know I had one. They have loads of FREE books too! lol
Also, if you do their course...a few hours then they'll add you to their list of recommended installers and you can sign off jobs under their name as such....

The radio link ones are the nuts if it's an existing installation, you just "housecode" each alarm once you pick up a supply, off any local circuit you can find....

Oh, and defo go for heat detector in the kitchen, I think smoke alarms are pretty much frowned upon!

Electrical ContractorAico - Fire & CO Detection & Fire Protection Specialist

ps I don't work for AICO or have shares! lol

 

[brightspark11]

Sorry my mistake, they want a heat alarm in the kitchen

 

[brightspark11]

Thanks for that, the AICO website is very usefull, I have applied for one of their free guides. I like the idea of lithium batteries that can't be removed. People do smoke in the property and I guess that any battery that could be removed would be, and the mcb switched off within a short space of time.
The council did specify a heat rise detector for the kitchen, I misread the spec. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[marco86]

Thanks for that, the AICO website is very usefull, I have applied for one of their free guides. I like the idea of lithium batteries that can't be removed. People do smoke in the property and I guess that any battery that could be removed would be, and the mcb switched off within a short space of time.
The council did specify a heat rise detector for the kitchen, I misread the spec. Thanks for pointing that out.

Let me know what your looking for and a will give u a good price

 

[J.C.E]

for a 2 story house (existing build) 1x smoke on upstairs hall, and 1 on downstairs hall. does it HAVE to be interlinked (radio or hardwired)

Or is it just good practice?

Cheers

 

[tazz]

To meet Grade D it must be interlinked, but if this is a private dwelling, and not a new build or extention, then its upto the owner what he wants installed. If he wants just a battery smoke, Grade F, then its his choice

 

[marco86]

Onions1066 i can't pm u as ur inbox is full !