Smoke Alarms

[T&Earth]

Hi everyone

Been asked to quote a partial rewire and I'll include smoke alarm / heat rise, its for a 2 bedroom bungalow. I'm thinking of installing heat alarm in the kitchen and smoke alarm in the hall. Could anybody tell me if thats sufficient.

Any advice welcome Many Thanks

T&E

 

[timo]

Yup sounds right. Do the same myself. Always heat in kitchens

 

[AlanWirral]

Yep same here. Try to use the correct colour cables too if possible.

 

[telectrix]

Yep same here. Try to use the correct colour cables too if possible.

by correct, you mean red/yellow/blue?

 

[nickblake]

1 in the lounge to , one of the most vunerable places is the lounge , way to think of it is you need to protect the escape routes ,as for cable colours use red three core and earth then its distiguished from the other cabling

 

[SirKit Breaker]

by correct, you mean red/yellow/blue?

Or grey, black, brown

 

[nickblake]

Or grey, black, brown

last roll of red three core and earth i bought was actually pink inner cores were ok though lol

 

[telectrix]

bloody foreign colours!

 

[AlanWirral]

I actually meant that orange sheathed T&E stuff i've seen about lately...Don't know anyone that uses it mind :-\

 

[telectrix]

I actually meant that orange sheathed T&E stuff i've seen about lately...Don't know anyone that uses it mind :-\

it's FP200 after going through the mangle. ( what we used before RCD blowing tumble dryers were invented )

 

[nickblake]

dont you mean mims thats got an orange sleeve

 

[Geordie Spark]

it's FP200 after going through the mangle. ( what we used before RCD blowing tumble dryers were invented )

No such problem with gas tumble dryers though !!

 

[Ponty Massive]

I'm about to start a small 2 bed bungalow. Was planning on just putting one in the hall just outside the kitchen as this is central and all rooms lead off it. Would I still need to put a heat in the kitchen? If so, it would only be about 2 meters away from the smoke?

 

[Des 56]

No

Outside the kitchen door with an ionisation is possibly the best location for any household smoke alarm

 

[T&Earth]

Hi Guys

Thanks for taking the time to answer my thread, great advice.

T&E