Fire alarm law change Feb 22
Discussion
4 Bedrooms, a hall, two lounges & a kitchen Mentioned this to my wife this afternoon,
my thought "someone in the Govt must be getting a back hander"
Her "we must get these, what if we have a fire and the insurance don't pay up"
The house is 22 years old, we have never had a fire (actually I did once almost set a pan alight) and there's three smoke detectors hard wired.
I assume I can use new hard wired units to replace the existing as I would guess they existing aren't interconnected but there is nothing in the kitchen where a heat detector is required now?
my thought "someone in the Govt must be getting a back hander"
Her "we must get these, what if we have a fire and the insurance don't pay up"
The house is 22 years old, we have never had a fire (actually I did once almost set a pan alight) and there's three smoke detectors hard wired.
I assume I can use new hard wired units to replace the existing as I would guess they existing aren't interconnected but there is nothing in the kitchen where a heat detector is required now?
Skyedriver said:
Mentioned this to my wife this afternoon,
my thought "someone in the Govt must be getting a back hander"
Her "we must get these, what if we have a fire and the insurance don't pay up"
The house is 22 years old, we have never had a fire (actually I did once almost set a pan alight) and there's three smoke detectors hard wired.
I assume I can use new hard wired units to replace the existing as I would guess they existing aren't interconnected but there is nothing in the kitchen where a heat detector is required now?
As far as I can tell you just need your detector heads replaced and depending on what system you go for you might be able to get a batery heat detectorvthat will connected to the rest. my thought "someone in the Govt must be getting a back hander"
Her "we must get these, what if we have a fire and the insurance don't pay up"
The house is 22 years old, we have never had a fire (actually I did once almost set a pan alight) and there's three smoke detectors hard wired.
I assume I can use new hard wired units to replace the existing as I would guess they existing aren't interconnected but there is nothing in the kitchen where a heat detector is required now?
I checked with my insurer.
No obligation to make these changes from insurance angle and not having these will not affect any claim.
Interesting, on reading my current documents there is no mention of any smoke alarm requirements of any sort.
I will however be implementing these changes in my elderly fathers house. Is a good prompt to replace his old smoke alarms that were probably bought from Woolworths…. And he currently has no heat or CO alarms.
No obligation to make these changes from insurance angle and not having these will not affect any claim.
Interesting, on reading my current documents there is no mention of any smoke alarm requirements of any sort.
I will however be implementing these changes in my elderly fathers house. Is a good prompt to replace his old smoke alarms that were probably bought from Woolworths…. And he currently has no heat or CO alarms.
CO2000 said:
Pretty sure it will save some lives though and it's certainly raised awareness!
Maybe it will. Probably not many. 2019 Scottish Fire Deaths were 44. Meanwhile excess winter deaths caused by the cold are more than 4000per year. SNP energy policies resulting in higher prices will probably cost more lives than improved alarms will save. But opposing Cambo etc gives her brownie points with her Green pals.https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/1143935/fire...
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/wi...
Andy Wightman's take on it. In short - a good idea to fit them but no legal requirement.
https://twitter.com/andywightman/status/1483863505...
https://twitter.com/andywightman/status/1483863505...
k right off.NoddyonNitrous said:
Regs state "you must have a smoke detector in the room you use most"; also "only heat alarms should be installed in kitchens". My kitchen/sitting room is the room we use most, so do I/don't I fit a smoke detector there to tell me whenever I'm cooking?
Interesting point if you have an open plan kitchen/sitting room as my OH does, and probably quite common in smaller properties.I also didn't appreciate that the CO alarms need to have a 10 year sealed battery which is annoying, as my existing CO alarm has replaceable batteries
Why is anyone worrying over this crap? The only time you will need to comply is if you are selling. As much as the Scottish Stazi would like to search everyone’s house, this is impossible to enforce. Just more crap brought in from the clowns in Holyrood with to much time on their hands.
irc said:
Maybe it will. Probably not many. 2019 Scottish Fire Deaths were 44. Meanwhile excess winter deaths caused by the cold are more than 4000per year. SNP energy policies resulting in higher prices will probably cost more lives than improved alarms will save. But opposing Cambo etc gives her brownie points with her Green pals.
https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/1143935/fire...
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/wi...
As opposed to the number of drug related deaths? 1264https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/1143935/fire...
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/wi...
But the SNP doesn't seem to be able to get their act together.
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