Quick one i hope! When is it mandatory to put in a mains fire alarm? and extraction fans for toilet,kitchen, utility rooms etc? 1,When changing a CU? 2,Rewiring the affected room which requires an extraction fan or fire alarm? 3,House rewire? Is there any others?
also when there is no external window in a downstais toilet for example,any new build or upgrade to an existing dwelling.
I was told that if you had a window the toilet room you still require a extraction fan. Depends on what strength curry the end user is partial to
I wasn't 100% certain that when doing the below work that you had to make sure that there was a Mains Fire alarm and Extraction Fan Fitted in the the House for 1,2 and 3. Any throughs? 1,When changing a CU? 2,Rewiring the effected room which requires an extraction fan or fire alarm? 3,House rewire? New to domestic, but do people think or say " I only want a new fuse board, but if i want this new fuse board or room rewired i have to have my floor ripped up for a Mains fire alarm and have a 4" hole in my toilet and a 6" hole in my kitchen,as well as chasing in the cable." and then you tell him the cost!! He's said "How much!! ** *" No job, bad rep for over pricing and making up work
"green guidance book" I don't have guidance books,Reg's book,Part p book and Comp'Ex book with me at the moment all at home. It was just a general question that niggling me.
i didn't get any hard answers. So is this correct? On changing a CU = mandatory to put in a mains fire alarm and Extraction fans not mandatory rewiring room = mandatory to both re-house = mandatory to both
sparasaurus is right. The answer is i) whenever building control are involved eg extensions ii)when a Fire officer or Letting Agency has deemed it necessary eg Letting a premises out or a starting a B&B iii)when it is in an insurance policy eg holiday home However I always advise a Grade D LD3 system as a minimum when doing a re-wire A CU change...never
Point to note; When fitting a toilet fan always put it on a run-on timer. Fell foul of this recently on a shop re-fit where i put the fan to come on and off with the light. Building Control guy wasn't too happy but we got away with it because it wasn't detailed on the plans.
I was pretty sure it is mandatory to instal hard wired smokes/heats when rewiring a property, also there is a little box on EIC`s asking how many.