Smoke alarm certificate ?

Discussion in 'Electricians' Talk' started by yorkshireboy, Jul 12, 2008.

  1. yorkshireboy

    yorkshireboy Member

    I have just finished a small loft conversion and given the usual certificate from my spark to the bco.The guy is saying he needs a british standard certificate for the smoke alarm design.
    I have never come across this before and my sparky has,nt either.Does anyone know where I can get this certificate for the very complicated one smoke alarm on each landing set up.
    Is there no end to the red tape that the authorities keep coming up with to give them something to do.
    Many thanks in advance if anyone can help.
     
  2. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent New Member

    BS5839 cert you mean?



    :)
     
  3. Lokkars Daisy

    Lokkars Daisy New Member

    It is a load of tosh isn't it! but had your spark been up to speed he would have known that a cert for even domestic smoke detectors is a requirement just as much as a EIC is.
     
  4. JP.

    JP. Screwfix Select

    Do you need certificates for domestic battery smoke alarms?..you know the twin pack Argos specials and the like.
     
  5. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent New Member

    Do you need certificates for domestic battery smoke
    alarms?..you know the twin pack Argos specials and
    the like.



    Mains/battery back up, JP..
     
  6. Lokkars Daisy

    Lokkars Daisy New Member

    If yer wire it into the mains yer do ,well at least NICY do
     
  7. Lokkars Daisy

    Lokkars Daisy New Member

    then you are going to have to measure the sound level at the bedhead dBA ,,you know , so I wonder if the spark has a sound meter ?
    probably not as he is unaware of stuff

    You have to larrfff or you'd cry
     
  8. JP.

    JP. Screwfix Select

    Oh right cheers Ext..see what you mean M8.
     
  9. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent New Member

    Oh right cheers Ext..see what you mean M8.


    evening JP....:D




    Still miss your afternoon slots.....


    But yes I know nobody posts during the day anymore, hardly..


    :(
     
  10. JP.

    JP. Screwfix Select

    Evening Ext..still doing my kitchen M8 amongst other things..

    Must admit the forum is different now..I dunno.

    Hey it doesn't matter..still excellent advice given from you and all the sparkys on t'forum to people like me and others..:)
     
  11. wally

    wally Screwfix Select

    I make my own up for smoke alarms, nic has never complained about it. As for sound levels, I believe a sound check is not required if the distances etc comply with the manufactures info regarding spacing etc.
     
  12. Lokkars Daisy

    Lokkars Daisy New Member

    I agree Wally ,a load of pish really but the NICY form does have a box for dBA at bed head.
     
  13. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent New Member

    The sound level check must surely be a 'installation size' issue?

    Or is it a functional test?

     
  14. wally

    wally Screwfix Select

    I ve got those forms Daisy, thats why I dont use them, I dont have a sound meter.
     
  15. pcelectrics

    pcelectrics New Member

  16. sysparks

    sysparks New Member

  17. yorkshireboy

    yorkshireboy Member

    Thanks everyone.
     
  18. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent New Member

    You're Welcome..


    :)
     

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