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Posted By: ShevekHad me worried there! I've checked and we did indeed run 3 core + earth, phew.
Posted By: Simon StillI'd always thought Nest were battery only but I looked at the instructions awhile back and you CAN hardwire.
Posted By: rhamduYou don't want a mains alarm waking you in the night just because its backup battery is exhausted. I think you will find some of the leading brands do exactly this. If someone can tell me a brand which definitely won't...
Posted By: ShevekThis is handy:
http://www.aico.co.uk/New-Smoke-Alarm-Specification-Selector-Tool.html
Posted By: ShevekI really don't want this in the bedrooms. How do we avoid this (apart from fitting FD30 doors)?
Posted By: Shevek"The alarm shall have a separate green LED mains indicator light to confirm integrity of mains power supply."
"The alarm shall have a separate red LED which will flash every 40 seconds to indicate full auto test of circuitry and the rechargeable cells"
I really don't want this in the bedrooms. How do we avoid this (apart from fitting FD30 doors)?
Posted By: ShevekWe are because we're 2 storey with a loft conversion and we want to keep our doors, which aren't FD30.
Posted By: djh
It doesn't seem to distinguish between new build and existing properties? It's illegal to fit battery-only alarms in a new build but it doesn't point this out.