Interlinked fire alarms

Scott · 2022-01-21T10:39:35+00:00

Living in Scotland, I am bound by Nicola's instruction to fitinterlinked heat/smoke detectors by the end of the month.I am wondering about the pros and cons of wired and wireless. Inordinary circumstances, I would go for the wireless option, as theline of least resistance (excuse the pun!). However, I live in a topfloor flat with easy access to the loft so (unusually) it would beperfectly feasible to go for the hard wired option.Wireless seems to be the go-to choice. Is there any great benefit inwired? I believe the mains electricity does not recharge thebatteries, so they still need to be maintained and now I hear thealarms still have to be replaced every 10 years anyway. There couldbe a power cut during the fire. Added to that, I am likely to move inwell under 10 years so I could be leaving a legacy of a non-standardsystem.I am thinking that if one battery fails, in a wired system the powersupply would be distributed to all the units but in a non-wired systemone unit could go silent. Is there any technical or business case for a wired system?

Jan 21, 2022 Last reply: 4 years ago 41 Replies

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Owain Lastname 4 years ago

Either way, you'd probably be offski.

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John Rumm 4 years ago

Yup same here - I did one at the top of the stairs, one in the hall, and one in the cupboard next to the CU.

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