Smoke Alarms /. Scotland

xxxdarlingxxx

Hi there looking for some advice regarding getting my home compliant with the new Scottish regulations coming in Feb 2022.     Currently I have a linked wired set up of 1) a smoke alarm (expires 2025) in my utility, 2) a heat sensor smoke alarm (expires 2025), in my kitchen, 3) a smoke alarm in my bottom hall (expired), 4) a smoke alarm in my top hall (expired). I know I need to put in additional units in my sitting room (5), back hall (6) and loft den (7). I have had a quote to replace the expired units (2) and fit wireless new units (3) at a cost of £360 which is well outside my budget.    If I had a go myself I am not sure if I could manage to link the new units to the exsisting ones, and then have to do another job again in 3 years when the others expire. Or if should I buy 7 new wireless units that should be straightforward to sick up and link together and will be good for the next 10 years. I could spread the cost over the next 3 months.   Any advice would be appreciated.

MovingForwards

If I were fitting them I'd go with non-hardwired interlinked to keep the cost down.

xxxdarlingxxx

MovingForwards said:

If I were fitting them I'd go with non-hardwired interlinked to keep the cost down.

Thanks have you any advice on best unit for price, the kitchen one needs to be a heat detector too?

neilmcl

https://www.safelincs.co.uk/radio-interlinked-smoke-alarms/

BUFF

You don't say what brand your existing wired units are so that someone could say if adding additional battery-powered units to them may even be an option.

On the presumption that you decide to go down the route of installing a whole new battery-powered network then if you keep an eye on Amazon the FireAngel Pro Connected series heat/smoke alarms often drop down in price to ~£35 each.

p.s. I would be prepared for the eventuality that the battery-powered ones may not last 10 years due to battery issues

MovingForwards

xxxdarlingxxx said:

MovingForwards said:

If I were fitting them I'd go with non-hardwired interlinked to keep the cost down.

Thanks have you any advice on best unit for price, the kitchen one needs to be a heat detector too?

I briefly looked when the change of law was mentioned and closed the pages down. 

There's been a couple of threads over the last year or so with a few options discussed.

One of my neighbours has something fitted and I always know when they're cooking.