Fire Systems and Smoke Alarms for Home.
The installation of smoke alarms, or automatic fire detection and alarm systems can significantly increase the level of safety by automatically giving an early warning of fire.
The following guidance is appropriate for most dwelling houses. However, where it is known that the occupants of a proposed dwelling house are at a special risk from fire,
it may be more appropriate to provide a higher standard of protection e.g. additional detectors.
All new dwelling houses should be provided with a fire detection and fire alarm system in accordance with the relevant recommendations of BS 5839-6: 2002 to at least Grade D Category LD3 standard.
The smoke and heat alarms should be mains operated and confirm to BS 5446-1: 2000 or BS 5446-2: 2003, respectively: Fire detection and fire alarm devices for dwelling houses, Part 1 Specification for Smoke alarms; or Part 2 Specification for heat alarms.
They should have a standby power supply, such as a battery (either rechargeable or non-rechargeable) or capacitor. More information on power supplies is given in clause 15 of BS 5839-6: 2004. Large houses require installations to a higher standard. For minimum protection smoke alarms need to be situated in the hallway and the upstairs landing.
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