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smoke & heat detectors interlinked with co detector neccesarry?

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Hi Guys 

My customer recently recieved a letter from St Andrews university regarding her property (a 2 bedroom ground floor flat) which is used for student accopmodation. My understamding is that a smoke detector in the hallway interlinked with a heat detector in the kitchen along with a standalone co detector would comply with current legislation ,however the letter stated "all alarms should be interlinked" .  I don't think the co detector needs to be interlinked  to the smokes . Look forward to hearing any of your opinions regarding this. thanks

p.s.  portion of letter attached
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    If you interlink the smoke, heat and CO alarms you also need to fit a controller so you can identify which alarm is setting the system off.


    However if the CO alarm is a stand-alone then it is obvious if it is the alarm that is sounding.


    Interconnecting them can cause more issues that it resolves. In my home I have Aico stand-alone battery CO alarms that can transfer information stored within them to a mobile device using the Aico app. So when they are tested the person testing them can find out the highest level of CO that has been detected, even if it was not enough to set the alarm off and other relevant information which can then be emailed as a report.


    I am far happier having those than having CO alarms interconnected with heat and smoke alarms.


    Andy Betteridge.
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    If you interlink the smoke, heat and CO alarms you also need to fit a controller so you can identify which alarm is setting the system off.


    However if the CO alarm is a stand-alone then it is obvious if it is the alarm that is sounding.


    Interconnecting them can cause more issues that it resolves. In my home I have Aico stand-alone battery CO alarms that can transfer information stored within them to a mobile device using the Aico app. So when they are tested the person testing them can find out the highest level of CO that has been detected, even if it was not enough to set the alarm off and other relevant information which can then be emailed as a report.


    I am far happier having those than having CO alarms interconnected with heat and smoke alarms.


    Andy Betteridge.
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