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Safety service

lyledunn

Are smoke/heat/CO detectors connected to the electrical installation in domestic premises a “safety service” as defined in Part 2?

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    Off the top of my head, as long as the detectors have built-in backup batteries, then the mains supply to detectors isn't considered a safety circuit (rather just a convenient means of re-charging or an alternative to the safety source).

    I might wonder about the interconnecting wiring in the case of a interconnected system though...

       - Andy.

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    Off the top of my head, as long as the detectors have built-in backup batteries, then the mains supply to detectors isn't considered a safety circuit (rather just a convenient means of re-charging or an alternative to the safety source).

    I might wonder about the interconnecting wiring in the case of a interconnected system though...

       - Andy.

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    Looking at the definition in Part 2, I cannot see how it would exclude domestic, hard-wired detectors. 
    According to Mark Coles, in the recent IET presentation on Amendment two, such systems are not safety services. An important consideration if SPDs are not to be employed.

    I know of one domestic installation where the ASDs along with loads of  other equipment needed to be replaced following an over voltage incident.

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