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EICR on a rented property no SPD

Just carried out an EICR on a rented property that has mins smoke detectors with lithium battery back up, there is no SPD fitted and I understand SPD's should be fitted on any safety service eg: smoke detectors. What code should I give this.

Parents
  • The daft thing being if there was no main supply to the detectors it would be fully compliant as battery only is fully compliant in a rental , be it a minimum requirement.

    Although in that case the smoke detectors would be immune to damaging surges on the mains - as there would be no path to conduct the surge to the detector.

       - Andy.

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  • The daft thing being if there was no main supply to the detectors it would be fully compliant as battery only is fully compliant in a rental , be it a minimum requirement.

    Although in that case the smoke detectors would be immune to damaging surges on the mains - as there would be no path to conduct the surge to the detector.

       - Andy.

Children
  • Agreed.  I don't know how we have managed all these years. 

  • Like smoke detectors have been blowing off the ceilings with all those transients.

    Load of nonsense SPD,s

    Yet we're forced to install them. A recent NICEIC shock and awe essay in the recent publication shows no scientific reason for employing spds just a narrative from manufacturers with vested interests.

    I think that engineering has departed the IET