mains smoke Alarm

by **Basil20** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:05 pm

I wonder if anyone can help me
I want to fit a mains smoke alarm with battery back up in my house
and wonder if it can be feed from the lighting circuit, and if so can i take another smoke alarm looped from the first one.
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by **sparx** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:08 pm

Yes & yes,
find perm. live & neutral at nearest light, use twin/earth to first alarm, loop between alarms using 3core /earth.
this supplies power to second alarm & third wire is trigger so whichever alarm goes off they both(all) sound, together.
regards Sparx

by **Basil20** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:49 am

Thanks for your help Sparx

by **Jeffmo** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:08 am

All lights on one circuit , all sockets on one radial circuit is this okay or do i have to split them both to upstairs and downstairs?