Should Smoke Detectors Be Included In Your Electrical Report (EICR) For a Privately Rented Property?

This blog came about because yet again while carrying out an EICR on a rental property (PRS) the smoke detectors hav

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Quick Tip: BS5839:6 2019 Has been updated. There are two grades at the top of the system, grade C & grade A. The grade A is a system with fire detectors and alarm sounders with central control and indicating equipment with back-up power supply. This installation must conform to BSEN54. 

This type of equipment is installed in Factories, hospitals & Hotels etc and requires a specialist in this field. 

Quick Tip: BS5839:6 2019 Has been updated. There are two grades at the top of the system, grade C & grade A. The grade C is a system with fire detectors and alarm sounders (which could be combined in the form of smoke alarms) then connected to a common mains power supply. This would then comprise of the normal mains and standby supply with a central control box. These systems are mainly found in larger buildings such as care homes and or sheltered housing.