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Hi Nathan The two blue wires were the following: -neutral -battery The two blue wires are joined together and form the neutral. Harry

Hi Nathan The two blue were the following: -neutral -battery The two blue wires are joined together and become the neutral. Harry

Hi Stanto, modern fire doors have very little trim allowance due to the way their core is designed with hollowed out-areas to reduce weight and cost. As a result, these standard replacement fire doors might be unsuitable. You may need to order fire doors made-to-measure, which adds costs but ensures that you are covered should there be a fire. Safelincs, for example, offers a simple online fire door configurator which allows for fire doors as well as frames to be ordered for your specific dimensions. Harry

Hi Angie If there is more than one CO alarm going off at the same time, it is probably safe to assume that there was indeed carbon monoxide present and possibly at a dangerous level. You need to consider leaving the building til the source of the carbon monoxide has been identified as from your description there is a real risk to your health. Depending from the potential source of the CO gas you need to ring one of the numbers shown on https://www.carbonmonoxideinfo.co.uk/what-is-carbon-monoxide/ so that an engineer can check the source of the gas. Harry

Hi Glenda, is the green light on all the time?

Hi, as long as there is no fire this would indicate a technical problem. If the alarms are less than 10 years old you might still be covered by warranty, if they are older they need replacing. Harry

Hi Eddie You might find this article about upgrading to fire doors helpful Harry

Hi Adam I guess you meant Safelincs. I wish we could help with this but sorry we can't. A great product idea, though. Harry

Hi John The lack of the green light means that there is no power to the unit. Check that the fuse is back on. If it is then you need the electrician to sort out your wiring. The alarm might have been fitted to the part of the lighting system that is switched. Harry

Hi Jessica I would recommend maintained directional exit signs, as exits not only need to be highlighted in situations when the mains power fails but also in panic situations when mains power is still provided. In these situations you require the best possible visibility of exit signs. Harry

Hi Karen, they can also be set off if you have coal/wood fires, live near a road, have neighbours with a gas/wood/coal fire or have a car/boat battery that is being charged. Harry

Hi Alan, we can give you some empty units. We are based near Lincoln, so it is a question how far you would have to travel Harry

Hi Janie I have not heard of screed setting off CO alarms, however, I am aware of one chemical that can set CO alarms off. The hydrogen generated when eg car batteries are charged reacts with the sensor in the same way as carbon monoxide does. Please keep in mind that CO also can come from your neighbours (if they have a vent on the outside, or from a shared roof space) and from the road if you are living next to a very busy road. Harry

Hi Mick, please send a photo of your alarm and we will try to help. You can also find images of old smoke alarms and their replacement models on https://www.safelincs.co.uk/replacement-smoke-alarms/ Harry

Hi Josie, these are called non-maintained lights that only come on when the power is failing or switched off. Please see the following article about emergency lighting. Harry

Hi Garry This depends from whether you have 1 hr fire separation between the different tenants/owners. If not, I would keep the building-wide system in the short term, however, as the building starts to evolve & 1 hour fire separation is established between occupants, there would be a benefit to each unit having their own stand alone system. The result of this would be clear ownership and responsibility between the occupants in relation to fire arrangements & less headaches for you as the landlord due to false activations. Harry

Hi Anna, you could try a thermoptek (or thermally enhanced) smoke alarm that has both a smoke alarm and a heat alarm integrated. If smoke without heat is detected, the alarm will be less sensitive to the smoke. If the smoke continues it will of course still alarm. Harry

Hi Lee The standard version of the Dorgard should not be used between corridors and staircases but is acceptable between rooms and corridors. The Dorgard goes into a failsafe mode if the battery is low and cannot be set again til the battery is replaced, so no risk there. There is now the Dorgard Pro which allows direct link to fire alarm system as well. Harry

Hi Martin, yes it is, just email service@safelincs.co.uk Harry

Hi Darren, As long as the base plate is in good condition and your wiring is sound you can just buy the replacement head. Harry

Hi Darren, It sounds like a wiring Issue. If you switch the mains supply off it will probably stop flashing. You will need to check the interlink cable. Harry

Hi Simon, not sure which suppliers you are referring to. Safelincs, for example, offers free extended 5 year warranty for non-maintained emergency lights. We also do not offer battery warranty for 5 years. We see this similar to smoke alarms, where the manufacturers offer eg a ten year warranty, even though the normal alkaline batteries have to be replace every year or two. Harry

Hi Protect Safelincs would be happy to support you both with trade extinguishers but also the extinguisher servicing tools you might need. The extinguisher servicing equipment is sold by our daughter company Actfire. Trade prices for extinguishers are dealt with by Sarah at sarah@safelincs.co.uk The Ultrafire water mist extinguishers are kitemarked and suitable for various classes of fire (A, B, C and F). However, there are limitations as for everything. For industrial kitchens with deep fat fryers you still need wet chemical extinguishers and for server rooms I would still recommend CO2 extinguishers. While the water mist extinguishers have a broad application, their fire fighting capability is lower than those of powder and foam extinguishers. While this does not really matter in offices, schools, housing etc, I would still recommend powder and foams for larger industrial applications. Any questions, please let us know Harry

Hi Mark These tools come free with every easichange smoke alarm purchased. You can also use a small flat blade screw driver. Harry

Hi, what model of alarm do you have? I will try to find out more for you. Harry