Neil G

My neighbour is storing about 12 old pallets and lot of other old timber in his garden (he is an amatuer builder). They now piled up against a 2'6" dry stone wall with trellis above which is my boundary between my house and his. The pile is about 3' from the porch for my front door... It is no more than 5' from two rooms up stairs and downstairs. I am very now very worried about the fire risk this poses... It looks like an enormous Guy Fawkes bonfire. I can ask nicely for him to move things, but as he also building a large timber double garage right up against the same boarder wall and will shortly be subject to a visit from planning enforcement as it is only inches from the boarder and again highly flammable.... with no possibility of maintenance and no way to deal with run off and drainage! I would ideally like to know where I stand legally in terms of safety. Any advice would be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance!

Thanks for your reply.... sorry to be slow, I have been away! I think that if it is possible to replace the unit without any issues with the self charging version, that would be sensible. The item which is causing problems at present is over a stair well and tis not the easiest unit to access, so that would kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

We have a number of the Ei141 alarms around the house. All are interconnected. All seem to need replacement batteries at least as often as our old battery only units. What does the mains actually do? I has assumed that the battery was only to cover a power outage, but with most lasting less than a year, that is clearly not the case. The units are probably about 4 years old, so still relatively new. Currently, one of the units is causing similar problems to everyone else... it is complaining of an expired battery but is continuing even after a new one is installed. I have tried several new batteries with no success. The mains light is fine so I do not think there is a problem with the wiring. If (as this forums posts suggest) the batteries are so unreliable, is it possible to replace the 141 model with the 161 model which has a built in battery? Is it more reliable? Safety equipment which is not reliable is clearly an anachronism... and it worries me! Thanks.