Vmguru

Here are the working examples from Stoke-on-Trent council website for HMO standards This example is similar to what I have however I don't have a LD2 Grade D system, I have a Grade A full system with control and indicating equipment installed to BS 5839: Part 1. This has Intumescent strips without smoke seal. Now does having a Grade A system (sensors/alarms in all rooms) change the requirements and I now must have FD30S?

I am sorry I am just trying to understand this If I have detection/siren in all rooms if a fire was to start the panel would trigger sirens in whole house. There would be no delays in activating the alarm so why do I need Intumescent strips to be fire & smoke? The alarm is not delayed and activated immediately. Intumescent strips only if your alarm is in hallway/landing etc this allows smoke out of rooms which will prevent any delays in triggering the smoke alarms, I understand this. The HMO officer has written to me to replace these Intumescent strips with smoke and fire I am trying to understand why. I have other HMO houses which have only Intumescent fire strips only similar setup and a different HMO officer has allowed this.

So this basically means I will need to replace the standard Intumescent strips with Intumescent fire & smoke? as per HMO officers request.

I have a 5 bedroom 3 storey HMO student house. 5 standard bedrooms, no cooking facilities in bedrooms with 1 sharing kitchen dinner on ground floor. Each bedroom door is leading off the hallway which is the escape route. I have a L1 AFD (c-tec) fire panel, All areas of house. I have fitted intumescent strips without smoke seal, I have been advised this is not correct. From my understanding with a L1 fire panel just intumescent strips shoud be sufficient and no smoke seal is required?