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Originally posted by Richie
?? Since when? The local fire stations have chaps that just come in and no nails them to peoples ceilings

http://www.safelincs.co.uk/mounting-sticker-for-smoke-alarms-and-co-alarms/

And things like that are still sold so not sure where it's a reg?

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Sorry wasn't aware it was a domestic dwelling. Doesn't apply there. Only in rented accom, public areas, commercial etc. places where you a have a system and panel, not the 9v ones. it's baif or something like that that produce fire alarm regs. I checked with the fire alarm engineer in work to check I wasn't chatting shit haha.

Edit: baif don't produce the regs they enforce them if you want, similar to Nic, elecsa etc apparently

[Edited on 16-07-2015 by Dee25790]

Even then those regs just say spacings from doors / elevations / mains requirements ect. Nothing about how they are attached

Is it only Regs when installing new ones in extensions and new-builds?

There are no regs for doing a DIY install in an existing house AFAIK - Recommendations yes - regs no

?? Since when? The local fire stations have chaps that just come in and no nails them to peoples ceilings

http://www.safelincs.co.uk/mounting-sticker-for-smoke-alarms-and-co-alarms/

And things like that are still sold so not sure where it's a reg?

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Originally posted by Richie
Same thing applies to smoke detectors ect. I thought my fire angels were light enough to no nails to the roof but it still greeted me on the floor when I got home one day several months later.

[Edited on 13-07-2015 by Richie]

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Worked for me for long enough :D

that was going to be my fail safe :lol:

Just make sure the patch cable is short enough so that if the pads fail it'll just dangle down :o

buildings are listed, turns out couldn't run the cat 6 over the moulded coving around the edges of the ceiling

Why not the ceiling?

Saying that, at the last school i worked, we use to bolt the WAPs up in the rafters above the false ceilings otherwise the little scrotes would smack the shite out of them if they were in reach :rolleyes:

Screwed it onto a wall in the end bluds

Same thing applies to smoke detectors ect. I thought my fire angels were light enough to no nails to the roof but it still greeted me on the floor when I got home one day several months later.

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Originally posted by Andrew

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Originally posted by Gaz
Although they won't generate to much heat them selves

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Are your sure about that?

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The access points we use in work do not.

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Use the bracket; saves arse ache when you have to take it down to replace etc.

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Originally posted by Andrew

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Originally posted by Gaz
Although they won't generate to much heat them selves

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Are your sure about that?

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Originally posted by Gaz
Although they won't generate to much heat them selves

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Sticks like shit. If you ever want to glue anything that's the stuff. Wouldn't trust sticky pads they always let go..

Errm, wtf? If it's going on a plasterboard ceiling it should be done using plasterboard fittings. Sticky pads imagine if that came down on a child!

I don't think its the weight you would need to worry about but actually heat. Although they won't generate to much heat them selves, after a period of time the glue will begin to degrade and should you get a heat wave, it will simply fall off.

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Originally posted by Aaron
Personally I'd drill and screw them in. The unpredictability of sticky pads would worry me somewhat.

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Personally I'd drill and screw them in. The unpredictability of sticky pads would worry me somewhat.

We have some meru waps that I plan to attach on the ceilings, they come with metal back brackets designed to be screwed into the wall or ceiling, just thought to save drilling holes everywhere would there be any issues with attaching the bracket using some strong sticky pads, the waps aren't exactly heavy...?