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Easiest way to power a wired smoke detector?

  • 24-05-2018 05:58PM
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,111 ✭✭✭


    Going to be putting in a couple of new smoke detectors and want to go for the wired variety

    There’s no power supply in the curling currently apart from the lights. I’m assuming I can’t just extent the power from them as if the switch was turned off, that’s kill power so what’s my best option?


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  • #2
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,206 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    OU812 wrote: »
    Going to be putting in a couple of new smoke detectors and want to go for the wired variety

    There’s no power supply in the curling currently apart from the lights. I’m assuming I can’t just extent the power from them as if the switch was turned off, that’s kill power so what’s my best option?

    Post over in electrical as they will know the regs

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #3
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    OU812 wrote: »
    Going to be putting in a couple of new smoke detectors and want to go for the wired variety

    There’s no power supply in the curling currently apart from the lights. I’m assuming I can’t just extent the power from them as if the switch was turned off, that’s kill power so what’s my best option?

    Use the battery powered variety :D:D:D


  • #4
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,353 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    If the lights are wired in the normal "loop-in" method, there would be unswitched L & N at each ceiling fitting


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